All of Matthew 11 hangs together as an instructive sequence revolving around two key ideas: the hiddenness of God’s ways in the world, on the one hand, and the way that wisdom allows one to apprehend
Following on from Jesus’ response to the disciples of John the Baptist, Matthew records Jesus’ defense of John. The thrust of vv7-15 is that John prophesied and prepared according to the light he was
As Jesus wraps up his speech to the Twelve in preparation for their first short-term mission trip, he summarizes in a paradoxical way the tenor of their engagement with the world. The gospel which the
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