Matthew 1

Introduction

Q: Who wrote the gospel of Matthew? Where does his name appear in the gospel?

Matthew

— Matthew is the author but nowhere does his name appear in the gospel

— He always refers to himself in the 3rd person

— He was also called Levi, was a tax collector and was called by Jesus ( Matt 9:9; Mark 2:14 )

— We have no idea what Matthew was like before he was called to be an apostle

— Tax collectors were generally ostracized

— In Israel they were ranked with the lowest of human society

— sinners, prostitutes and Gentiles ( Matt 9:10-11; 18:17; 21:32-23; Mark 2:15-16; Luke 5:30 )

Q: What is the message of the four gospels ?

Each book give same gospel account from but four different perspectives

— Matthew presents Jesus as the sovereign king

— Luke presents him as the Son of Man

— John presents him as the Son of God

— Mark presents him as the Servant

— Zech 3:8 my Servant

— Zech 6:12 Behold the man

— Zech 9:9 Your King is coming

— The Servant of Jehovah will be A MAN, A KING, YOUR GOD

— This becomes the Theme of the Gospels

— Matthew - THE KING, Mark - THE SERVANT, Luke - MAN John - GOD

Q: What is the theme of Matthew?

The theme of Matthew is Jesus’s kingship

— Matthew presents Messiah king who is

— Revealed

— Rejected

— and who will Return

Going Deeper

— He is birth is dreaded by a jealous earthly king who tries to kill him

— Wise men from the east honor him with gifts for a king

— John the Baptist announces the king and says his kingdom is at hand

— Satan offers Jesus the earthly kingdom in exchange for His worship

— The Sermon on the mount is the King’s manifesto

— His miracles are His credentials

— And many of His parables explain the mysteries of His kingdom

Daily Application—

No Gospel is more instructive than any other gospel

— His lessons on discipleship are life changing

A flyover of Matthew

Unique to Matthew

— No less than 60 Old Testament references —NONE in Luke, John, or Mark.

— Matthew was a Levite:

— His interest was to present Jesus as the Meshiach (Messiah) of Israel;

— Jesus credentials are that He fulfilled prophecies concerning the Messiah.

His Childhood

1) Visit of the Magi ( Mt 2:1-15 )

2) Massacre at Bethlehem ( Mt 2:16-18 )

3) Flight to Egypt ( Mt 2:19-22 )

4) Return into Nazareth ( Mt 2:23 )

Ten Parables

1) The Tares ( Mt 13:24-30 )

2) The Hidden Treasures ( Mt 13:44 )

3) The Pearl ( Mt 13:45 )

4) The Dragnet ( Mt 13:47 )

5) The Unmerciful Servant ( Mt 18:23-35 )

6) The Laborers in the Vineyard ( Mt 20:1-16 )

7) The Two Sons ( Mt 21:28-32 )

8) The Marriage of the King’s Son ( Mt 22:1-14 )

9) The Ten Virgins ( Mt 25:1-13 )

10) The Talents ( Mt 25:14-46 )

Q: What is the difference between a parable and an allegory?

Two Miracles

1) The Two Blind Men ( Mt 20:30-34 )

2) The Coin in the Fish’s mouth ( Mt 17:24-27 )

Nine Special Discourses

1) The Sermon on the Mount ( Mt 5-7 )

2) The Invitation to the Weary ( Mt 11:28-30 )

3) Idle Words ( Mt 12:36-37 )

4) The Revelation to Peter ( Mt 16:17-19 )

5) Humility and Forgiveness ( Mt 18:15-35 )

6) Rejection of that Generation ( Mt 21:43 )

7) The Eight Woes ( Mt 23 )

8) The Prophecy on Olivet ( Mt 24:1-25:46 )

9) The Commission and Promise ( Mt 28:18-20 )

Six Events of Final Week

1) Conspiracy and Suicide of Judas ( Mt 26:14-16, 27:3-11 )

2) The Dream of Pilate’s Wife ( Mt 27:19 )

3) Resurrection of Saints ( Mt 27:52, 53 ) (after His Resurrection)

4) Suggested Plot about His Body ( Mt 27:62-64 )

5) The Watch at the Sepulcher ( Mt 27:65-66 )

6) Earthquake Resurrection morning ( Mt 28:2 )

Q: What is the application of Jesus’ Kingship?

