Lecture 07

“Jesus applies different shepherding techniques

on the various people He encountered.”

I. TitleII. AuthorIII.DateIV.Special CircumstanceV. Messages of the BookVI.Importance of the Book

“The book of Matthew is a bridge between

the Old Testament and the New Testament”

“The Book of the King”• Jesus is portrayed as King• The theme of Kingdom runs through

the entire Bible– Adam and Eve were created to rule– Promise of a coming King– Jesus returns as King in the book of

Revelations– The kings of Israel were meant to

represent God

I. TITLE

“Kingdom” in Matthew’s gospel:Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (MATTHEW 3:1-2)

“Kingdom” in Matthew’s gospel:And Jesus was going about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.(MATTHEW 4:23)

“Kingdom” in Matthew’s gospel:The Beatitudes (MATTHEW 5-8)

“Kingdom” in Matthew’s gospel:Pray, then, in this way: “Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.” (MATTHEW 6:9-10)

“Kingdom” in Matthew’s gospel:The kingdom of heaven is like…(MATTHEW 13)

“Kingdom” in Matthew’s gospel:I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (MATTHEW 16:19)

“Kingdom” in Matthew’s gospel:Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and be given to a nation producing the fruit of it. (MATTHEW 21:43)

“Kingdom” in Matthew’s gospel:And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come. (MATTHEW 24:14)

I. TITLE

“The Book of the King”• “Kingdom” used 55 times • Jesus is called “Son of David”

I. TITLE

“The Book of the King”• Royal genealogy• Magi are looking for a king

−High political and religious office−Astronomers and diviners−Following a star−The Jews were afraid of them−Called “king makers” in Persia−Daniel ruled over them

Numbers 24:17

A star shall come forth from Jacob,

And a scepter shall rise from

Israel

I. TITLE

“The Book of the King”• Presents Jesus as King:

– His crime was that he was “The King of the Jews”

– They did not want his kingdom– Pilate asked him if he was a king

Matthew• One of the twelve• Also called Levi• Tax-collector / Publican

– Educated – Permitted to collect more than Rome

required– Were considered worse than Gentiles

• “Called” alongside Simon the zealot

II.AUTHOR

II.AUTHOR

Matthew• Writes more about taxes than the

other gospels• Uses “publican” in the same breath

as “sinner”• Writes to the people that hate him

the most

III.DATE

Approximately 66 AD• Written prior to 70 AD because of

references to the temple• Just a couple of years before the

destruction of Jerusalem

IV.SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• The tax revolt is starting to escalate• “Jewish Wars” leading up to 70 AD• A warning concerning the

destruction of Jerusalem• Jewish leadership is

deceiving them

Matthew addresses those elements that

fuel the hostility

V. MESSAGES

1. Jesus is the Christ– The Jews had been waiting

for the Messiah– Matthew attempts to prove

that He is the Messiah

2. The True kingdom of God– He re-educates His people– The old system can’t hold

Christ’s message

Matthew 16:13

He began asking His disciples,

saying, "Who do people say that the

Son of Man is?"

Matthew 5:38

You have heard that it was said…

V. MESSAGES

3. Jesus is King– Jesus’ temptation is the temptation of a

king– Satan wanted Jesus to disqualify himself

as a kingAbuse power for

self-gratification

Be careless with life believing

God will bail you out

Focus on earthly

acquisitions

VI.IMPORTANCE OF THE BOOK

To link the message of Jesus to the

Old Testament• Many of the Old Testament

prophetic words are stated to be “fulfilled”

• Compares Jesus to Moses

Moses in Exodus Jesus in Matthew

1:8 – new king 2:1 – the king

1:10 – fear of the Jews joining outsiders 2:3 – fear of the Gentiles visiting

1:16 – threat on the baby boys 2:16 – threat on the baby boys

2:9 – Moses’ family paid wages so he could be raised in Egypt

2:11 – Jesus’ family given money to raise the boy in Egypt

2:15 – Moses had to flee the land 2:13-15 – family fled to Egypt

2:23 – king died 2:19 – king died

2:24 – God remembered the covenant 2:23 – Word of the Lord fulfilled

8:18-19 – Magicians acknowledge power of God

2 – Magi acknowledge worthiness of

the child

14 – Israel led through Red Sea 3:13 – Jesus baptized in water

15-19 – went to the wilderness4:1 – Jesus went into the

wilderness

16 – the people were tested 4:2 – Jesus was tempted

19 – brought the people to Sinai5:1 – He went and taught on a

mountain

20 – he gave the law“Thou shalt not…”

5:2 He gave the laws of the kingdom

“Blessed are…”

“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not

come to abolish, but to fulfill.”

(MATTHEW 5:17)

VI. IMPORTANCE OF THE BOOK

End of Lecture 07