The Gospel of Matthew - Chapters 1 & 2 | Bible Study

YES LORD! Join us in Seeking the Kingdom!

It is time for us to start reading a Gospel on this channel for the first time with you, so that we may begin to explore the Person, the words, the works and the Spirit of who Christ Jesus is. I am excited to get into this with you because this book is so powerful in its content of Jesus’ teachings to the world.

Many people know “of” Jesus, but not many people truly know “who” Jesus is nor His works and intentions - and that is what we aim to learn in reading the Gospel according to Matthew.

Although this Gospel does not identify the author outright, early church tradition attributes it to Matthew, the apostle and former tax collector. Tradition says that for fifteen years after the resurrection of Christ he preached in Palestine and then conducted missionary campaigns in other nations.

The purpose of Matthew is evident in the structure of his book, which groups the teachings and deeds of Jesus into five divisions. The fivefold structure, common in Judaism, may reveal Matthew’s purpose of showing Jesus as the fulfillment of the Law.

Matthew's aim is to present Jesus, not only as the Messiah, but as the Son of David, and to elaborate this truth in such a way that it would aid the Christians in their controversies with the Jews. He shows how Jesus fulfilled OT prophecy, and how the Law is filled with new meaning and supplemented in the Person, words and works of Christ.

0:00 - Opening
5:10 - Background, Purpose and Content of Matthew
16:55 - Bible Reading - Chapter 1
23:00 - Bible Reading - Chapter 2
28:56 - Kingdom Dynamic on Prophetic Dreams and Visions
32:32 - Footnotes
44:38 - Closing Thoughts

Matthew 1.24-25
Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.

Watch the Gospel of Matthew on the Bible Project YT:
https://youtu.be/3Dv4-n6OYGI?si=qMJVr87H8-XMB96B
https://youtu.be/GGCF3OPWN14?si=xIAUM-MUzGRouNQP

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