Matthew 9:35 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 9:35

33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!”

34 But the Pharisees said, ^a“He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”

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35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, ^ateaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease¹ among the people.

36 ^aBut when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were¹ weary and scattered, ^blike sheep having no shepherd.

37 Then He said to His disciples, ^a“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

38 ^aTherefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

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In Greek, the term for compassion literally means to be moved in one's bowels. It is not a bowel movement, it is to be moved in one's bowels (I could not resist that), referring to the gut feeling we have about someone or something. If we were expressing it in English, we might say His heart went out to the people or they broke His heart. So we can then view each story of exorcism, healing, and forgiveness by Jesus as a small part of divine mercy. God's mercy extends to the afflicted, the needy, the poor, and the sinners.

Excerpted from Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment!

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