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The Book of Matthew
The Book of Matthew
Major Themes
3 major characters in the Bible.
Abraham
King David
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There were ten times in the Book of Matthew that Jesus was referred to as the son of David. , , , , , , , ,
Matthew pointed out the fact that Jesus was born in Bethlehem. He then recalled a prophecy given in , which stated that Bethlehem would be the place that a special ruler over Israel would be born.
Moses
Jesus is further set forth as the proclaimer of the highest morality, the perfect Law. Hence much of his moral teaching is gathered together in the great collection of sayings called Law on Mount Sinai, so Jesus delivers his perfect Law on the mount. The Sermon on the Mount (5—7). As Moses received the old Law on Mount Sinai, so Jesus delivers his perfect Law on the mount.
Kingship of Jesus
Jesus is the rightful King of kings.
Rightful kings are from birth not popular vote.
Look at both of the Genealogies.
Matthew’s genealogy
Curse on the royal line of Jeconiah
Luke’s genealogy
Messianic fulfillment of the Old Testament
The Old Testament had closed with with the chosen nation looking for their long-promised King, their Messiah.
Interesting Facts
Only gospel the introduces the word church.
starts with God, and on the other hand, starts with God the Son, Jesus.
Used as a church training manual for Syrian Jewish Believers.
It is the most complete account of Jesus’ life. Matthew is more topical than chronological. The “Kingdom of Heaven” and “church” only occur in the book of Matthew.
Matthew breaks the silence of 400 years between Malachi’s prophecy and the announcement of the birth of Jesus.
Israel was under the domination of the Roman Empire. No man of “the house of David” had been allowed to sit upon the throne for 600 years.
The titles of the books of the New Testament were not written by the authors themselves. This title is derived from Church lectionaries. In the oldest codices (i.e. manuscripts in book form) the four Gospels were bound together and called *the Gospel', and the separate parts were headed 'according to Matthew', 'according to Mark' and so on.
The author's outlook is essentially Jewish; his Gospel is designed to guide the thought and worship of a Jewish Christian Church on Palestinian or Syrian soil, possibly at Antioch.
His interest in church affairs is illustrated by the fact that his is the only Gospel in which the Greek word ecclesia, 'church', 'congregation', occurs... In the first passage he records the saying of Jesus: 'You are Peter, the Rock; and on this rock I will build my church'; in the second he records Jesus as teaching the disciples about discipline within the Church.
In the first passage he records the saying of Jesus: 'You are Peter, the Rock; and on this rock I will build my church'; in the second he records Jesus as teaching the disciples about discipline within the Church.
The Gospel was written towards the end of the first century, probably not earlier than a.d. 80.