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1. Jesus Feeds 4000 ().
This chapter tells the following story.
Jesus Feeds 4000 ().
Pharisees Demand a Sign ()Jesus warns about the Leaven of the Pharisees ()Jesus heals a blind man with spit ()Peter Confesses Jesus is the Christ ()Jesus rebukes Peter ()
Demonstrating His claim as Messiah is valid.
These 4000 were not like the crowds of .
God meets the needs of those who follow Him ().
This plot point serves several purposes:
Demonstrates again Christ’s power as Messiah.
Illustrates His compassion.
Sets up the hard-hearts of the religious leaders AND disciples.
2. Pharisees Demand a Sign ()
Were they satisfied?
No, they wanted a “sign from heaven.”
Because they’re harder to fake?
Matthew really calls them out (evil, adulterous; sign of Jonah; ).
Matthew really calls them out (evil, adulterous; sign of Jonah; ).
Believers need only God’s Word (; ).
Believers need only God’s Word (; ).
3. Jesus warns about the Leaven of the Pharisees ()
Only takes a little leaven to make dough rise.
Only takes a little of what the Pharisees and Herod had to ruin a person.
What was that leaven?
Hardness of heart.
Clearly, the Disciples’ response revealed that they were in danger of being afflicted with this destructive leaven.
4. Jesus heals a blind man with spit ()
Why is this account placed here?
What does this account teach us about sight?
5. Peter Confesses Jesus is the Christ ()
Matthew adds a significant quote to Jesus ().
What does have in common with ?
6. Jesus Takes Peter Down and Issues a Call to True Discipleship ().
6. Jesus rebukes Peter and Issues the Call to True Discipleship ()
Jesus plainly taught that He would suffer and die.
Peter (and the other disciples) didn’t like this one bit.
In a way, they were infected with leaven.
Jesus had as much time for Peter’s nonsense as He did the Pharisees’.
Application
Jesus issues the call to Discipleship (
Peter’s place at the top of the pecking order was short lived.
We don’t need an experience; we need eyes to see.
Pray for those who are hard-hearted.
They have only one hope.
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