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Gospel of Matthew: Behold, the King!

January 27, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

Gospel of Matthew: Behold, the King! | WednesdayintheWord.com

Matthew gives us one of the earliest records of the teaching of Jesus. His gospel is famous not only for his use of the Old Testament, but also for recording 5 sermons of Jesus, including the Sermon on the Mount. Placed first in the New Testament, Matthew’s gospel provides the necessary continuity between the Old and New Testament.

Matthew wrote this book to tell us who Jesus is and what that means for us — something we all want to know.


Resources: Background, Outlines, Maps, Key Words

  • NASB Gospel of Matthew Study Text
  • ESV Gospel of Matthew Study Text
  • Spotify Playlist
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Jump to: Early Life (Mt 1-2); ** Fulfillment Passages (Mt 2-3; ** Temptations (Mt 4); ** Beatitudes (Mt 5); ** Love Your Enemy (Mt 5); ** Lord’s Prayer (Mt 6); ** Golden Rule (Mt 7 ** Next **


The early life of Jesus

01 Gospel of Matthew Introduction

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. Teacher: Krisan Marotta on February 3, 2021.

02 Matthew 1:1-17 The Genealogy of Jesus

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. Teacher: Krisan Marotta on February 10, 2021.

Fulfillment passages

03 Matthew 1:18-25 The Birth of Jesus

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. Teacher: Krisan Marotta on February 17, 2021.

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

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. Teacher: Krisan Marotta on February 24, 2021.

05 Matthew 2:13-15 Out of Egypt

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. Teacher: Krisan Marotta on March 3, 2021.

06 Matthew 2:16-18 Rachel weeping

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. Teacher: Krisan Marotta on March 10, 2021.

07 Matthew 2:19-23 A Nazarene

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. Teacher: Krisan Marotta on March 17, 2021.

08 Matthew 3:1-12 John the Baptist

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. Teacher: Krisan Marotta on March 24, 2021.

09 Matthew 3:13-17 The baptism of Jesus

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 Jesus is: humble and willing to serve. Teacher: Krisan Marotta on March 31, 2021.

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Temptations

The Temptations of Jesus

For each of the temptations we’ll answer 3 questions: 1) why is the choice wrong? 2) why is the choice attractive? and 3) how does Jesus respond?

10 Matthew 4:1-4 Stones to bread

Satan wants to disqualify Jesus as the Messiah while God wants to demonstrate that Jesus is worthy to be the Messiah. We’ll look how how Jesus responds when he’s tempted to believe God is no longer taking care of him. Teacher: Krisan Marotta on April 7, 2021.

11 Matthew 4:5-7 Jump from the pinnacle

While the temptation to jump to from the top of a high mountain may not appear to very enticing at first glance, but it’s a temptation we all face today. When life gets hard or overwhelming, like Jesus, we’re very tempted to believe God has ceased to take care of us. Teacher: Krisan Marotta on April 14, 2021.

12 Matthew 4:8-11 Bow down

Teacher: Krisan Marotta on April 21, 2021.

13 Matthew 4:12-25 Early Ministry

Teacher: Krisan Marotta on April 28, 2021.

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Beatitudes

14 Sermon on the Mount Introduction

15 Beatitudes Introduction

16 Matthew 5:1-3 Poor in Spirit

17 Matthew 5:4 Mourn

18 Matthew 5:5 Meek

19 Matthew 5:6-7 Hunger & merciful

20 Matthew 5:8-9 Purity & peacemaking

21 Matthew 5:10-16 Persecuted

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Love your Enemy

22 Matthew 5:17-20 Fulfill the law

23 Matthew 5:21-26 Anger

24 Matthew 5:27-30 Lust

25 Matthew 5:31-32 Divorce

26 Matthew 5:33-37 Oaths

27 Matthew 5:28-42 Retaliation

28 Matthew 5:43-48 Love your enemies

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Lord’s Prayer

29 Matthew 6:1-18 Pray this way

30 Matthew 6:7-10 The Lord’s Prayer

31 Matthew 6:11 Daily Bread

32 Matthew 6:12-15 Forgiveness

33 Matthew 6:13 Temptation

34 Matthew 6:19-24 Treasures in Heaven

35 Matthew 6:25-34 Anxious

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Golden Rule

36 Matthew 7:1-5 Logs & Specks

37 Matthew 7:6-11 Dogs, Pigs, Snakes & Fish

38 Matthew 7:12-27 The Golden Rule

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Related posts:

  1. 01 Gospel of Matthew Introduction
  2. Gospel of Matthew Resources
  3. 2 Samuel: David as King
  4. 1 John: Discerning the True Gospel
  5. 05 Matthew 2:13-15 Out of Egypt

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