None like Him— Jesus cannot be compared any person or power

— He is the supreme ruler of time and eternity, of heaven and earth, humans and angels

— We should give Him the rightful place as sovereign king in our lives

— His teaching on the kingdom show us how to prepare for life in his eternal kingdom by living properly right now

Chapter 1

The following material is adopted from John MacArthur’s commentary on Matthew and his Study guide. Additional material taken from sources listed at the end

Read and summarize

The Book of Generation ( 1:1 )

( 1:1 ) The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (KJV)

— In the King James version, Matthew 1:1 contains the phrase "The book of the generation...." of Jesus Christ.

— This phrase is found in only one other place in the Bible.

— Genesis 5:1 (KJV)1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

Interesting thoughts:

1. How does one get into the book of the generations of Adam?

— By being born physically into the family of man

— We are all in the book of the generations of Adam

— "In Adam all died".......

2. How does one get into the book of the generation of Jesus Christ?

— By being "born again" (John Chapter 3)

— It is a spiritual birth

— Spiritual Birth gets us into the "Lambs book of life"

The Gracious King ( 1:1-17 ) Interesting Start

— Starting with a record of his ancestry is one of the most interesting ways Matthew could begin a book for a Jewish audience

— Jews kept meticulous records of their ancestry to prove they were one of God’s chosen people

— It has been more than 400 years since the OT prophecies of the Messiah and people were expecting his imminent return

— “Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not “ ( Lk 3:15 )

McGee

— The New Testament rests upon the accuracy of this genealogy because it establishes the fact that the Lord Jesus Christ is of the line of Abraham and of the line of David. Both are very important

— The line of Abraham places Him in the nation, and the line of David puts Him on the throne -- He is in that royal line.

Q: What do we know about the OT prophecies about the Messiah? ( cf. 2 Sam 7:12-16; Isa 11:1-5 )

— The prophet Nathan promised that he be a descendant of David and that he would rule over his eternal kingdom ( 2 Sam 7:12-16 )

— Isaiah provides a lot of detail which we studied earlier:

— “There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. 3 His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; 4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist.” ( Is 11:1-5 )

— Matthew uses the first two chapters to prove to his readers that Jesus is the long awaited Messiah

— To any honest Jewish reader these chapters vindicate Jesus claim before Pilate— “Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world” ( Lk 18:37 )

McGee

— Matthew says Jesus is "the son of David, the son of Abraham." He is presenting the Lord Jesus as the Messiah, the One who is the King, the One who is to establish the Kingdom of Heaven on earth

— And that comes first

— He must be in the line of David in fulfillment of the prophecies that God made to David

— He is the Son of David

— He is also the Son of Abraham and it is very important that He be the Son of Abraham, because God had said to Abraham, "...in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed..." (Gen. 22:18)

— And in Galatians 3:16 Paul explains who that "seed" is: "Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made.

— He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, and to thy seed, which is Christ."

— So Jesus Christ is the Son of Abraham

Q: Many Jews are still waiting for their Messiah. Why is that important for us today?

AD 70

— But after AD 70 all records were destroyed

— For those Jews looking for the Messiah, his lineage to David could never be established

— Jesus Christ is the last verifiable claimant to the throne of David

— Each of us must decide what to do with Jesus’ claim that He is the King

Q: In Matthew 1:1-17 we meet 46 people. What do we know about them and what life lesson can we draw from these examples?

— Some were heroes of the faith— Abraham, Isaac, Ruth and David

— Some had shady reputations— Rahab and Tamar

— Many were ordinary— Hezron, Ram, Nahshon and Abijah

— Some were evil— Manasseh and Abijah

Q: What is the application of the 46 people we meet in Christ’s lineage?

Application

— God’s work in history is not limited by human failures or sin

— God used ordinary people good and bad to bring Jesus into the world

— God works through ordinary people like you and me

— All of these people had one thing in common, they were all sinners

The Grace of God seen in the choice of one women ( 1:16 )

( 1:16 ) And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.

