Matthew 1 Anointed Savior King
I) Matthew 1: Jesus, the Anointed Savior King
A) File: matthew 1 anointed savior king.doc
B) Audio: Jesus, the Anointed Savior King
C) Series: Matthew
D) Preached: September 16, 2007
II) Introduction: Matthew: (Levi) Matthew 9:9
A) A Tax collector
1) “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
2) Matt. 9:9, 10:3; Mark 2:14, 3:18; Luke 5:27-32, 6:15; Acts 1:13
3) Would have been considered a traitor
B) A Jewish name (a gift or a gift from God)
1) Levi (as called in Mark and Luke) meaning “joined”
2) In both Mark and Luke – introduced as Levi, later called Matthew!
C) His gospel – a Jewish perspective.
1) An early gospel account 40’s – 50’s, Jerusalem still the center of early Christianity.
2) Audience: Jewish people.
3) An important bridge from the Old Testament.
(a) placed first in the New Testament for this reason.
D) Emphases
1) Jesus as Israel’s Messiah – the Anointed King.
2) Signs, miracles, teachings, tension with leadership
3) Sermon on the Mount (includes Beatitudes, Lord’s Prayer), Kingdom parables, Olivet discourse, Seven Woes.
E) All this seen in the first verse – explaining the significance of each name used here for Jesus.
F) Matthew 1:1
III) Jesus – Two significant reasons for this, His earthly name.
A) It’s meaning Also known as Joshua
1) Yehoshua – Yahweh (Jehovah) is salvation.
B) It’s most famous name-bearers
1) Joshua: Numbers 13:8 – introduces Hoshea, son of Nun of Ephraim
(a) Numbers 13:16 – Moses renames him Joshua – Yahweh (Jehovah) is salvation.
(b) Like Joshua, Jesus will bring His people into that which the Lord has promised – not the land, but the new covenant
2) Joshua: The High Priest who helped rebuild the temple with Zerubbabel.
(a) Two-fold prophecies regarding Him and Jesus, there called “The Branch” – reminiscent of the “shoot of Jesse” Haggai 1-2; Zechariah 3, 6;
C) Here Matthew presents Jesus: The name of men.
1) Joshua - here to lead into promise,
2) Joshua - our final High Priest – to build God’s temple in our hearts and His church in this world.
D) His name “Jesus” is significant, but probably even more so is “Christ”
IV) Christ – not His last name.
A) Gr. – Christos, meaning “Anointed One”
B) Heb. – Messiah, meaning “Anointed One”
1) Gr. – about 42 times in Old Testament.
C) Hebrew Messiah from Messah: Anointing: a verbal root
1) Lev. 4:3 – priests
2) 1 Kings 19:16 – Elijah told to anoint his prophet replacement Elisha – but more importantly – the King of Israel – Jehu
3) Kings – Samuel anoints David and Saul
(a) David received a prophecy that one of his descendants would reign forever as king – this predicted ruler became know as “the Messiah” because he would be God’s anointed king from the line of David
(b) After David, this title was used to identify the one about whom many prophecies had spoken. Whether the passage used the term or not – if it was this promised ruler from the line of David – it was said to be about “Messiah.”
D) This became a standard part of Jewish belief: “Concluding the 13 articles of Hebraic faith attributed to Moses Maimonides (13th century ad) is the statement still found in many Hebrew prayer books: “I believe with a perfect heart that the Messiah will come; and although his coming be delayed, I will still wait patiently for his speedy appearance.”[1]
E) So Christ is not His last name: By saying it, Matthew uses a theological term to indicate that He is the one who was written about in the scriptures that would come from the line of David and rule the world from Jerusalem.
1) A rule of peace over all nations.
2) The judge of the quick and the dead.
3) The deliverer of the nation Israel.
4) The one who would save us!
F) By using this, Matthew is claiming that this Jesus of whom is speaks in the one of whom the prophets have spoken.
G) Now, as if to emphasize the point, Matthew the calls Him the Son of David.
V) Son of David – Refers even more specifically to the promise given to David.
A) A promise to David to make his name great 2 Sam. 7:8-17
B) A promise to Solomon to build the temple
C) A promise to his line to be established forever:
1) House – established through his descendants
2) Kingdom – rule, Dominion, subjects
3) Throne – position of a king, highest authority
D) It is more mentioned in the prophets in reference to a descendant, or son, of David that will come then even the word Messiah – but they are one and the same.
1) shoot from the stump of Jesse
2) David, my servant
3) House of David
E) By calling Jesus the Son of David, Matthew doubly declares that this is the one through whom God will establish His throne on earth forever!
F) But Matthew understood that this was not just a promise for David or for Israel. This great king would be more than that – He is the Son of Abraham
VI) Son of Abraham
A) Like David, Abraham received a promise from God
1) Like David – God would make his name great
2) He would be made a great nation – many descendants
3) He would be a blessing to all nations
B) The key – a blessing to all nations.
C) Matthew uses this term to remind the reader that the coming Christ would be much more than a ruler over Israel.
1) Many looked for political freedom from Rome.
2) But more than this was God’s plan:
(a) ISAIAH 49:1-18
D) Here he is, this Jesus:
E) Matthew describes Him as:
1) Jesus – God’s salvation
2) Christ – God’s anointed king
3) Son of David – who will rule forever
4) Son of Abraham – and be a blessing to the whole world
VII) The gospels present one Messiah but TWO classes of people
A) Those who accept this king
1) As ruler of their lives, judge of their deeds, purpose of their existence
2) Believer – do you understand how important, how great He is? He has fulfilled prophecies up to this point – and many more including judgment to come.
B) Those who reject this king
1) For desire of ruling their own lives – having their own throne
2) Failure to accept now puts them on the wrong side of the judgment. The announcement has been made:
(a) Testified to by the prophets
(b) by the miracles
(c) by His teaching
(d) by His people – exhibiting life change
(e) by His martyrs – dying for the truth
C) Behold the man! What is your decision?
September 16, 2007,
“Jesus: The Anointed Savior King”
Matthew 1:1, Matthew introduces:
1) ___________________.
2) Also known as _____________________. (Numbers 13:16; Num.; Dt.; Joshua; Judges; Hag. 1-2; Zech. 3, 6;)
3) ___________________ (Lev. 4:3; 1 Kings 19:16;)
4) Son of _________________. (2 Sam 7:8-17)
5) Son of _________________. (Gen. 12, 15, 17, 22; Isaiah 49:1-18;)[2]
Concluding the 13 articles of Hebraic faith attributed to Moses Maimonides (13th century ad) is the statement still found in many Hebrew prayer books: “I believe with a perfect heart that the Messiah will come; and although his coming be delayed, I will still wait patiently for his speedy appearance.”[3]
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Jesus is called the “King of Kings,” Draw here what you think his crown may look like:
Jesus was also known as the “Son of David.” Here is the Star of David. Do you think you can draw it bigger? (Hint: Try using two triangles.)
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[1]Walter A. Elwell and Philip Wesley Comfort, Tyndale Bible Dictionary, Tyndale reference library (Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers, 2001), 887.
[2] 1) Jesus; 2) Joshua; 3) Christ; 4) David; 5) Abraham;
[3]Walter A. Elwell and Philip Wesley Comfort, Tyndale Bible Dictionary, Tyndale reference library (Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers, 2001), 887.