Matthew 4

"At hand" is never a positive affirmation that the person or thing said to be "at hand" will immediately appear, but only that no known or predicted event must intervene. When Christ appeared to the Jewish people, the next thing in the order of revelation as it then stood, should have been the setting up of the Davidic kingdom. In the knowledge of God, not yet disclosed, lay the rejection of the kingdom (and King), the long period of the mystery-form of the kingdom, the world-wide preaching of the cross, and the out-calling of the Church. But this was as yet locked up in the secret counsels of God. Matthew 13:11 Matthew 13:17 ; Ephesians 3:3-10 .

kingdom See note 2, (See Scofield "Matthew 5:2") .

is at hand (See Scofield "Matthew 3:2") . For Another Point of View: See Topic 301207

two brethren

Peter and John were already disciples, John 1:35-42 . This is a call to service.

James

Two persons are called by this name in the N.T.

(1) James the son of Zebedee, an apostle Matthew 10:2 and the brother of the apostle John, apart from whom he is never mentioned, and with whom, together with Peter, he was admitted to the especial intimacy of our Lord. ; Matthew 17:1 ; Mark 5:37 ; 9:2 ; 14:33 He was martyred by Herod. Acts 12:2

(2) A son of Alphaeus (or Cleopas) and Mary the sister of Mary the mother of Jesus. (See Scofield "Matthew 1:16") and brother of Joses. Mark 15:40 . He was, therefore, a cousin of the Lord Jesus. He is called James "the less" Mark 15:40 lit. little, i.e. of shorter stature than James the son of Zebedee). He was an apostle. Matthew 10:3 It has been conjectured that "Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus" Matthew 10:3 was identical with the Juda of Luke 6:16 who is there called "of [i.e. 'son' or 'brother' as is has been variously translated] James." A Juda is mentioned with a James and Joses and Simon in Mark 6:3 as "brother" of our Lord (See Scofield " Matthew 13:55, marg.). Matthew 13:55 . The Gospels mention no other James who could be called the brother of the Lord Jesus, but James the less was certainly the son of Alphaeus and Mary the sister of our Lord's mother. The conclusion seems, therefore most probable that ; Matthew 10:3 ; 13:55 ; Mark 3:18 ; 6:3 ; Luke 6:15 ; Acts 1:13 ; 12:17 ; Mark 15:13 ; 21:18 ; Galatians 1:19 ; Galatians 2:9 Galatians 2:12 ; James 1:1 refer to James the less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, and cousin, or, according to Jewish usage, "brother" of the Lord Jesus. He was the author of the Epistle of James.

kingdom

(See Scofield "Matthew 3:2") .

possessed

(Greek - daimonivzomai ," demonized; (See Scofield "Matthew 7:22") .