Genealogy

— As previously noted, "begatting" is the exclusive verb used to describe father producing sons

— The exception is that Mary is mentioned as the mother (not begetter) of Jesus, making a point of Jesus virgin birth

— Matthew uses the rest of the Chapter to prove Mary as the mother of Jesus without the benefit of Joseph as the father

Jesus

From the Greek equivalent of Jeshua or Jehoshua

— Means “Jehovah (Yahweh ) saves”

McGee

( 1: 16 ) “of whom were born Jesus”

— You see that “of whom were born” breaks the pattern which began as far back as verse 2 where it says that Abraham begat Isaac

— From then on it was just a whole lot of "begetting," and verse 16 begins by saying, "And Jacob begat Joseph."

— You would expect it to continue by saying that Joseph begat Jesus, but it does not say that.

— Instead, it says, "Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ."

— Obviously, Matthew is making it clear that Joseph is not the father of Jesus

— Although he is the husband of Mary, he is not the father of Jesus

Christ

Christos (Christ) is the Greek form of the (Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ‎, romanized: māšîaḥ )

— Means “anointed one”

— “Thus says the Lord to His anointed [Messiah] , To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held” ( Is 45:1 )

Mary

— Mary descended from the legal line of David, through Nathan

— She was an ordinary unknown young girl

— She was likely much better, morally and spiritually than most people of her time, but she was not sinless

— Deeply devout and faithful to the Lord, humble and submissive ( Lk 1:38 )

—Gives a song of praise called the Magnificat

— And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. 48 For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.” ( Lk 1:46-48 )

The Grace of God seen in the history of three eras ( 1:17 )

( 1:17 ) So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations.

— Three Eras of History

( 1:17 ) Abraham to David

— The period of the patriarchs

— A time of wandering and enslavement

( 1:17 ) David until the captivity in Babylon

— The monarchy when Israel wanted human kings like everyone else

— A time of idol worship, social and moral decline

— One bad king after another ( exceptions: David, Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah and Josiah )

( 1:17 ) from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ

— Israel’s dark ages— A time of in-consequence

— Most of the people on the list from this time are unknown to us

Going Deeper

Hendrickson

— When we study the entire genealogy ( 1-17) we are impressed with the fact that even the good men stood in need of God’s grace

— Many commendable things are reported with reference to Abraham ( Gen 13:8,9; 14:13-16; 15:6; 18:22-23; 22:1-19 )

— But so are certain shameful actions ( Gen 12:10-20; 18:22-23; 22:1-19 )

— The same hold true for Isaac: good ( Gen 24:63,67; 26:18-25 ); bad ( 25:28; 26:1-11 )

— With Jacob the case is no different: good ( 28:18-22; 32:1,2; 22-32; 35:1-7; 49:18); bad ( Gen 25:27-34; 27:18-24; 37:3 )

— Judah, to is an example both to imitate ( 43:8,9; 44:18-34) and to shun ( Gen 38)

— David is man after God’s own heart ( 1 Sam 13:14; 17; 18:5, 24:1-7; 25:32-35, 39-42; 26: II Sam 7:18-29; 9; 12:13; 18:5, 33; 23:5; Ps 51 )

— Nevertheless, a great sinner ( in addition to II Sam 11, see also 1 Sam 24:21, 22; II Sam 5:13; 8:2; 12:31; 21:8, 9; 24 )

— To mention just one more, Hezekiah “did what was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done ( II Ki 18:3; II Kin 19:14-19; 20:2, 3; II Chron 29:2; 30, 31)

— But he too was not without flaw ( II Ki 20:12-15; II Chron 32:25 )

— None was able to save himself; even the best on this list stood in need of redemption by the blood of the promised Redeemer

The Grace of God seen in the inclusion of four outcasts ( 1:3-6 )

( 1:3-6 ) Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. 4 Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. 5 Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, 6 and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

— Matthew’s genealogy shows the grace of God in choosing 4 outcasts ( cf. Is 9:6 )

— All of them women— Tamar— Rahab— Ruth— Bathsheba ( Uriah’s wife)

— All of them had reputations not suitable for a family tree

— Jesus’ genealogy makes it clear, not that there were a few disreputable people in his family but that all of them were sinners

— All of these women were Gentiles ( some debate about Bathsheba who was married to a Gentile )

— A beautiful testimony to God’s grace and to the ministry of his Son, Jesus Christ, the friend of sinners ( Matt 9:13 )

— if he has called sinners by grace to be His forefathers, should we be surprised when he calls them by grace to be His descendants?

