Preaching

How Nave’s arranged it

• (The act of exhorting, prophesying, reproving, teaching)
• Solomon called "the preacher" (Koheleth)Ecclesiastes 1:1Ecclesiastes 1:12
• Noah called "preacher,"2 Peter 2:5
• Sitting whileMatthew 5:1Luke 4:20Luke 5:3
• Moses was slow of speechExodus 4:10–12
• Repentance, the subject of John the Baptist' sMatthew 3:2Mark 1:4Mark 1:15Luke 3:3
• Repentance, the subject of Christ' sMatthew 4:17Mark 1:15
• Repentance, the subject of the apostlesMark 6:12
• The Gospel of the Kingdom of God, the subject of Christ' sMark 1:14Mark 1:15Mark 2:2Luke 8:1
• Christ crucified and risen, the burden of Paul' sActs 17:3
• Effective
• By Azariah2 Chronicles 15:1–15

The passages, in Bible order (55)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Exodus 4:10–12

   “Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”

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   “Moses himself once said: "I am alogos"("wordless"). The Latin version uses a different expression, but we can translate the word alogos exactly as "without words and reason." After he said this, he received reason and speech, which he admitted that he did not have before. When the people of Israel were in Egypt, before they had received the law, they too were without words and reason and thus in a sense mute. Then they received the Word; Moses was the image of it.

   “And Moses said unto the Lord,....

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2. 2 Chronicles 15:1–15

   Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

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   “And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded,.... The same with Iddo, as Hillerus (h) thinks; and some suppose this to be the name of the son as well as the father, but called Azariah, to distinguish him from him, see 2Ch 15:8 on whom came, as the Targum, the spirit of prophecy, instructing him what to say to Asa; and the Jews say (i) he is the same with Iddo, and he the same that was sent to Jeroboam, to reprove him for the altar he built. (h) Onomastic, Sacr. p. 458. (i) In Hieron.

   “Oded is by some identified with Iddo, the prophet and historian of the two preceding reigns. In the Hebrew the two names differ very slightly.

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3. 2 Chronicles 16:7–10

   At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.

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   “And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah,....

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4. 2 Chronicles 18:7–26

   The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

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5. Psalms 8:2

   From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.

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   “David composed the eighth psalm with reference to Christ, speaking of his divine nature in the first verses of it, as the Lord Christ himself also testifies of it in the Gospel, when they strewed his way with branches and praised him with shouts of …

   “Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings,.... Not literally such, though the Jewish writers (e) generally so understand it; as do some Christian interpreters, who explain it of the wonderful formation, nourishment, and growth of infants; and of the marvellous care of God in providing the breast for them; in filling it with milk, and teaching them to suck; which, being observed by men, occasion praise to God, to the confusion of atheists and infidels. But this is no other than what is common to brute creatures: rather the words are to be understood in a figurative sense.

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6. Ecclesiastes 1:1

   These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

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   “Solomon is here given the Greek name Ecclesiastes [Heb Qōhelet], for he gathers the assembly [qāhāl], that is, the church. But we can call him the Preacher because he speaks to the people and his word is directed not only to one person but to everyone.

   “The words of the preacher,.... Or the preacher's sermon. The whole book is one continued discourse, and an excellent one it is; consisting not of mere words, but of solid matter; of things of the greatest importance, clothed with words apt and acceptable, which the preacher sought out, Ecc 12:10. The Targum is, "the words of the prophecy, which the preacher, who is Solomon, prophesied.'' According to which this book is prophetic; and so it interprets it, and owns it to be Solomon's.

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7. Ecclesiastes 1:12

   I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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   "I, Ecclesiastes, was King over Israel in Jerusalem. "Until now the preface has spoken only generally about all arguments; but here he returns to the subject of himself, and reveals who he was, and how he knew and experienced all things. The Hebrews say that Solomon, who was doing repentance, wrote this book, and who, having put his trust in wisdom and riches, failed God because of his wives.

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8. Jonah 3:1

   Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:

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   "And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid you." LXX: 'and the message of God came to Jonah a second time, saying, arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach there this message that I have told you'. He did not say to the prophet, "why have you not done what you were ordered to do?."

