In this chapter, we have, I. Christ changing his quarters, leaving Galilee, and coming into the coasts of Judea, Matt. 19:1–2. II. His dispute with the Pharisees about divorce, and his discourse with his disciples upon occasion of it, Matt. 19:3–12. III.

We have here an account of Christ’s removal. Observe, 1. He left Galilee. There he had been brought up, and had spent the greatest part of his life in that remote despicable part of the country; it was only upon occasion of the feasts, that he came up to Jerusalem, and manifested himself there;…

We have here the law of Christ in the case of divorce, occasioned, as some other declarations of his will, by a dispute with the Pharisees. So patiently did he endure the contradiction of sinners, that he turned it into instructions to his own disciples! Observe, here I.

We have here the welcome which Christ gave to some little children that were brought to him. Observe, I. The faith of those that brought them. How many they were, that were brought, we are not told; but they were so little as to be taken up in arms, a year old, it may be, or two at most.

Here is an account of what passed between Christ and a hopeful young gentleman that addressed himself to him upon a serious errand; he said to be a young man ; and I called him a gentleman, not only because he had great possessions, but because he was a ruler , a magistrate, a justice of peace in…

We have here Christ’s discourse with his disciples upon occasion of the rich man’s breaking with Christ. I. Christ took occasion from thence to show the difficulty of the salvation of the rich people, Matt. 19:23–26. 1.