Going Deeper

Tamar

— Canaanite daughter-in-law of Judah

— Her husband ( Er ) died and the next oldest brother ( Onan )

— Judah promised her his next eldest son but he failed to keep his promise

— She disguised herself as a prostitute and gave birth to two sons Tamar and Perez ( Gen 38 )

Rehab

— A Gentile Prostitute in the city of Jericho

— Became the wife of Salmon and mother of the godly Boaz, who was David’s great-grandfather

Ruth

— A Gentile and wife of Boaz

— After her husband ( Mahlon) died she returned to Israel with her mother-in-law Naomi

— Many Jewish writers say that Mahlon’s death ( and that of his brother ) was judgment for marrying a Moabite

— Moabites were Israel’s most implacable enemy ( the result of Lot and two unmarried daughters )

— She became the grandmother of David

Bathsheba

— First son died in infancy

— Second son was Solomon ( 2 Sam 11:1-27; 12:14, 24 )

Joseph’s Genealogy

— Matthew gives us the genealogy through Joseph

— Joseph a direct descendant of David through Salomon, but also via King Jeconiah, one of the last kings before the Babylonian captivity

— Special curse on Jeconiah (cf. Jer 22:24-30 )

— As a result of this curse, you had to not only be of the house of David, but also not from Jeconiah

Joseph and Jeconiah

— According to Matthew’s genealogy, Joseph had the blood of Jeconiah in his veins

— But - disqualified to sit on David’s throne

— Joseph not heir apparent

— No real son of Joseph could sit on the throne

Matthew’s point

— Shows the genealogy, presents the Jeconiah problem, and then gives the account of the virgin birth

— Solomon’s line was the royal line and Nathan’s line was the legal line

— Jesus was not Joseph’s son, he was born of a virgin

The Virgin Birth ( 1:18-25 )

— Many people even so-called Christians pick and choose what to believe in the bible

— The virgin birth is one of those hard to believe stories

— But when we pick and chose what to believe we set ourselves above God’s Word and him ( cf. Ps 138:2 )

Satan

Satan has used fantasy and mythology to counterfeit the virgin birth with a proliferation of false accounts intended to minimize Christ’s utterly unique birth

— Romans believed that Zeus impregnated Semele without contact when she conceived Dionysus, the lord of the earth

— The Babylonians believed that Tammuz ( see Ezek 8:14 ) was conceived in the priestess Semiramis by a sunbeam

— All of this to sow doubt in skeptical people and discount the biblical account as fantasy

— Those who deny the virgin birth will say that he was a great prophet and a role model but not both God and Man

D. Grey Barnhouse

— One of the greatest proofs of the Virgin Birth is in the fact that there are two genealogies of Jesus, one each in Matthew and Luke

— The two lines run parallel from Abraham to David, but then Matthew comes down to Jesus by way of Solomon the son of David, while Luke comes down to Jesus by way of of Nathan the son of David

— In other words, the two genealogies are the lines of two brothers and the children become cousins

— The whole point of the difference is that Solomon’s line was the royal line and Nathan’s line was the legal line

— Matthew does not say that Joseph “begat” Jesus, but that he was the husband of Mary ( Matthew 1:16 )

— But the greatest proof of all lies in one of the names in the account of Matthew: Jechonias ; it is the reason for including Joseph because it proves that Joseph could not have been Jesus’ father

— Jechonias was accursed by God with a curse that took away the throne away from any of his descendants ( Jer 22:30 ); If Jesus had been the son of Joseph, He could not have been the Messiah

— On the other hand, Mary’s line was not the royal line, a son of Heli would have faced the fact that there was a regal line that would have contested any claim that came from the line of Nathan. How was the dilemma solved?

— The line that had no curse produced Heli and his daughter the Virgin Mary and her Son Jesus Christ, He is therefore eligible by the line of Nathan and exhausts the line; The line with the curse produced Joseph, Joseph’s children now have an older brother (adopted) who is the royal heir

Q: Why is it important for us to believe the biblical account of the virgin birth ( 1:18 )?

— If we don’t believe the virgin birth how can we trust anything Jesus said?

