Commentary on the book of matthew 1 5 1-12

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The ancestry and birth of christ, the son of the living god this genealogy is quite unlike that in luke 3. He was a kinsman of jesusa cousin, perhapsor an uncle luke 1. The story essentially tells of the homage of these magi to the one who was born king of the jews. Verses 117 concerning this genealogy of our saviour, observe,i. The verse is part of the section where the genealogy of joseph, the legal father of jesus, is listed. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Revelation 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise. Peter accompanied jesus through much of his earthly ministry and, along with james and. It is not exact said that this woman was rahab of jericho, commonly called the harlot, but it is highly probable she was.

Holy textures, understanding the bible in its own time and in ours, matthew 5. The heading of the first book of the new testament is in most manuscripts gospel according to matthew. It is the book or the account, as the hebrew word sepher, a book, sometimes signifies of the generation of jesus christ, of his ancestors according to the flesh. Jan 30, 2011 working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. Now when jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. The sermon on the mount opens with the beatitudeseight statements. Volume 1 of bruners commentary is called the christbook because the first twelve chapters of matthew are focused on the nature and work of christ. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them. The book of the genealogy of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. But john and jesus were close in age, and would be close friends. The author arranged what jesus taught in five main sections. Matthew chapter 5 summary and what god wants from us duration. There is only one good news of the great work that god had accomplished by his son, the lord jesus christ, but in his wisdom it needed four different men to make this news of salvation known to the world in written form. This verse gives us a clue to the special drift of matthew s gospel.

It is worth comparing each of these events in the gospels because they. Eugene peterson called this book a theological wrestling with scripture youve got to admit that sounds intriguing. Matthew 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. 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. Matthew 1 the genealogy and birth of jesus christ a. This is present tense, meaning that right now, these people have the kingdom of. A number of years ago robert schuller wrote a book called the behappy. This the evangelist had from tradition, or from the jewish records. He begins jesus ministry with the sermon on the mount chapters 57, the first of five major teaching sections see also 10. John the baptist took his place on stage just before jesus birth. The book of the generation of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. News and commentary from todays top progressive christian voices on faith and.

Matthew 12 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. It forms the beginning of what has come to be known as the sermon on the mount which is recorded in matthew 57. He gives us a radical vision to match, that the kingdom of heaven infiltrates our present. Children love to be rewarded when they do the right things. The sermon on the mount matthews is a teaching gospel. This section of teaching, recorded in matthew, chapters 5 to 7, is the longest.

This demonstrates that peter was a married man 1 corinthians 9. The verse is part of the section where the genealogy of joseph, the betrothed of mary, the mother of jesus christ, is listed. The preaching of this sermon may have come a little later in the chronology of the life of christ. Matthew 5 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Labored efforts to reconcile the two generally lead to suppositions concerning levirate marriages in which the issue had two fathers the legal and the actual, and also to various renditions of the same name, and other devices pressed into service for the purpose of achieving. In the entire gospel of matthew we have the record of the history. Volume 1 alone looking at matthew 112 reaches 600 pages. Chapter 2 matthew chapter 1 matthew chapter 1 the genealogy of jesus thebookofthegenerationofjesuschrist,thesonofdavid, thesonofabraham. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Jesus as the fulfillment of prophecy and of israels expectation. The beatitudes and the gospel of the kingdom desiring god. Matthews gospel free bible commentary in easy english.

Five questions for discussion and thinking further follow the verse by verse international bible lesson commentary below. This is jesus first public act in the book of matthew. Jesus healed peters motherinlaw of a fever matthew 8. Ifthe book referstothebookofthe gospel of matthew, the idea could be that this is a gospel.

He begins jesus ministry with the sermon on the mount chapters 5 7, the first of five major teaching sections see also 10. He was moved of the holy spirit to write of our lord jesus christ as king the son of david. The christian church put matthews book first because matthew often refers to the old testament. The set was updated in 2004 which makes it fairly recent. As a former tax collector also called levi, matthew was qualified to write an account of jesus life and teachings. This word affirms a state of blessing that already exists. And salmon begat booz of rachab that salmon begat boaz, is affirmed in ruth 4. Matthew 12 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. We can suffer for the sake of jesus and the gospel, with the assurance that god has the last. Mar 31, 2004 i must confess that i looked forward to getting a look at this massive commentary on the book of matthew. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives.

It is not a vainglorious one, as those of great men often are. The kingdom of heaven has come near matthew working as citizens of gods kingdom matthew 14 jesus the messiah matthew 12 jesus calls the disciples matthew 34 the kingdom of heaven at work in us matthew 57 the beatitudes matthew 5. Matthew and work bible commentary theology of work. Matthew with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. And david was the father of solomon by the wife of uriah, and josiah the father of jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to babylon. Oct 19, 2015 a performance criticism commentary of matthew 5. The international bible lesson uniform sunday school series for sunday, october 30, 2011, is from matthew 5.