John Calvin Commentary Matthew 10:7

"And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand." — Matthew 10:7 (ASV)

Preach, saying, This is the preaching,⁵⁷¹ I spoke of, by which Christ intended to arouse the minds of the nation to expect an approaching redemption. The kingdom of heaven is at hand. For the kingdom of heaven Luke substitutes the kingdom of God; but the meaning is the same. It was to inform the Jews:

1. that they owed their restoration to divine agency, and not to the kindness of men;
2. that under the reign of God their condition would be prosperous;
3. and that the happiness which had been promised to them was not earthly and fading, but heavenly and eternal.

⁵⁷¹ “La predication, ou publication;” — “the preaching, or publication.”;” — “the preaching, or publication.”