— The essence of the gospel is that God became man and that, by being both wholly God and wholly man, He was able to reconcile men to God

— By being fully human he understands our experiences and struggles ( Heb 4:15, 16 )

— By being fully God he has the power to deliver us from sin ( Col 2:13-15 )

Going Deeper

Bible History records some amazing births

— Isaac born to Sara who was 100 years old (Gen 17:19; 21:2 ) and laughed at the thought of having a child ( Gen 18:12 )

— The womb of Manoah’s wife was barren but she gave birth to Samson ( Judges 13:2-3 )

— The birth of Samuel to the barren Hannah ( 1 Sam 1:5; 11; 20 )

— Elizabeth was barren but gave birth to John the Baptist ( Lk 1:7 )

Satan’s confusion

— An ancient Sumerian/Accadian story told of Tukulti II ( 890-884 BC) how the gods created him in the womb of his mother

— At the conception of Buddha his mother supposedly saw a great white elephant enter her belly

— Hinduism teaches that divine Vishnu descended into the womb of Devaki and was born as her son Krishna

— Even Alexander the Great was supposedly virgin born by the power Zeus trough a snake that impregnated his mother Olympias

Modern Science

— Has a term for virgin birth called “parthenogenesis”

— In the world of honey bees, unfertilized eggs become drone or male honey bees

— Artificial parthenogenesis has occurred with unfertilized silk worms sea urchins and marine worms

— In 1939 and 1940 rabbits were produced (all female) through chemical and temperature influences on ova

The Importance of the Virgin birth

— His atoning death, resurrection, ascension and return are all integral aspects of His deity

— Jesus once asked the Pharisees a question about Himself that men have been asking in every generation

— “What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?” ( Matt 22:42 )

— He is the human Son of man and the divine Son of God

The Virgin Birth ( 1:18 )

( 1:18 ) Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

What we know about Joseph

— A man of integrity and a righteous man ( 1:19 )

— A descendant of David

— Sensitive to God’s guidance and willing to do God’s will no matter the consequences

McGee

— God made no mistake in choosing Joseph

— A hot-headed man would immediately have had her stoned to death or would have made her a public example by exposing her

— But Joseph was not that kind of man

— He was a gentle person

— He was in love with her, and he did not want to hurt her in any way, although he felt that she had been unfaithful to him

Betrothed

( 1:18 ) Mary was betrothed to Joseph

— Solemnly promised in marriage to Joseph

— The marriage feast and living together would come later

— Betrothal among the Jews must not be confused with present-day engagement

— In a restricted sense, it was essentially a marriage ( Hendriksen )

Lessons from his life

— God honors integrity

— Social position is of little importance when God chooses to us

( 1:18 ) with child of the Holy Spirit

— This is a great mystery

— But prophesied in the OT ( Isa 7:14 )

— God spoke to the serpent of the enmity between “your seed and her [Eve’s] seed” ( Gen 3:15 )

— “your seed” Satan and unbelievers who are called the devil’s children ( Jn 8:44 )

— “her seed” Christ, a descendant of Eve and all those in Him

The Virgin Birth Confronted ( 1:19-20 )

( 1:19-20 ) Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. 20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

— He knew he should not go through with the marriage

— He did not want to shame her publically

— The OT called for death ( Deut 22:23-24 )

— Because he loved her so deeply he wanted to put her away secretly

Q: Joseph is told that Jesus will save. Whom will He save ( 1:21 )?

The Virgin Birth Clarified ( 1:21 )

( 1:21 ) And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

— Joseph told to name the boy Jesus, just like Zacharias was told to name his son John ( Lk 1:13 )

— The angel tells Joseph that Jesus will save

— Whom will He save? Not everybody, but His people ( cf. John 3:16 ), “His sheep” ( John 10:11 )

The Virgin Birth Connected ( 1:22-23 )

( 1:22-23 ) So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

— Matthew explains that the virgin birth was predicted in the OT ( Isa 7:14 )

— Regarding “young woman” versus “virgin”; Would it really be a sign if a “young woman” had a child?

— No

— The sign would be that a “virgin” would have a child

— This is the first of a long list of prophecies to which Matthew refers in order to show that Jesus is really the long expected Messiah ( a complete list is given at the end of this chapter )

( 1:23 ) “God with us.”

