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09 Matthew 3:13-17 The baptism of Jesus

April 7, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

At his baptism, God confirms that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, who will rule on David’s throne forever. We also see what kind of king he is: humble and willing to serve.

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08 Matthew 3:1-12 John the Baptist

March 24, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

John the Baptist was the herald who announced the coming of the King. His message had two parts: repent for the kingdom of God is at hand. The king is coming. It is time to turn back to God and follow his Messiah.

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Word Study: repent metanoeō

March 22, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

Tools and resources you need to do a word study on the Greek word for repent: metanoeo.

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07 Matthew 2:19-23 A Nazarene

March 17, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

This quotation presents the hardest challenge because no passage in the Old Testament says the Messiah will be called a Nazarene. Instead Matthew is summarizing an idea taught in the prophets. We need both grammar and historical background to understand him.

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06 Matthew 2:16-18 Rachel weeping

March 10, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

In this third fulfillment passage, Matthew compares the murder of the young boys in Bethlehem to the Rachel weeping in her tomb for the captives about to be deported to Babylon. In both events, all hope seems lost.

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05 Matthew 2:13-15 Out of Egypt

March 3, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

Matthew tells us the life of Jesus “fulfills” something spoken by the prophet Hosea. Yet Hosea is not “predicting” anything; Hosea is looking backward to the Exodus. What is Matthew doing? He’s pointing out the theological connection between Israel as God’s son and the Messiah, God’s son.

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04 Matthew 2:1-23 The early life of Jesus

February 24, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

Matthew draws many parallels between the early life of Jesus and the Old Testament to reinforce his main point: Jesus is the Christ, the son of Abraham and son of David, who will fulfill God’s promises.

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03 Matthew 1:18-25 Birth of Jesus

February 17, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

You would think that a passage covering the birth of Jesus would be easy “Christmas stuff” we’re all familiar with. Don’t be fooled. Matthew’s account raises some interesting theological questions.

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02 Matthew 1:1-17 Genealogy of Jesus

February 10, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

Writers are usually told to start their books with a hook that will immediately engage their readers. Matthew begins his gospel with a list of names. Could anything be more boring? Yet Matthew did start with a bang. This list is relevant to every human being who ever lived. 

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01 Gospel of Matthew Introduction

February 3, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

Jesus claimed that “all authority in heaven and on earth” has been given to him (Mt 28:18). If that’s true, and I believe it is, then we benefit by learning all we can about Jesus. Matthew wrote this gospel to tell us who Jesus is and what that means for us.

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03 Jesus: The Ideal Servant-King

January 20, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

As citizens of God’s kingdom, we ought to reflect our holy king. This is what citizenship in the kingdom of God looks like.

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Who was Matthew?

November 20, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ and the author of the gospel that bears his name. He was a tax collector before following Jesus.

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Matthew’s use of the Old Testament

October 26, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

The New Testament is our divinely inspired commentary on the Old Testament. When studying a passage, it’s often helpful to see how other biblical authors understood it. Here are Matthew’s quotations and allusions to the Old Testament in his gospel.

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08 How many loaves do you have? Mark 6:30-46

July 26, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

The feeding of the 5000 is the only story — other than Jesus’ last week on earth — which is found in all 4 gospels. It is mentioned in several other passages as well. Even though it’s part of a familiar story, this question is one of the more obscure questions that we’ll cover.

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Matthew 12:43-45 Return of the Unclean Spirit

June 10, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Matthew 12:43-44 contains one of the most difficult sayings of Jesus. This passage can only be solved with good Bible study methodology.

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