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Commentary on Matthew
This is a newly typeset edition of the only commentary on a complete New Testament book ever written by C. H. Spurgeon. Originally published as The Gospel of the Kingdom , it was largely written during the last days of the great preacher’s life. ‘Such words acquire a solemnity and pathos with which nothing else could invest them’, wrote Mrs. Susannah Spurgeon when first introducing the volume in 1893 shortly after the death of her husband. ‘We listen almost as to a voice “from the excellent glory”.’ Spurgeon’s Commentary on Matthew therefore represents the fruit of a lifetime spend in the study and exposition of
Publication
- Publisher
- The Banner of Truth Trust
- Date published
- Jul 1, 2010
- Print status
- In print
The Physical Book
- Binding
- Cloth-bound
- Dust jacket
- Yes
- Total pages
- 456 pages
- ISBN-13
- 9781848710856
Reference
- E-book / audio
- ePub, Mobi
- Publisher page
- View at publisher
Contents
- Introductory Note
- 1:1-17. The Pedigree of the King
- 1:18-25. The Birth of the King
- 2:1-23. The King Appearing and the King Assailed
- 3:1-12. The Herald of the King
- 3:13-17. The King Designated and Anointed
- 4:1-11. The King Begins His Reign by a Combat with the Prince of Darkness
- 1:12-25. The King Setting up His Kingdom Openly
- 5:1-16. The King Promulgates the Laws of His Kingdom
- 5:17-20. Our King Honours His Father’s Law
- 5:21-48. The King Corrects Traditional Law
- 6:1-18. The King Contrasts the Laws of His Kingdom with the Conduct of Outward Religionists in the Matters of Alms and Prayer
- 6:19-34. The King Gives Commands as to the Cares of This Life
- 7:1-12. The King Continues to Regulate the Behaviour of His Subjects
- 7:13-23. The King Teaches His Servants to Discern and to Distinguish
- 7:24-29. The King Sums up His Discourse
- 8:1-18. The King, Having Spoken in Wisdom, Works with Power
- 8:19-22. Our King Discerning His True Followers
- 8:23-27. Our King Ruling the Sea
- 8:28-34. The King Driving Legions before Him
- 9:1-8. The King Continues to Display His Royal Power
- 9:9-13. The Grace of the Kingdom
- 9:14-17. The Joy of the Kingdom
- 9:18-26. The King’s Dominion over Disease and Death
- 9:27-31. The King’s Touch Healing the Blind
- 9:32-35. The King and Those Possessed with Devils
- 9:36-38. The King Pitying the Multitudes
- 10:1-15. The King Commissioning His Officers
- 10:16-25. The King’s Messengers May Expect to Be Maltreated
- 10:26-42. The King Cheering His Champions
- 11:1-19. The King Supports His Messengers by His Own Appearing
- 11:20-30. The King’s Warnings, Rejoicings, and Invitations
- 12:1-13. Our King as Lord of the Sabbath
- 12:14-21. Our King in the Majesty of His Peacefulness
- 12:22-37. Our King and the Powers of Darkness
- 12:38-42. Our King Challenged to Give a Sign
- 12:43-45. Our King Unveiling the Tactics of the Arch-enemy
- 12:46-50. Our King and His Earthly Relatives
- 13:1-53. Our King Sets Forth Seven Parables of the Kingdom
- 13:54-58. The King in His Own Country
- 14:1-12. The King’s Herald Slain
- 14:13-22. Our King Gives a Great Banquet
- 14:23-36. The King Ruling Winds and Waves
- 15:1-20. Our King Combating Formalists
- 15:21-28. Our King and the Woman of Canaan
- 15:29-39. The King Gives Another Banquet
- 16:1-4. The King and His Chosen Sign
- 16:5-12. The King Misunderstood by His Own
- 16:13-28. The King Alone with His Friends
- 17:1-13. Our King Transfigured in Glory
- 17:14-21. The King Returning to the Field of Conflict
- 17:22-23. Again the King Speaks of His Death
- 17:24-27. Our King and the Tribute Money
- 18:1-5. The King Arranges Rank in His Kingdom
- 18:6-14. Our King’s Warning against Offences, Especially Those Which Injure the Little Ones
- 18:15-35. The King’s Law concerning Offences
- 19:1-12. The King and the Marriage Laws
- 19:13-15. The Great King among the Little Children
- 19:16-30. The King Settles the Order of Precedence
- 20:1-16. A Parable of the Kingdom
- 20:17-28. The King on His Way to the Cross
- 20:29-34. The King Opening the Eyes of the Blind
- 21:1-11. The King Rides Triumphantly into His Capital
- 21:12-14. The King Cleanses the Temple
- 21:15-16. The King Acknowledges the Children’s Acclamations
- 21:17-22. The King Gives a Token of the Judgment of Jerusalem, and of the Power of Prayer
- 21:23-32. The King Confounds and Warns His Enemies
- 21:33-44. The King Makes His Enemies Judge Themselves
- 21:45-46. The King’s Enemies Plot against Him
- 22:1-14. The Parable of the Marriage of the King’s Son
- 22:15-22. The King’s Enemies Try to Ensnare Him
- 22:23-33. The King and the Sadducees
- 22:34-40. The King Tested by a Lawyer
- 22:41-46. The King Asking Questions
- 23:1-12. The King’s Warning against False Teachers
- 23:13-33. The King Pronouncing Woes
- 23:34-39. The King’s Farewell to His Capital
- 24:1-2. The King and His Father’s House
- 24:3-31. The King Answers Difficult Questions
- 24:32-41. The King Speaks of the Time of His Coming
- 24:42-51. The King Commands His Servants to Watch
- 25:1-13. The King and His Marriage Procession
- 25:14-30. The Parable of the Talents
- 25:31-46. The Royal and Universal Judge
- 26:1-5. The King Prophesying: His Enemies Plotting
- 26:6-13. The King Anointed for His Burial
- 26:14-16. The Betrayer’s Bargain
- 26:17-30. The Last Passover and the New Memorial
- 26:31-35. The King Again Prophesying: Peter Protesting
- 26:36-46. The King beneath the Olive-trees
- 26:47-56. The King’s Betrayal
- 26:57-68. The King before the Jewish High Priest
- 26:69-75. The King Denied by His Disciple
- 27:1-2. The King Taken to Pilate
- 27:3-10. The Traitor’s Remorse and Suicide
- 27:11-26. Jesus: Pilate: Barabbas
- 27:27-31. The King Mocked by the Soldiers
- 27:32-38. The King Crucified
- 27:39-49. Mocking the Crucified King
- 27:50-54. ‘It Is Finished’
- 27:55-61. The King’s Faithful Friends
- 27:62-66. Guarding the King’s Sepulchre
- 28:1-7. The Empty Sepulchre
- 28:8-10. The Risen King
- 28:11-15. Falsehood and Bribery
- 28:16-20. The King’s Last Command