The Gospel of Matthew

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• The Gospel of Matthew

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• Title
• English The Gospel According to Matthew
• Greek kata. Maqqai/on

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• Author

Matthew
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• Date of Writing
• 60-69 AD

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• Theme
• Jesus
• as
• Israels Promised Messiah

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• Purpose of Writing
• Matthews purpose of writing is plain to
  present Jesus as the Messiah so that his readers
  can put their faith in him. His primary audience
  is Jewish, composed both of those Jews still
  living in Israel and those who had scattered
  around the empire. Matthew quotes more from the
  Old Testament than any other gospel writer.

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• Christ in Matthew
• Jesus as the Promised Messiah
• Jesus as the King of Israel
• Jesus as the True Israel

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• Jesus as the Promised Messiah

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Matthew 122-23 Now all this took place to
fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the
prophet 23 "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH
CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL
HIS NAME IMMANUEL."

• Jesus as the Promised Messiah

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Matthew 413-16 and leaving Nazareth, He came and
settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the
region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This was to
fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the
prophet 15 "THE LAND OF ZEBULUN AND THE LAND OF
NAPHTALI, BY THE WAY OF THE SEA, BEYOND THE
JORDAN, GALILEE OF THE GENTILES--
16 "THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SITTING IN DARKNESS SAW A
GREAT LIGHT, AND THOSE WHO WERE SITTING IN THE
LAND AND SHADOW OF DEATH, UPON THEM A LIGHT
DAWNED."

• Jesus as the Promised Messiah

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• Jesus as the Promised Messiah

Matthew 211-5 Jesus sent two disciples, 2
saying to them, "Go into the village opposite
you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied
there . . . 4 This took place to fulfill what was
spoken through the prophet 5 "SAY TO THE
DAUGHTER OF ZION, 'BEHOLD YOUR KING IS COMING TO
YOU, GENTLE, AND MOUNTED ON A DONKEY
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• Jesus as the King of Israel

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Matthew 11 The genealogy of Jesus the Messiah,
the son of David, the son of Abraham. Matthew
927 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men
followed Him, crying out, Have mercy on us, Son
of David! Matthew 219 The crowds going ahead
of Him, and those who followed, were shouting,
Hosanna to the Son of David.

• Jesus as the King of Israel

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• Jesus as the King of Israel

Matthew 21-2 Now after Jesus was born in
Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king,
magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,
2 "Where is He who has been born King of the
Jews?
Matthew 214-5 This took place to fulfill what
was spoken through the prophet 5 "SAY TO THE
DAUGHTER OF ZION, 'BEHOLD YOUR KING IS COMING TO
YOU.
Matthew 2711 Now Jesus stood before the
governor, and the governor questioned Him,
saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And Jesus
said to him, "It is as you say."
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Out of Egypt I called my son . . . .

• Jesus as the True Israel

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• Jesus as the True Israel

Rachel weeping for her children And she refuses
to be comforted, Because they are no more.
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Matthew 41-2 Then Jesus was led up by the
Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the
devil. 2 And after He had fasted forty days and
forty nights . . . .

• Jesus as the True Israel

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• Place in the Canon
• Historically, Matthew hands down to us the
  essence of Jesus teachings, miracles and life.
• Theologically, we are taught that Jesus is the
  true king who fulfills in himself all
  righteousness.
• Devotionally, we are led to worship Jesus and
  obey him as our king.