Chapter 10 in Matthew

Here are some questions to consider for the study of the first mission of the Twelve:

1. Jesus gives them their list of objectives, and then says, "Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give." What is it that they have received in the preceding days with Jesus?
2. Did Jesus ever shake the dust off from his feet after being rejected?
3. Had Jesus, up to this point, been given up to councils or scourged?
4. Does Jesus have good advice that an apostle can follow while being scourged?
5. How can it be that the Holy Spirit can speak through an apostle?
6. This time of trouble seems hard: brother handing over brother and so forth. What evidence in the text is there to show that Jesus was not talking about the next few weeks but about the end of time?
7. In vv. 40-42, Jesus describes the experience of being received and of being given a cup of cold water. In the next few days and week or so of their first mission, would the Twelve present Israelites with the opportunity to receive them and to give them a cold cup of water?
8. What is the meaning of a cup of cold water in time of trouble?

Tomorrow morning with coffee and a prayer, we will dive into the beautiful teaching that the Holy Spirit caused to be sent to us in this gospel. Be ready to think.

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