MATTHEW 12
5 Outlines
Matthew 12:1-8
IT HAPPENED ONE SABBATH
CRITICISM BY THE PHARISEES – Vss. 1-2
CORRECTION FROM THE WORD – Vss. 3-5
COMMUNICATION OF CHRIST’S LORDSHIP – Vss. 6-8
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Matthew 12:1-14
ACCUSED!
Jesus had more than His
share of enemies. In this passage we find his enemies trying to accuse Him of
wrongdoing.
CRITICAL ATTITUDES -
Vss. 1-2, 9-10
CORRECTIVE ANSWER - Vss.
3-8
COMPASSIONATE ACTION -
Vss. 11-14
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Matthew 12:9-14
SABBATH CONTROVERSY
A HYPOCRITICAL QUESTION –Vss. 9-10
AN HONORABLE ANSWER – Vss. 11-12
A HEALING ACTION – Vs. 13
A HOT REACTION – Vs. 14
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Matthew 12:10-14
COMPASSIONATE HEALER
INFIRMITY
Matthew 12:10 - And, behold,
there was a man which had his hand withered…
INQUIRY
Matthew 12:10 - …And they asked him, saying, Is it
lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that
they might accuse him.
INSIGHT
Matthew 12:11-12 - And he said unto them, What man
shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit
on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? [12] How much
then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
INTERVENTION
Matthew 12:13 - Then saith he to the man, Stretch
forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as
the other.
INDIGNATION
Matthew 12:14 - Then the Pharisees went out, and held
a council against him, how they might destroy him.
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Matthew 12:38-45
LOOKING FOR A SIGN
THE SEEKERS – Vss. 38-29 – “An evil and adulterous
generation”
THE SIGN – Vss. 39-40 – Jonah
THE SANCTIONS (AGAINST THIS GENERATION) – Vss. 41-42
Caused by the
men of
THE SIMILARITY – Vss. 43-45
Between this
generation and a man with an unclean spirit