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H    TheGospelofMatthewwaswrittenprimarilyforJewishreaders.The f themeis"TheKingandHisKingdom."Onekeywordinthebookis , "fulfilled"forMatthewfocusesonhowJesusvfulfillsvԀthepromisesofa  RedeemermadebyinspiredwriterintheOldTestament.(Thewordisused ` about17times.) ~& HH@  TheGospelandtheOldTestament R K"X Xa X XO` XK         a  Matthew  Mark h Luke  John    QuotesfromtheO.T .53   36 h 25  20  AllusionstotheO.T. a  76   27 h 42  105 L          a  129  63 h 67  125 j HH  NowhereinthefourGospelsdowefindasinglewordthatMatthew x  spoke.YetinhisGospelhegivesusthewordsandworksofJesusChrist, > "theSonofDavid,theSonofAbraham"(1:1)   @QQ  WordsofChristintheFourGospels  8"          a   Matthew h Mark  Luke  John V# TotalnumberofVerses 0 1071   h 678  1151  879$ p p VersesofChrist'sWords 0 644   h 285  586  419% p p Approximatepercentage 0 60%   h 42%  50%  50%P& p p HH DESIGN: ThebookwaswrittentohelptheJewsunderstandJesusasKing |!$) andtoestablishhisspiritualruleoveraspiritualkingdom.InMatthew B"* Jesus'Kingshipisalludedtosome10times:1:6;2:2;5:35;21:5;25:34; # + 25:40;27:29;27:37;27:42.Theword"kingdom"isfound54times. #v!,   MatthewtalksabouttheKingdomofvvv  Heavenv  ݀whileMarkandLuke $<"- describesitastheKingdomofGod.Thisindicatesthekingdomis: X    Divine itsoriginisofGodaboveandnotmanbelow     Spiritual innature,andnotearthlyandsensual     Universal notakingdomconfinedtoPalestine,etc. R    NotNational notracial,butakingdomoffaith p   MatthewdescribedJesusasthevvv  ݀Doerv  ݀andthevvv  Teachersv  .Noneofthe  fourGospelsisabiographyinthemodernsenseoftheword.Infact,John j doubtedthatacompletebiographyofJesuscouldeverbewritten(John 0 21:25).TherearemanydetailsabouttheearthlylifeofJesusthatarenot N   giveninanyoftheGospels.      Matthewdoesnottrytogiveusachronologicaloutlineoftheeventsin  H  Jesus'slife.Rather,hetendstoorganizeandgroupsimilarincidentsof f   "doings"and"teachings"togetherintotenalternatingsections.Herecords ,  morethan20specificmiraclesand6majormessages.Over60%ofhis   bookfocusesontheteachingsofJesus. `    MatthewpointsthatwhenhewrotehisGospelGod'sKingdomwas D  whatthepeopleinthefirstcenturywascallingthe"church"(16:18;18:17).   TheGreekwordtranslatedvvv  churchfv  ݀means"acalledoutassembly."IntheNT x thiswordreferstoalocalassemblyofobedientbelievers.IntheOT,Israel > wasGod'scalledoutpeople,beginningwiththecallofAbraham(Gen. \ 12:1f;Deut7:68).Infact,StephencalledthenationofIsrael"thechurch " (assembly)inthewilderness"(Acts7:38),fortheywereGod'scalledout  people. V   ButtheNTchurchisadifferentpeople,foritiscomposedofbothJews t andGentiles(Gal.3:28).EventhoughMatthewwroteprimarilyforthe : Jews,hehasa"universal"elementinhisbookthatincludestheGentiles.  Forexample,GentileleaderscametoworshiptheinfantJesus(2:112); n JesusperformedmiraclesforGentilesandevencommendedthemfortheir 4 faith(8:513;15:2128).AtatcrisishourinJesus'ministryHeturnedtoa R prophecyabouttheGentiles(12:1421).Eveninparables,Jesusindicated   thattheblessingswhichIsraelrefusedwouldbesharedwiththeGentiles ! (22:810;21:4046)andtheLord'scommissioninvolvesallnations(28:19 L" 20) j# . 0$ @::  "TheKingdomofHeavenisatHand" %  1.0  TheRevelationoftheKing(Ch110)d&pp   Hisperson(14);Hisprinciples(57);Hispower(810)  *' 2.0  TheRebellionAgainsttheKing(Ch1120)H!(pp 3.0  TheRejectionoftheKing(Ch.2127)")pp 4.0  TheResurrectionoftheKing(Ch.28) "| *pp vvv   ݀@WW MatthewPresents"JesusThe_King" $v  _Ԉ X HH 331.  0   AKing'sName 󀄄"TheyshallcallhisnameEmmanuel,"1:23.Hehad f aroyalnamethatdeclaredGod'spresence.,pp 2.  