7-Feb Matthew 11:1-12:50 The Reactions to the King

Leviticus 24:5-9 tells us the showbread consisted of __ consecrated loaves of bread baked fresh on the Sabbath and normally eaten by the _______ only

12 priests

Malachi _:_-_ says: Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their father's, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse

4:5-6

During Jesus' time, there were about ____ Pharisees

6000

But He said to them, 'Have you not read what _____ did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God and ate the _________ which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?'

David showbread

And if you are willing to receive it, he is ______ who is to come

Elijah

Are you the Coming One... John the Baptist was confused because Jesus was teaching in _______ vs. Jerusalem

Galilee

Tyre and Sidon were _______ cities north of Israel whose citizens were blessed with Jesus' presence, preaching and power but remained ___________

Gentile unrepentant

But He answered and said to them, 'An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet _____'

Jonah

Blasphemy against the Spirit: No forgiveness was offered to those specific _________ who personally witnessed His miracles and then ascribed His work to Satan

Pharisees

And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in _____, it would have remained until this day

Sodom

But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for ____ and _____ on the day of judgment than for you

Tyre and Sidon

No Old Testament law forbids working for food, administering medicine, healing or any ___ of _____ on the Sabbath

act of mercy

Evil and adulterous generation: Unfaithfulness to God is spiritual ________

adultery

Least...greater than he: Believers _____ the _____ are greater than John the Baptist because they participate in the full experience and understanding of Christ's atoning work

after the cross

Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this ___ or in the ___ to come

age

Binding and loosing are Jewish idioms that give authority to someone to determine whether something is _______ or _________

allowed or forbidden

Chapters 11 and 12 tell of reactions from individuals and groups followed by an ______ to _____

appeal to faith

God has come: The King was among them displaying His sovereign power by _______ Satan and his demons

binding

Christ's work is to restore and rekindle useless people, not ______ or _____ them

bruise or quench

Bruised reed: Once _______ or ____, the reed was useless

cracked or worn

More tolerable indicates there will be _______ of __________ in hell

degrees of punishment

The violent take it by force: Jesus was stressing once again the __________ of ________ the kingdom

difficulty of entering

And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his _________ and said to Him, 'Are you the Coming One, or do we look for another?'

disciples

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, "Look, Your _________ are _____ what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!

disciples are doing

For whoever ____ the ____ of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother

does the will

For the Son of Man is Lord ____ of the Sabbath

even

Does the will of My Father: doing God's will is ________ of salvation by grace

evidence

Mark 6:3 tells us that Jesus had ____ younger brothers and at least ____ sisters

four two

He is Elijah: i.e. He is the ___________ of Malachi 4:5-6

fulfillment

Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is _______ than __

greater than he

When people know but reject the truth, their _____ is ___________

guilt is intensified

His mother and brothers: These men were actual ____-________ of Jesus

half brothers

Matthew's first ten chapters are a testimony of Jesus' ________

identity

But I say to you that for every ____ ____ men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment

idle word

Capernaum...exalted...brought down: Capernaum's sin of ____________ was worse than Sodom's vulgar wickedness

indifference

Are you the Coming One... While incarcerated John the Baptist was confused because Jesus was healing vs. bringing ________

judgment

If we sin willfully after hearing the truth, there is no longer a sacrifice for sin and we can be certain of ________ and eternal death

judgment

Yet He warned them not to make Him _____

known

It's always ______ to do good

lawful

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and _____ from __, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light

learn from Me

The greater the _____, the greater the punishment for not receiving it

light

Do we look for another? Galilee was _____ but Jerusalem was the city of the King

lowly

While He was still talking to the __________, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him

multitudes

It's better to have heard _______ of ______ than to hear the truth and still reject Him

nothing of Christ

Least...greater than he: John the Baptist was greater than the Old Testament prophets because he witnessed and ____________ in ________

participated in prophecy

Lawful to do on the Sabbath: No law prohibited the ________ of _____ to eat on the Sabbath

plucking of grain

Every idle word: Even a careless slip of the tongue carries the full _________ of hell's evil

potential

According to the Pharisees, _________ medicine or working for ______ was prohibited on the Sabbath

practicing profit

Lawful to do on the Sabbath: The law prohibited labor for the sake of ______

profit

A bruised ____ He will not break, And smoking ____ He will not quench, Till He sends forth justice to victory

reed flax

Suffers violence: This verse is better rendered as The kingdom presses ahead relentlessly and only the __________ press their way into it

relentless

God's purpose of the Sabbath was for us to enter into His ____ and to _______ Him

rest and to worship

Yet I ___ to ___ that in this place there is One greater than the temple

say to you

Pharisee means _________ ___

separated one

Bruised reed: The reed was used by _________ to make small musical instruments

shepherds

Even of the Sabbath: A direct claim to Jesus' ___________

sovereignty

But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. Or how can one enter a ______ man's house and plunder his goods unless he first binds the ______ man? And then he will plunder his house

strong

Greater than the temple: A direct claim to Jesus' deity that is ________ to a building that God only visited

superior

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent ____ __ __ _____

take it by force

Smoking flax: A smoking flax was _______ for giving light

useless

All you who labor and are heavy laden: Jesus' invitation was directed to those who were burdened by their spiritual bankruptcy and the ______ of _______ the law

weight of keeping

The bruised reed and smoking flax represent those of us who are useless to the _____

world

Make Him known: Jesus was concerned about the potential ________ of those who wanted to press Him into the conquering hero mold that the rabbinical experts had made from messianic prophecy

zealotry