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9. Matthew 3:2

   and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

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   “John Baptist is the first to preach the Kingdom of Heaven, that the forerunner of the Lord may have this honourable privilege.

   “And saying, repent ye,....

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10. Matthew 4:17

    From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

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    “Shewing also thereby that He was Son of that same God whose prophet John was; and therefore He says, Repent ye. Mystically interpreted, Christ begins to preach as soon as John was delivered to prison, because when the Law ceased, the Gospel commenced.

    “From that time Jesus began to preach and to say,.... Not from the time he dwelt in Capernaum; for he had preached in Nazareth before he came there, Luk 4:16 nor from the time of John's being cast into prison; for he had preached, and made disciples, who were baptized by his orders, before John's imprisonment, Joh 3:22 Joh 4:1 but from the time that Satan left tempting him; as soon as that combat was over, immediately he went into Galilee, began to preach, and called his disciples.

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11. Matthew 5:1

    When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,

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    “(Chapter 5, Verses 1, 2.) But Jesus, seeing the crowds, went up the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him. And opening his mouth, he taught them, saying, 'The Lord goes up to the mountains, so that he may draw the multitudes to higher things with him. But the crowds are not able to ascend. And the disciples follow, to whom he speaks not standing, but sitting and huddled. For they were not able to understand him shining in his majesty.'

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12. Matthew 11:25

    At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

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    “Let those hear who falsely argue, that the Saviour was not born but created, how He calls His Father Lord of heaven and earth. For if He be a creature, and the creature can call its Maker Father, it was surely foolish here to address Him as Lord of heaven and earth, and not of Him (Christ) likewise.

    “At that time Jesus answered, and said,....

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13. Matthew 11:26

    Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

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    “(Verse 26.) Yes, Father, because it was pleasing to You in this way. Speaking with affection to the Father, that the work begun in the apostles may be completed.

    “Let those hear who falsely argue, that the Saviour was not born but created, how He calls His Father Lord of heaven and earth. For if He be a creature, and the creature can call its Maker Father, it was surely foolish here to address Him as Lord of heaven and earth, and not of Him (Christ) likewise.

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14. Mark 1:4

    John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

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    “Those who sought the baptism of repentance were dealt with as if candidates preparing for the baptismal remission and sanctification that were soon to follow in the ministry of Christ. When John preached baptism for "the remission of sins," the declaration was made with reference to a future remission. If so, John's call to repentance is to lead the way, and actual remission is to follow. This is what is meant by "preparing the way." But one who prepares does not himself perfect, but rather makes ready for another to perfect.

    “John did baptize in the wilderness,.... Of Judea, Mat 3:1, where he first appeared as a preacher; and is the same wilderness Isaiah has respect to in the above prophecy, Isa 40:

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15. Mark 1:14

    After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

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    “(Vict. Ant. e Cat. 1 Marc.) The Evangelist Mark follows Matthew in his order, and therefore after having said that Angels minister, he subjoins, But after that John was put into prison, Jesus came, &c. After the temptation and the ministry of Angels, He goes back into Galilee, teaching us not to resist the violence of evil men. (Vict. Ant. e Cat. in Marc.) He retired also that He might keep Himself for teaching and for healing, before He suffered, and after fulfilling all these things, might become obedient unto death. (Vict. Ant. Cat. in Marc.)

    “Now after that John was put in prison,....

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16. Mark 1:15

    “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

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    “(Vict. Ant. e Cat. 1 Marc.) The Evangelist Mark follows Matthew in his order, and therefore after having said that Angels minister, he subjoins, But after that John was put into prison, Jesus came, &c. After the temptation and the ministry of Angels, He goes back into Galilee, teaching us not to resist the violence of evil men. (Vict. Ant. e Cat. in Marc.) He retired also that He might keep Himself for teaching and for healing, before He suffered, and after fulfilling all these things, might become obedient unto death. (Vict. Ant. Cat. in Marc.)

    “Christ preaches, it would seem, the same thing as John, namely: "repent" and "the Kingdom of God has drawn near." But in reality it is not the same thing: John says "repent" in order to turn people away from sins, while Christ says "repent" in …

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