0   AKing'sPosition 󀄄"OutofJudahshallcomeaGovernorthatshall  rulemypeople,Israel."2:6.Heisoverhiskingdom,thechurch  (16:18;andseeEphesians1:22).Mpp 3.  0   AKing'sAnnouncement 󀄄"PrepareyethewayoftheLord;makehis : pathsstraight,"3:3.HiscomingconformedtoaRoyalvisit.Xpp 4.  0   AKing'sIntroduction 󀄄"Thisismybelovedson,inwhomIamwell E   pleased,"3:17.HiscomingwasheraldedbyJohntheBaptism,by    GodtheFatherandtheHolySpirit. y pp 5.  0   AKing'sAuthority 󀄄"Hetaughtthemasonehavingauthority,"7:29;  f  (28:1820).TheKing'sauthoritywasabsoluteanswerableonlyto  ,  God.J pp 6.  0   AKing'sLoyalty 󀄄"Hethatisnotwithmeisagainstme,andhethat 7  gatherethnotwithme,scatterethabroad,"12:30.Hehasademand   forourloyalty.k pp 7.  0   AKing'sEnemies 󀄄"FromthattimeforthbeganJesustoshowunto X hisdiscipleshowthathemustgountoJerusalemandsuffermany v thingsoftheeldersandchiefpriestsandscribes,andbekilled..." < 16:21.Jesussufferedatthehandsofthechiefpriest,Herod,and  Pilate.ppp 8.  0   AKing'sLove 󀄄"Forthesonofmancamenottobeministeredunto ] buttominister,andtogivehislifearansomformany,"20:28.A {# King'sloveforhiskingdomandsubjects,butJesusisthesupreme A king,helovedhisenemies.pp 9.  0   AKing'sSacrifice 󀄄"Andtheycrucifiedhim...ThisisJesustheKing  oftheJews,"27:3537.Davidsufferedatthehandsofthosewho b shouldhavelovedhimhissonAbsalom.(pp 10.  0   AKing'sVictory 󀄄"Heisnothere,forheisrisen,ashesaid,"28:6. m Victoryinbattlewasthemarkofsuccessfulkings.Jesuscameto 3 dobattleagainstSatanandHewononeveryencounter(Heb.4;12;   1John3:8)g!pp 11.  0   AKing'sGlory 󀄄"Whenthesonofmanshallcome...thekingshall T" say...comeyeblessedofmyfather,inheritthekingdom,"25:31 r# 34."...andthenshallhesituponthethroneofthisglory"25:31.A 8$ King'sglorycameonhiscoronationinHeavenuponhisvictoryand % conquest. l&pp   !Y' XcXvXNXXXc@ TheKing'sRecipeforHappiness X  XXNv  33@{ {  Matthew5:3845 u Intro. ; 1.0  InMatthew5:3845JesusteachesushowaChristian'sconductshould  distinguishhimfrompeopleoftheworld.opp 2.0  Itisapartofthe"SermonontheMount"andbeginswiththeword 5 "blessed."ThereisnoquestionaboutthekindoflifeJesuscameto S impart.TheMasterTeacherprovidesarecipeforhappiness.Itisnot  a"shortcut"buta"surecut"tohappiness.pp @  I.TURNTHEOTHERCHEEK (5:39)  M  1.0  "ButIsaytoyou,donotresisthimwhoisevil;butwhoeverslapsyou k   andyourrightcheek,turntohimtheotheralso,"(5:39).1  pp   a.0  Jesusisnotteachingpacifism;he'snottalkingaboutwar,self   defense,orthenecessityofprotectingournation,ourhomes,or  e  evenourlives. + pp   b.0  HeisstatingagreatprincipleDonottrytogeteven;donotseek I  revenge. pp 2.0  Jesus'lifewasanexampleofthisbehavior.} pp   a.0  Manytimeshewasinsulted,butneverlashedback.Cpp   b.0  Isaiah53:7.a pp 3.0  Illustrationofthefamoussurgeonandtheartist.'pp HH @// II.LOVEFORYOURENEMIES (5.44). 5 1.0  "ButIsaytoyou,loveyourenemies,andprayforthosewhopersecute  you,"(5:44).ipp   a.0  Ahardthingtodobutithashappinesswrappedupinit./pp   b.0  Whenyouprayforothersyougetablessingsforyourself.Mpp 2.0  Thebestwaytogetridofyourenemies.pp   a.0  Apreacherinameetingawakeninhismotelroominthemiddleof  thenightbyatelephonecall,"Preacher,Ijustcan'tdoit."Gpp   b.0  Ifyoucannotprayforpeoplewhodespitefullyuseyou,youare e  goingtobemiserable.+pp 3.0  Thestoryof"UncleMattDuvall"attherailroadmachineshop. pp HH@I I   III.IMITATEGOD (5:45) " 1.0  "...inorderthatyoumaybesonsofyourFatherwhoisinheaven,for m# HecausesHissuntoriseontheevilandthegood..."(5:45).3$pp   a.0  ThestoryofHerFather'sDaughterandit'sauthorJeanStratton Q% Porter.&pp   b.0  Theprayerofthebumonskidrow,"MakemelikeJoe."'pp CONCLUSION:  K( 1.0  BeingaChristianisthebestoftwoworlds.Areyouone?i!)pp 7p vWindellH.Gann