Message Notes

INTERMEDIATE SUNDAY SCHOOL 16 JULY 2023
STUDIES IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Text: Matthew 12

Subject: The Ministry of the Lord Jesus in Quick Review

15 But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.
16 Yet He warned them not to make Him known,
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
18 “Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen,
My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased!
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
And He will declare justice to the Gentiles.

19 He will not quarrel nor cry out,
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.

20 A bruised reed He will not break,
And smoking flax He will not quench,
Till He sends forth justice to victory;
21 And in His name Gentiles will trust.”

Matthew 12:15-21

REASONS FOR WITHDRAWING

1. The Pharisees were now plotting to kill the Lord Jesus

2. The Lord Jesus decided to withdraw from any unnecessary conflict

THE MULTITUDES

1. They followed the Lord Jesus

2. They needed His help and they were not turned away

3. They were admonished not to “make Him known”

a) The greater the popularity of the Lord Jesus, the greater would be the animosity of the Pharisees

b) This approach taken by the Lord was in accordance to the Scriptures

THE PROPHETIC SCRIPTURES

18 “Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen,My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased!
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
And He will declare justice to the Gentiles.

19 He will not quarrel nor cry out,
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.

20 A bruised reed He will not break,
And smoking flax He will not quench,
Till He sends forth justice to victory;

21 And in His name Gentiles will trust.”

Matthew 12:18-21

1. The Prophecy concerning the Anointing of the Lord Jesus

a) The Chosen Servant (Messiah)

b) The LORD’s Beloved

c) He is Anointed by the Spirit of God Matthew 12:18

2. The Person of the Lord Jesus

a) He is not Quarrelsome

“He will not quarrel nor cry out,
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.”

Matthew 12:19

b) His gentleness

“A bruised reed He will not break,
And smoking flax He will not quench”

Matthew 12:20

c) How we minister is as important as the Ministry itself

i) The Person

ii) The People ministered to

3. The Growing and Future Ministry of the Lord Jesus

a) Justice for the Gentiles Matthew 12:18d

b) Gentiles will trust Him Matthew 12:21