The Pulpit Commentary — Matthew — Volume 1 — Section 366

The thought or the sentence is continued, "Levi," as found in the source, may have ~ut as he now turns d ircotly to the sick seemed to the catechiot disrcspectrul, an,t man, its form is altered. Arise, take up, the.the altered it to the title by which he had The Revised Version, retaining the wroug been accustomed to btar his master called. reading, l-y,p8,lr, inserts "and." Thy bed If, on the other bnnd, and as seems m"re (ver. 2, note), and go unto thine house, Thus probable, this Gospel was written by St. avoiding publicity. l\faHhew, his preference for "l\lotthew" Ver. 7.-.And he arose, and departed to rather than "Levi" may be due to its mean- his house. Three stages, rising, leaving ina (vide Introclaction, p. xxi.). And as J"esus the crowded court, home-coming. Healed pe.~sed forth (Revised Version, by) from in soul RB in body, he is fully obedient. thence. Mark ii. 13 says that our Lord Ver. 8.-But when the multitudes aa.w went out along the sea~icle, where "the it, they marvelled ; were afraid. (Revisc-d receipt of custom" ('i:ide infra) woulrl natu- Version); i4>o{Jfi871<1av. A more solely phy- rally be. He se.w e. man, named (Revised sical effect than the i,8atµa<1a11 of the Textns Version, called) Matthew (vide Introduction, Receptus. (For a similar instance of fear at p. xx.). In the Greek "a man" is closely miraculous events, cf. Mark v. 15.) Resch's joineu to" aitting at lhe receipt of custom," supposition (' Agrapha,' p. 62), that the the worcls Ma00cuov 7'.eydµevov appearing to difference of words here and in the paro.llel be almost e.n afterthoaght. Not lhe name, passages is due to various translations of the but the man's occupation, was the important Aramaic, or rather of Lhe Hebrew according thing. Bitting. Still plying his irreligious to bis theory, is in this case not improbable trade. At the receipt of custom; at the (cf. supra, ver. 4, and Introduction, p. xiv.). place of toll (Revised Version). Perhaps And glori1ied God ( cf. eh. xv. 31 ), which e. mere booth bv the roadside for collect- bad given such power (autlwl'ily, as ver. 6) i ng the octroi-cluty on food, etc., carried unto men (TOis a118pcfnroir); i.e. the human past. At the present day in Palestine" a, race. Observe that though the phrase re- booth of branches, or a more substantial calls ver. 6, there is here no mention of hut, is erected e.t every entrance iuto the forgiving sins : the multitudes appear to city or village, a.ad there, both day and have thought only of authority to perform night, sits e. man e.t 'the receipt of custom.• the miracle; further, that although the He taxes e.11 the produce, piercing with a multitudes seem to have beard Christ's long, sharp iron rod the large camel-bags words, they did not understand his ei:pres- of wheat or cotton, in order to discover con- sion to refer to Messiah. cealed copper wire, or other contra bond" (Von Lennep, in Exell, in loe.). Scbiirer ';'" Vere. 9-17.-3. TIIE LIBERTY OJ'TBB (I. ii. p. 67) shows that the customs raised GOSPEL AS SHOWN BY CUBIST'S TBEATlllENT at Capernoum iu the time of Christ un- OF THE OUTCAST, A 1-'D ms ANSWER TO TBOSl!J doubtedly went, not into the imperie.lfiscu.,, WHO INSISTED ON FASTING. (Cf. eh. viii. 1, but into the treasury of Herod Antipe.e. noto.) (1) The call of a publican to be e. On the other hand, in Judme. at that time the customs were raised in the interests of personal follower (ver. 0). (2) His kindly the imperial focUIJ. (On" publicans" gene- treatment of publicans and sinners, and his rally, see oh. v. 4.6, note; and for further apology for showing it (vers. 10-13). (3) details, Edersheim, 'Life,' L 515.) And he His care for the freedom of his disciples ae.ith unto him, Follow me. No promise ie from ceremonial bondage (vers. 14-17). given corresponding to thnt in eh. iv. 19. And he arose, and followed him. Perhe.pe Observe in this section the signs of oppo- the day's work WllS just over, or he may sition (1) from the high-Judaic party, on have left some assistant there. a question of moral defilement (ver. 11); (2) from those who were professedly wait- Vere. 10-13.-The feaat will, publicana ing for Messiah, ou a question of ceremonial and. sinner,, and. Christ', apowgg. Pare.llel observance (ver. 14). passages: lllork ii. 15-17; Lukev.29-32. A 11 three evangelists give the essential Ver. 9.-The oall of Matthew. Parallel features of the seotion, but Mark and Luke passages: Mork ii. 13, 14; Luke v. 27, 28. All three evangelists connect this with the show more clearly that the feast was in the preceding miracle, but in the parallel pns- house of the new disciple, and Matthew eoges the name is given e.s "Levi," St. Mork alone gi vea the reference to Hosea. Adding, "the ,on of Alphmus." If the First Gospel were not written, in either Greek or Ver. 10.-And it came to pus, u J"esua .Arnmnic, by St. Matthew himself, but by a (he, Revised Vcrsion) ■ e.t at meat ; " Gr. re- cnted,ist or th~ Jllullll,·on cyclo (vide lut.ro- clined: and so always" (Reviseu Versiou duct.ion, pp. vi., xvii.), it is possible that margin); cf. eh. :u.vi. 20. In the house;  362 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW. [cu. ,x.1----38.