The Four Gospels - Matthew
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10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there. 11 But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
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1 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. 3 And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. 4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God, 6 and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: 7 the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight. 8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” 9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. 12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
Why 4 Gospels?
Why 4 Gospels?
Introducing Jesus & His Ministry
Biography example
Winston Churchill
Personal Individual
Military Man
Artist
Politician
God’s Scriptural Design
7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. 8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
4 river heads
Jesus, and ministry - on earth
Pishon - gold, Bdellium & onyx sybolise royalty
Gihon - To gush, serving the land of Cush
Tigris - Authority
East also direction adam driven out of eden (indicating decendant of man)
Euphrates - Good and Abounding River
4th commandment - rest from work
4th part of Lord’s Prayer - “Your will be done on earth”
4 character & roles of Jesus - 4 distinct offices
4 Cherabim
15 And the cherubim mounted up. These were the living creatures that I saw by the Chebar canal.
19 And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth before my eyes as they went out, with the wheels beside them. And they stood at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the Lord, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.
4 Creatures - Revelation
7 the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight.
Four Gospels
Four Gospels
Matthew (Official / Tax Collector) - Lion
Son of David
King of Jews
The Messiah
Despised & rejected
5 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Mark (Servant of Apostle Peter) - Ox
Servant of Jehovah
8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring my servant the Branch.
Luke (Doctor) - Face of Man
Son of Man - Perfect Man
12 And say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord.
John (Fisherman, whom Jesus Loved) - Eagle
Son of God
Only begotten of the Father
Lamb of God
Light of the World
e.g. Why we pray in the name of Jesus
2 In that day the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel.
Matthew
Matthew
Written AD70-110
Matthew 1:1-17 & Luke 3:23-38 Linked? No!
2000 years since Abraham, & 4000 since Adam
Adam to Abraham 19 generations (9th to Noah and 10th after)
10 + 9 (19) God’s Perfect Order in regard to Judgement
19 Kings & 19 feasts (Deut) 19 year cycle to Hebrew Calendar
400 years since Malachi, Last Prophet
The book of the Generation of Jesus
The book of the Generation of Jesus
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Book of the Generation
Matthew 1:1 (KJV 1900)
1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Aligned with the Old Testiment
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
14th Book of Generation - 7 perfect, (7 x 2) 14 complete
12 x “book of the generation” in Genesis
Numbers & Ruth - 13th “book of the generation” (Parez)
18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron,
Matthew is 14th “book of the Generation” of Jesus
Old Testiment - book of death
New Testiment - book of life
Key aspects
Key aspects
60 quotes from old testiment
“Fulfilled” 15 times
Matthew is key to New Testiment
God’s dealing with his people (see Moses)
God’s dealing with his people (see Moses)
Jews given time to repent
Jews turned aside
Taking from the Gentiles a people for His Name
Structure
Structure
Introduction to Jesus (Up to 4:16)
His Ministry (4:17 - 16:20)
Sermon on the Mount (Ch 5-7)
The King declares his Constitution
The laws that govern the conduct of His subjects
Show his disciples he must fulfil the work of His Father (16:21 - end)
Royal Decent - associated with foreigners and sinners
Royal Decent - associated with foreigners and sinners
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
Begat
Matthew 1:2 (KJV 1900)
2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
Line of Obedience to God
Associated with Foreigners and Sinners
Rightful Heir of the Throne of Israel
Messiah the greater Son of David “the King” Luke 1:32
32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
Luke provides a Genealogy
Luke provides a Genealogy
23 Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
77th Generation from Adam - Pefection
Provides a precise confirmation of who Jesus was
Jesus - Decendant of Shem
36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
Avoid societies obsession of skin colour - but we must dispell false rumour
Ham means dark
Jepheth means fair
Shem was brown skinned, “normal”
Scripture Division of People by Faith & language
38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
Royal Line of Decent (cont.)
Royal Line of Decent (cont.)
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
Pefect & Complete
7 + 6
7 = Perfect
6 = Man
King & Lineage
Clear Symbolism of Jesus’ Ministry
Clear Symbolism of Jesus’ Ministry
Kingship - Visit from Wise Men
Building a new Kingdom - Flight & Return from Egypt - Journey from Egypt
Despised & Rejected
Despised & Rejected
Herod wanted to Kill Jesus - Pointing to his Death on a cross
Nazarenne - Dispised & Rejected
21 And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. 23 And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Matthew (Official / Tax Collector) - Lion
Son of David
King of Jews
The Messiah - despised & rejected
Call to Repentence
Call to Repentence
repent, the Kingdom of heaven is at Hand
only to “lost sheep of the House of israel”
those familiar with the old testiment scriptures
How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord,
is laid for your faith in his excellent word!
What more can he say than to you he has said,
to all who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
2. In every condition-in sickness, in health,
in poverty’s grip or abounding in wealth,
at home or abroad, on the land, on the sea-
as days may demand shall your strength ever be.
3. Since Jesus is with you, do not be afraid;
since he is your God, you need not be dismayed:
he’ll strengthen you, guard you, and help you to stand,
upheld by his righteous, omnipotent hand.
4. When through the deep waters he calls you to go,
you will not be drowned in the rivers of woe;
for he will be with you in trouble, to bless
and work for your good through your deepest distress.
5. When through fiery trials your pathway shall lie,
his grace all-sufficient shall be your supply;
the flames shall not harm you: his only design
your dross to consume and your gold to refine.
6. The soul that in Jesus has found its repose,
he will not, he cannot, desert to its foes;
that soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake,
he’ll never, no never, no never forsake!
Closing Prayer
Closing Prayer
Doxology(read) –
Doxology(read) –
NOT TO US BE GLORY GIVEN
but to him who reigns above:
Glory to the God of heaven
for his faithfulness and love!
What though unbelieving voices
hear no word and see no sign,
still in God my heart rejoices,
working out his will divine.