Sermon Tone Analysis

Review

The 12 are prepared for the mission (provisions, preparation, and warning of persecution

Jesus resumes His mission

Not told if the 12 were sent then or that was for later

John’s estimate of Jesus

2-3 suggest John was hoping for something more.

Maybe more “messianic” probably more judgement

4-5 sounds like the prophecies of Isaiah; “in the compassionate ministry of Jesus God is visiting His people as he had promised

6 there is a degree of unbelief in John; doesn’t have to mean lost (11)

Jesus estimate of John

7 reed is the type of man (and of preacher) who changes his message according to the temperature of the culture; is so, they will be disappointed

8 Matt 3:4 “4 And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.”

; the wilderness is not where you go to see that guy

9 more than a prophet: John was not just preaching about coming salvation, he was the prophet before it

10 Mal 3:1 “1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.”

11 born of women vs kingdom of heaven; time before Jesus vs Jesus; not John’s salvation but John still belonged to the old age of Law and Prophets

12 at least 7 different interpretations; kingdom has already been received with hostility (John in jail to be beheaded, Jesus crucified, and disciples martyred; kingdom of heaven remains violently opposed

13 not just preaching (prophets) but the Law itself pointed to a fuller revelation of the will of God; Law prophesied; John is the last of theses and the greatest

14 Mal 4:5-6 “5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.”

Matt 17:10-13 “10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.

12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed.

Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.

13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.” ; if John is Elijah, the great and dreadful day of the Lord is at hand

15 To accept John the Baptist is to accept Jesus is the Messiah

The people’s estimate of both Jesus and John

Jesus pipes and John sings but they ignore both

Unresponsive towns in Galilee

matt 4:17 “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” but they seem content to do nothing

Revelation to the Little Ones