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Commentaries for the book of Matthew

Matthew 1

• INTRODUCTION TO THE KINGDOM (1:1-4:23)
• History and the Mixed-Race Messiah (1:1-17)
• Jesus Is Son of David and Son of Abraham (1:1)
• Jesus Is the Goal and Climax of Israel's History. (1:2-17)
• Accounts of Jesus' Childhood (1:18-2:23)
• When a Virgin Gave Birth (1:18-25)

Matthew 2

• The First Star Trek (2:1-12)
• The Persecuted Child (2:13-18)
• Growing Up in a Small Town (2:19-23)

Matthew 3

• Preparation for Public Ministry (3:1-4:25)
• Warnings of a Wilderness Prophet (3:1-12)
• God Honors His Humble Son (3:13-17)

Matthew 4

• God's Son Passes the Test (4:1-11)
• Moving to a Bigger Town (4:12-16)
• Abandoning All for the Kingdom (4:17-22)
• Jesus Demonstrates God's Reign with Power (4:23-25)

Matthew 5

• THE ETHICS OF GOD'S KINGDOM (5-7)
• The Setting of Jesus' Sermon (5:1-2)
• Kingdom Rewards for the Repentant (5:3-9)
• Encouragement for Those Persecuted for the Gospel (5:10-12)
• Worthless Disciples (5:13-16)
• Jesus Applies Principles in God's Law (5:17-48)
• Christians Must Obey God's Law (5:17-20)
• Angry Enough to Kill (5:21-26)
• Do Not Covet Others Sexually (5:27-30)
• Do Not Betray Your Spouse by Divorce (5:31-32)
• Oaths Are a Poor Substitute for Integrity (5:33-37)
• Avoid Retribution and Resistance (5:38-42)
• Love Your Enemies (5:43-48)

Matthew 6

• Showing Righteousness to God Alone (6:1-18)
• Righteousness When Only God Sees (6:1)
• Doing Charity Secretly (6:2-4)
• Fasting Secretly (6:16-18)
• Do Not Value Possessions (6:19-34)
• Do Not Value Possessions Enough to Seek Them (6:19-24)
• Do Not Value Possessions Enough to Worry About Them (6:25-34)

Matthew 7

• Appropriate Judgment (7:1-27)
• Do Not Judge Others (7:1-6)
• Good Gifts Guaranteed (7:7-12)
• The Narrow Way (7:13-14)
• Discern by Fruits, Not Gifts (7:15-23)
• Obeying Jesus' Words (7:24-27)
• Epilogue: Jesus' Hearers Recognize His Authority (7:28-29)

Matthew 8

• JESUS RULES NATURE-AND DISCIPLES (8:1-9:38)
• Jesus' Authority over Sickness (8:1-22)
• Jesus' Willingness to Heal (8:1-4)
• A Roman Exception (8:5-13)
• Jesus the Healer (8:14-17)
• Following Where Jesus Leads (8:18-22)
• Jesus' Authority over Nature and Disciples (8:23-9:17)
• Jesus' Authority over Nature (8:23-27)
• Jesus' Authority over Demons (8:28-34)

Matthew 9

• Jesus' Authority to Forgive Sins (9:1-8)
• Sinners Need a Physician (9:9-13)
• A Time for Everything (9:14-17)
• Jesus' Authority over Disabilities and Disciples (9:18-38)
• Embracing Our Brokenness (9:18-26)
• Astonishing Cures for Disabilities (9:27-34)
• More Laborers for the Harvest (9:35-38)

Matthew 10

• PROCLAIMING THE KINGDOM (10:1-42)
• Jesus Commissions His Agents (10:1-4)
• Authorizing Others to Heal (10:1)
• The First Missionaries (10:2-4)
• The Mission of Jesus' Agents (10:5-15)
• Persecution Is Promised (10:16-23)
• Opposition and Empowerment (10:16-20)
• Divided Families (10:21-22)
• Opposition Within Israel (10:23)
• Encouragement for the Persecuted (10:24-33)
• Jesus Matters More Than Anything (10:34-39)
• Embracing Christ's Agents (10:40-42)

Matthew 11

• QUESTIONS AND OPPOSITION (11:1-12:50)
• The Questions of a Man of God (11:1-6)
• Receiving Prophets (11:7-15)
• Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (11:16-19)
• Judgment and Rest (11:20-30)
• Judgment on Unrepentant Cities (11:20-24)
• Rest for the Little Ones (11:25-30)

Matthew 12

• Increasing Conflicts (12:1-50)
• Conflicting Approaches to the Bible (12:1-14)
• The Spirit-Anointed Humble Servant (12:15-21)
• Which of Us Is for the Devil? (12:22-45)
• Jesus' True Family (12:46-50)

