Introduction The Gospel according to Matthew is the first of the four gospels in the New Testament. Written around second century A.D., it presents the story of Jesus, the breaking-in of the new and final age through his ministries, his death and resurrection, and the demands of Christian discipleship (The New American Bible). In Chapter 6, Jesus is teaching in Galilee to his disciples and to the people of Galilee. The principle of this section (3:1-7:29) is the Proclamation of the Kingdom (The New American Bible). The theme in this biblical passage is anxiety and trust.
Analysis of the Passage To discover what the author is trying to say in this passage, we must first examine and analyses each verse. 25 “Therefore I tell …show more content…
The first banned form of anxiety is that about the nourishment needed to sustain life. Food and clothing are frequently paired as related basic human needs (Nolland, 2005). There is more to life than food, there is more to the body than its clothing. This attitude removes people from the anxiety with their own worldly success, it discourages the wealthy and the comfortable from concentrating on their own success and the poor and uncomfortable from concentrating on their own misery (Morris, 1992). 26 “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Jesus is teaching the crowd here in a parable. He compares …show more content…
See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” In all ages, people have seen clothing as one of the basic necessities of life. This time Jesus tells people to learn from the flowers. Beautiful as they are, they do not work; they produce no cloth of any sort to account for their clothing (Morris, 1992). Matthew speaks of Solomon five times, which is more than in any other New Testament book; here the point is that the king’s magnificence cannot even compare to the way the wild flowers are clothed (Morris, 1992). Jesus also points out that natural beauty outshines the most artful of human productions (Nolland, 2005). 30 “If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?” Jesus is emphasizing the small value of plants. They will soon pass away and they are of no more use than fuel for a fire. Since God does so much for the plants, will he not much more look after the clothing of his servants? (Morris, 1992). ‘People of little faith’ is a traditional saying that refers to the disciples and always points to their failure to believe that they will be taken care of (Nolland, 2005). 31 “So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these
Analysis of the Passage To discover what the author is trying to say in this passage, we must first examine and analyses each verse. 25 “Therefore I tell …show more content…
The first banned form of anxiety is that about the nourishment needed to sustain life. Food and clothing are frequently paired as related basic human needs (Nolland, 2005). There is more to life than food, there is more to the body than its clothing. This attitude removes people from the anxiety with their own worldly success, it discourages the wealthy and the comfortable from concentrating on their own success and the poor and uncomfortable from concentrating on their own misery (Morris, 1992). 26 “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Jesus is teaching the crowd here in a parable. He compares …show more content…
See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” In all ages, people have seen clothing as one of the basic necessities of life. This time Jesus tells people to learn from the flowers. Beautiful as they are, they do not work; they produce no cloth of any sort to account for their clothing (Morris, 1992). Matthew speaks of Solomon five times, which is more than in any other New Testament book; here the point is that the king’s magnificence cannot even compare to the way the wild flowers are clothed (Morris, 1992). Jesus also points out that natural beauty outshines the most artful of human productions (Nolland, 2005). 30 “If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?” Jesus is emphasizing the small value of plants. They will soon pass away and they are of no more use than fuel for a fire. Since God does so much for the plants, will he not much more look after the clothing of his servants? (Morris, 1992). ‘People of little faith’ is a traditional saying that refers to the disciples and always points to their failure to believe that they will be taken care of (Nolland, 2005). 31 “So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these