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When a south wind blows, you say, `There will be a scorching heat,` and it happens.
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Reading the Spiritual Signs
Commentators explain that Jesus is using a simple analogy. Just as people in Judea knew a south wind from the deserts of Arabia and Egypt would bring scorching heat, they should have been able to interpret the spiritual signs of their time. His miracles, teachings, and fulfillment of prophecy were clear indicators that the Messiah had arrived.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
South wind. To the south and southwest of Judea were situated Arabia, Egypt, and Ethiopia, all warm or hot regions, and consequently the a…
19th Century
Anglican
When you see a cloud rise out of the west.—See Notes on Matthew 16:2. The differences in form are, however, noticeable en…
Jesus now turns from his disciples (v.22) to the crowd with a message on the element of crisis. The words “interpret this present time” imply a cri…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when you see the south wind blow From the hot countries of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Arabia, which lay south of Judea…
Christ would have people be as wise in the concerns of their souls as they are in outward affairs. Let them hasten to obtain peace with God before …
