Matthew 9:23-26 23 And when Jesus came into the rulers house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, 24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. 25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. 26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. “Minstrels (flute players)… people making a noise”... Typical fixtures at a time of mourning in that culture. The crowd at a funeral usually included professional mourners, women whose task it was to wail plaintively, while reciting the name of the departed one, as well as any other loved ones who had died recently. The result was a noisy, chaotic din. “Sleepeth”... Jesus was not saying that her death was a misdiagnosis. This was a prophecy that she would live again. He made a similar comment about Lazarus’ death and then had to explain to the disciples that he was speaking metaphorically. Sleep is a designation for death in the New Testament. These minstrels were paid mourners. Jesus was about to stop their wages. No paid mourners would be necessary. They laughed, but Jesus had the last laugh. This dead girl arose. Jesus is the resurrection and the life. He raises every one of us from the dead and gives us life. The fame would spread rapidly. Who was this, that He could raise the dead? Notice Jesus put the doubters out before He raised her.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 23:27:26 +0000
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