— God with us, as God in the flesh he was literally among us

— Through the Holy Spirit, Christ is present today and in the life of every believer ( 1 Cor 6:19 )

— Perhaps not even Isaiah understood how far-reaching the meaning of “Immanuel” would be

The Virgin Birth consummated ( 1:24-25 )

( 1:24-25 ) Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, 25 and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus.

Q: What do these chapters reveal about the “stepfather” of Christ?

— He immediately obeyed

— We know nothing else about Joseph’s life except his taking the infant Jesus to the temple for dedication ( Lk 2:22-33 )

— His taking Mary to Egypt to protect Him from Herod ( Matt 2:13-33 )

— And taking his taking the family to Jerusalem for the passover when Jesus was twelve ( Lk 2:42-52 )

( 1:25 ) and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son

Remained a Virgin— implies that he had normal relationships with his wife after the birth of Jesus

— Jesus’ brothers and sisters are spoken of numerous times in the gospels ( Matt 12:46; 13:55-56; Mark 6:3 )

Q: Mary and Joseph faced an unusual “crisis.” Though she was a virgin, she was pregnant. How do you think others viewed their relationship and treated them? What can modern Christians learn from their response to an extremely trying situation?

Matthew and the OT

Hendricksen

— Matthew contains at least 40 formal quotations; these are often introduced by words such as “that which was spoken…might be fulfilled,” “You have heard that it was said,” “For so it is written by the prophet,” etc. Note the following

Matthew Ref OT Passage

1:23 Isa 7:14

2:6 Mic 5:2

2:15 Hos 11:1, ( cf. Ex 4:22 )

2:18 Jer 31:15

2:23 Isa 11:1? ( cf. Isa 53:2, 3)

3:3 Isa 40:3

4:4 Deut 8:3

4:6 Ps 91:11, 12

4:7 Deut 6:16

4:10 Deut 5:9; 6:13

4:15, 16 Isa 9:1, 2

5:21 Ex 20:13; Deut 5:17

5:27 Ex 20:14; Lev 24:20; Deut 19:21

5:43 Lev 19:18

8:17 Is 53:4

9:13 Hos 6:6

11:10 Mal 3:1

12:7 Hos 6:6

12:18-21 Isa 42:1-4

13:14, 15 Isa 6:9, 10

13:35 Ps 78:2

15:4a Ex 20:12; Deut 5:16

15:4b Ex 21:17; Lev 20:9; Deut 27:16; Prov 20:20; 30:17

15:8, 9 Isa 29:13

19:4 Gen 1:27

19:7 Deut 24:1

19:18, 19 Exod 20:12-16; Lev 19:18; Deut 5:16-20

21:5 Zech 9:9

21:13a Isa 56:7

21:13b Jer 7:11

21:16 Ps 8:2

21:42 Ps 118:22, 23

22:24 Deut 25:5

22:32 Exod 3:6

22:37 Deut 6:5

22:39 Lev 19:18

22:44 Ps 110:1

23:38, 39 Ps 118:26; Jer 22:5

24:15 Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11

24:29-31 long list of prophecies ( Isa 13:10; Ezek 23:7; Joel 2:10b; Is 34:4; Joel 2:10; Hag 2:6; Zech 12:10; 12; Dan 7:13, 14; Is 27:13; Deut 30:4 )

26:31 Zech 13:7

26:64 Ps 110:1; Dan 7:13, 14

27:9, 10 Zech 11:12, 13 ( cf. Jer 32:6-15 )

27:46 Ps 22:1

Additional Resources

MacArthur, John. Matthew 1-7. Moody Press, 1985.

MacArthur, John. New Testament Commentary. Moody, 1985.

Life Application Study Bible. Zondervan, 2011.

Bluelettterbible.org Matthew Commentaries: https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/mat/1/1/t_comms_930001

Matthew Study Questions : https://www.bible-studys.org/Bible%20Books/Matthew/Matthew%20Chapter%201.html

David Guzik, Enduring Word: https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/matthew-1/

J. Vernon McGee, Thru The Bible with J. Vernon McGee.

Hendricksen, William. Matthew: New Testament Commentary. Baker, 1995