Of the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees, 20. See more ideas about sunday school crafts, sunday school lessons and sunday school. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. They are severely rebuked for their hypocrisy and wickedness, 25. We have here, then, the title, not of this whole gospel of matthew, but only of the first seventeen verses.
Christs selfportrait to challenge listener and reader. When a city or society is incorporated, officers are appointed and empowered to act for the common good. Matthew with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The one who is greater than moses is seated, and delivers the law in the mount as the very voice of god tm 25. Secondly, the other part of this charter is, to settle the order and government of the church, v. Matthew presents the name of jesus and its meaning in a way that assumes the reader knows its hebrew roots matthew 1. The disciples are cautioned to beware of them and their destructive doctrine, 612. Matthew 19 jesus teaches on marriage, divorce, riches, and discipleship a. Those who think that christs sermon, which is here related, is different from the sermon contained in the sixth chapter of lukes gospel, rest their opinion on a very light and frivolous argument. The gospel of matthew is arranged according to a divine plan. In the first half the lord jesus is introduced as the king of israel and presented to his earthly people.
The author without doubt drew from a tradition which was then current, and presupposed as known according to ewald it was apocryphal, which gave salma as a wife to her who had risen to honour by her conduct in. As followers of jesus christ, we live in two worlds. Matthew presents the list in three partsfrom abraham to david, from david to the captivity in babylon, and from the captivity to christeach with fourteen generations. And jacob begat joseph according to an old tradition mentioned by f16 epiphanins, this jacob, the father of joseph, was named panther, and which name perhaps is originally jewish. The international bible lesson uniform sunday school series for sunday, november 20, 2011, is from matthew 6. We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content. We are living a gospel, a chapter each day, by deed that we do, by word that we say. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain. Doddridge observes, that though it is not expressly said that this person was rahab of jericho, commonly called the harlot. Matthew, the tax collectorturnedapostle, recounts jesus actions and teachings to show us how god intends us to live and work in his new kingdom. This the evangelist had from tradition, or from the jewish records. Casting all your care on him, for he cares for you. So, whenever you open the sacred word, also open your heart to god in prayer, allowing the words of this commentary to direct your thoughts to the scriptures and to the one they tell us about.
Matthew chapter 5 king james version 1 and seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain. He gives us a radical vision to match, that the kingdom of heaven infiltrates our present. Jesus words which follow in chapter 17 are addressed not to the disciples but to his father, as he prays for the consecration of the disciples. Now it came to pass, when jesus had finished these sayings, that he departed from galilee and came to the region of judea beyond the jordan. Peters confession, and our lords discourse on it, 1520.
From the catena aurea, patristic commentary by st thomas aquinas. And seeing the multitudes, he went up on a mountain, and when he was seated his disciples came to him. It is not a vainglorious one, as those of great men often are. With them were 250 israelite men, wellknown community leaders who had been appointed members of the council. Finally in matthew 5 we have the jesus famous sermon calling for everyone to love their enemies.
The word of god is precious and far beyond human wisdom isa. The sermon on the mount matthews is a teaching gospel. Historical references, commentary and comparative texts. World wide study bible matthew 5 christian classics. This table demonstrates a total separation between believers and unbelievers, those who are saved and lost. And when an innumerable multitude had assembled, 430 so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples, above all, beware 431 of the leaven of the pharisees, which is hypocrisy. The book of matthew opens with a stylized genealogy of jesus of nazareth matthew 1. Interpretation of the precepts relative to murder, anger, and injurious speaking, 21,22.
Moses received the law standing before god, and descended from the mount to deliver it to the people. Inspirational traffic light craft kit should you really like arts and crafts you. Believers can be assured they will not suffer the wrath of god in the day of the lord, for christ on the cross took his fathers wrath which we deserved gal 3. And salmon begat booz of rachab that salmon begat boaz, is affirmed in ruth 4. The pharisees insidiously require our lord to give them a sign, 1. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Holy textures, understanding the bible in its own time and in ours, matthew 5. He took it ill that they should think him as thoughtful about bread as they were. The second half of chapter 19 provides the context necessary to understand the first half of chapter 20, and belongs with. Matthew 16 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Whosoever believeth that jesus is the christ is born of god, 1 john 5. The theological wordbook of the old testament, a great resource, defines this term as meaning, to exercise great care over. Matthew starts his genealogy with abraham matthew 1. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library, including complete notes from the niv cultural backgrounds study bible and the new bible commentary.
This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with. Matthew refers to jewish customs without explanation matthew 15. Furthermore, he says to pray for everyone, even those who discriminate against you. Paul says we should be encouraged because of the distinctiveness of. Men read what we live, whether faithless or true, say. Matthew frequently refers to jesus as the son of david. Particular believers are kept by the power of god, through faith, unto salvation, 1 pt. He taught them what was the evil they should abhor, and what the good they should seek.
Working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. Matthew and work bible commentary theology of work. The context keep in mind that the chapter divisions were added long after this gospel was written. He takes great pains to present the facts that will show that jesus fulfilled the prophecy in isaiah 7. The international bible lesson uniform sunday school series for sunday, october 30, 2011, is from matthew 5. The study hints for thinking further, which are also available on the bible lesson forum, will aid. The study hints for thinking further, which are also available on the bible lesson forum, will aid teachers. The disciples the salt of the earth, and light of the world, 16. A well know little poem about the christian life goes as follows. Just think of itthe lord exercises great care over us.
Commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. It has created some difficulty with interpreters that jacob. But he has promised the holy spirit to help us understand john 16. Five questions for discussion and thinking further follow the verse by verse international bible lesson commentary below. The last discourse proper closes on this triumphant note, which recalls 1. The disciples approached jesus and said, who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Commentary on the book of gospel of matthew by matthew. Christ is not come to destroy, but confirm and fulfil, the law and the prophets, 1719. The book of the generation an expression purely jewish. Matthews account is plain and straightforward, as if he were laying out the facts in a court case, and in a way, he is building a case for the readerparticularly the jewish readerto accept jesus as the messiah.
He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, amen, i say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. The patristic commentary tradition on matthew begins with origens pioneering twentyfivevolume commentary on the first gospel in the midthird century. And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, blessed. In the latinspeaking west, where commentaries did not appear until about a century later, the first commentary on matthew was written by hilary of poitiers in the midfourth century. The apostle having, in the conclusion of the last chapter, as was there observed, urged christian love upon those two. But by heroic faith she rose above her degradation. He begins jesus ministry with the sermon on the mount chapters 57, the first of five major teaching sections see also. The different opinions formed by the people of christ, 14.