Matthew 13

• PARABLES OF THE SECRET KINGDOM (13:1-52)
• Setting (13:1-2)
• The Sower and the Soils (13:3-23)
• Various Soils Respond to the Seed (13:3-9)
• Secrets for Disciples Only (13:10-17)
• Only Disciples Who Understand Persevere (13:18-23)
• The Future Revelation of Kingdom People (13:24-43)
• The Enemy's Weeds (13:24-30)
• The Hidden Kingdom of the Present (13:31-35)
• The Coming Separation (13:36-43)
• Those Who Know the Kingdom's Value (13:44-52)
• The Kingdom Costs True Disciples Everything (13:44-46)
• The Coming Separation (13:47-50)
• Revealing the Kingdom's Treasures (13:51-52)
• THE REJECTED PROPHET (13:53-17:27)
• The Threatened Prophet (13:53-14:36)
• A Prophet Visits Home (13:53-58)

Matthew 14

• A Prophet Martyred (14:1-12)
• Feeding the Five Thousand (14:13-21)
• Lord of the Sea (14:22-33)
• Jesus Heals All Who Come (14:34-36)

Matthew 15

• Pharisees and Canaanites (15:1-39)
• Moral Versus Ritual Cleanness (15:1-20)
• A Canaanite Woman's Faith (15:21-28)
• Feeding the Four Thousand (15:29-39)

Matthew 16

• The Son Revealed-to Some (16:1-17:13)
• Jesus' Opponents Seek a Sign (16:1-4)
• Religious Cancer and Doubting Disciples (16:5-12)
• God's Plan Established on Christ (16:13-20)
• The Cost of the Kingdom (16:21-27)
• The Son of Man's Glory (16:28-17:13)

Matthew 17

• Miracles and Disciples (17:14-27)
• Lacking a Mustard Seed of Faith (17:14-23)
• Upholding Society's Requirements (17:24-27)

Matthew 18

• RELATIONSHIPS IN THE KINGDOM (18:1-35)
• Serving the Little Ones (18:1-14)
• The Greatest Is the Child (18:1-5)
• Causing a Little One to Stumble (18:6-9)
• Go After the Straying Sheep (18:10-14)
• Discipline and Forgiveness (18:15-35)
• Addressing Stumbling Blocks Seriously (18:15-20)
• Forgiveness (18:21-35)

Matthew 19

• THE FINAL JOURNEY (19:1-22:46)
• Inverting the World's Values (19:1-20:16)
• Grounds for Divorce in God's Law (19:1-12)
• The Kingdom Belongs to Children (19:13-15)
• The Cost of Discipleship (19:16-22)
• Sacrifice and Reward (19:23-30)
• Reversal of Fortunes (19:30-20:16)

Matthew 20

• The Price of Jesus' Mission (20:17-21:16)
• Suffering for the Kingdom (20:17-19)
• The Reign of a Suffering Servant (20:20-28)
• Persistent Prayer (20:29-34)

Matthew 21

• Jerusalem's King Enters Its Gates (21:1-11)
• Judgment on the Temple Establishment (21:12-16)
• Jesus Debates Jerusalem's Leaders (21:17-22:46)
• Faith to Accomplish the Impossible (21:17-22)
• The Source of Jesus' Authority (21:23-27)
• Pretend Obedience Versus Delayed Obedience (21:28-32)
• The Murderous Tenants (21:33-44)
• The Cowardly Politicians (21:45-46)

Matthew 22

• Scorning the King's Son (22:1-14)
• Caesar or God (22:15-22)
• Proving the Resurrection (22:23-33)
• Love God and Neighbor (22:34-40)
• David's Son, David's Lord (22:41-46)

Matthew 23

• THE FUTURE AND THE KINGDOM (23:1-25:46)
• Judgment on the Religious Elite (23:1-39)
• Religion for Show (23:1-12)
• Woes Against Human Religion (23:13-32)
• Impending Judgment on the Religious Establishment (23:33-39)

Matthew 24

• Judgment on the Temple and the World (24:1-31)
• The Temple's Destruction (24:1-3)
• Not Yet the End (24:4-14)
• The Tribulation in History (24:15-28)
• Jesus' Return (24:29-31)
• Parables of the Future Kingdom (24:32--25:46)
• Neither the Day Nor the Hour (24:32-44)
• Christ's Servants Judged (24:45-51)

Matthew 25

• Awaiting the Bridegroom (25:1-13)
• The Industrious and the Lazy Managers (25:14-30)
• The Division of the Sheep and the Goats (25:31-46)

Matthew 26

• ARREST, MARTYRDOM, RESURRECTION (26:1--28:20)
• The Betrayal (26:1-56)
• How Much Is Jesus Worth? (26:1-16)
• The Meaning of Jesus' Death (26:17-30)
• Jesus' Turmoil and the Disciples' Weakness (26:31-46)
• The Betrayal (26:47-56)
• The Trials (26:57--27:26)
• Religious Leaders Versus Jesus (26:57-68)
• The First Response to Betrayal (26:69-75)

Matthew 27

• The Other Response to Betrayal (27:1-10)
• Politics Versus Justice (27:11-26)
• The Crucifixion and Burial (27:27-66)
• The World Ridicules God's Son (27:27-44)
• Signs at Jesus' Death (27:45-54)
• Guardians of Jesus' Body (27:55-66)

Matthew 28

• The Risen Christ (28:1-20)
• The Report of the Women (28:1-10)
• The Report of the Guards (28:11-15)
• The Report of the Church (28:16-20)