Mat 10:1 | TNotes | STEP | 10:1 Jesus called his twelve disciples as workers in the harvest (9:37-38 ). The choice of twelve is not accidental—it recalls the twelve tribes of Israel. Jesus was appointing new leaders for the new people of God under his reign as Messiah (16:18-19 ; 18:18 ; 19:28 ; 21:43 ). • gave them authority (9:6-8 ; 28:18 ): Jesus enabled the Twelve to perform ministries that the Jewish leaders could not accomplish (9:32-34 ; 10:5-8 ). The authority to cast out evil spirits (8:28 ) and to heal are ascribed to Jesus (4:23 ; 8:1

a10:1►

b9:37-38►

c16:18-19►

d18:18►

e19:28►

f21:43►

g9:6-8►

h28:18►

i9:32-34►

j10:5-8►

k8:28►

l4:23►

m8:1–9:35►

‏ Matthew 10:1

10:1 ^a Jesus called his twelve disciples as workers in the harvest (9:37-38 ^b). The choice of twelve is not accidental—it recalls the twelve tribes of Israel. Jesus was appointing new leaders for the new people of God under his reign as Messiah (16:18-19 ^c; 18:18 ^d; 19:28 ^e; 21:43 ^f).

• gave them authority (9:6-8 ^g; 28:18 ^h): Jesus enabled the Twelve to perform ministries that the Jewish leaders could not accomplish (9:32-34 ⁱ; 10:5-8 ^j). The authority to cast out evil spirits (8:28 ^k) and to heal are ascribed to Jesus (4:23 ^l; 8:1–9:35 ^m) in similar terms.