IVP New Testament Commentary Series – Good Gifts Guaranteed (7:7-12)
Resources chevron-right IVP New Testament Commentary Series chevron-right Matthew chevron-right THE ETHICS OF GOD'S KINGDOM (5-7) chevron-right Appropriate Judgment (7:1-27) chevron-right Good Gifts Guaranteed (7:7-12)
Good Gifts Guaranteed (7:7-12)

Although Matthew has already offered a longer section on prayer (6:5-15), he emphasizes prayer again here. Because in the context the supreme object of "seeking" is the kingdom (6:33) and the door to be opened is the gate of salvation (7:13; contrast Lk 11:5-13), this prayer may especially represent a prayer for God's rule (compare 6:9-10 and the prayer for empowerment by the Spirit in Lk 11:2-13). But in any case, the specific application of the saying depends on its more general principle concerning how God hears prayers of faith (21:21-22; compare 14:28-31).

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