Matthew Lesson 1
The Gospel of Matthew
“The King of the Jews”
Key Verse: Matthew 23:37-39, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.”
Key Words: Kingdom of Heaven (Found 32 times), Fulfilled (Found 17 times).
Theme:
1) To show that Jesus is the Messiah.
2) To reveal Him as: Prince (1-12), Prophet (12-23), Priest (24-28)
3) To explain Jesus’ relationship to two great covenants:
- a) The Abrahamic Covenant of Promise (Genesis 15:18)
- b) The Davidic Covenant of Kingship (II Samuel 7:8-16)
Date: 37 A. D.
Writer: Matthew (Called Levi, Mark 2:14) A Jew from Galilee; Roman Tax Collector (Matthew 9:9), Son of Alphaeus.
Written to: The Jews (There are 65 references to the Old Testament) From: Judea.
The Book: Number in Bible – 40th Book; Number of Chapters – 28; Number of Verses – 1,068; Number in Order of Writing: First Book in New Testament.
Purpose: To show that the Lord of the Christians is the Messiah of the Jews. To show that Jesus of Nazareth is the prophesied King of Israel.
Divisions: There are Five Famous Discourses in Matthew.
(1) The Teacher and His pupils (5-7)
(2) The Master and His servants (10)
(3) The King and His subjects (13)
(4) The Head of the Church and His members (16-18)
(5) The Judge and His defendants (23-25)
Introduction: After tracing the genealogy of Christ back to Abraham, Matthew then develops the following accounts:
1) The Birth of Jesus
2) His Infancy
3) His Baptism by John the Baptist
4) His Wilderness Temptation
5) The Sermon on the Mount
6) The Olivet Discourse
7) His Ten Parables and Two Parables
8) His Entry Into Jerusalem
9) His Rejection by the Jews
10) His Crucifixion
11) His Resurrection.
Outline:
I. Preparation for His Public Ministry (Chapters 1-4)
1) Genealogy (1:1-17)
2) Birth (1:18-2:23)
3) Introduction and Baptism (3)
4) Temptation (4)
II. Precepts of His Ministry (Chapters 5-7), these include:
1) Eight rules for living
2) Formula for happiness
3) Standard of perfect human conduct
4) An octave of Kingdom music
5) Eight-rung ladder to radiance and joy.
6) Proclamations of the King
7) Theme- Righteousness
8) Magna Carta of the Kingdom
9) Platform of Millennium
10) Spirit will accept – flesh will reject
III. Power of His Ministry (Chapters 8-12)
1) Power over Disease, Nature and Satan (8)
2) Power over Sin, Death and Darkness (9)
3) Power in Lives of Disciples – past, present future (10)
4) Power in Life of John The Baptist (11)
5) Power of Satan and Sin (12)
IV. Principles of His Ministry (Chapters 13-15)
1) The Parables set forth Kingdom truth (13)
2) The Provision for His followers (14)
3) The Pharisees opposed His ministry (15)
V. Presentation of His Ministry (Chapters 16-23)
1) The Great Testimony of Peter (16)
2) The Glorious Transfiguration (17)
3) The Grand Truth of Church and Kingdom (18)
4) The Good Teaching of Christ on divorce and riches (19)
5) The Great Tale of parable of Laborers (20)
6) The Gallant Triumphant Entry (21)
7) The Guarded Tribute question (22)
8) The Ghastly Trouble pronounced on false teachers (23)
VI. Passion of His Ministry (Chapters 24-28)
1) He Will Return in Power and Great Glory (24)
2) He Will Judge the Nations (25)
3) He is Denied and Betrayed (26)
4) He is Tried and Crucified (27)
5) He is Resurrected and Commissions His Disciples (28)
Miscellaneous: About Matthew:
1) His Call to Apostleship (9:9) 2) His Change of Profession (9:9)
3) His Charge by Jesus (9:37-38) 4) His Channeling to Service (10:1-7)
Dr. Tom Wallace
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