Matthew 10:35 Question.

Q.  Matthew 10:35-36, Yeshua (Jesus) says the He came to set man against his family.  Why would He do this?

A. Here is what I see.  Matt. 10:35-39, (as all Scripture should), needs to be taken in context with what is said previous to it in verses 32 through 34.  He is talking about confessing Him or denying Him.  Look at what happens to a Jew from a religious family who becomes a believer in Yeshua as the promised Messiah.  His or her family becomes an enemy to them.  There are some families that will even have a mock funeral for that son or daughter, because to them, their child is dead.  In verses 37 through 39, it gives us what this son or daughter will have to do.  They will have to deny their family for the sake of their love for Yeshua.  They have to take up their "stake" to follow Him.  Verse 39 fits with the funeral scenario.  If they deny Him to save their life within their family, the son or daughter is not worthy of Him.  They have to be willing to "lose" their life within their family, to gain eternal life in Him.  This scenario could be a wife or husband, a son or daughter, a daughter-in-law or son-in-law, or even friends and "church family"...  We, as followers of Yeshua are sometimes rejected by unbelieving family members.  I know all to well about this...   The Word divides.  It is a two-edged sword and it divides the body, the thoughts and intentions of the heart.  Hebrews 4:12.  Look at John 12:25-26; Luke 9:24-26; Mark 8:35-38; Matthew 16:24-26; Luke 12:8-9.   So, the question shouldn't be "why would He do that?", but "why would they do that?".  Why would a family deny the life of their beloved child because this child believes that the Messiah has already come and this Messiah is Yeshua ?   Unbelief and a stubborn, cold, uncircumcised Heart will cause hatred to the Truth and to those who bring the Truth....

I hope this helps... Maranatha, John