Yearly Archives: 2014

Chapter 18 is the fourth of the five long sermons of Jesus in Matthew. He was in Capernaum (Matt 17:24) in a house (Mark 9:33) when He preached this sermon, immediately after He taught Peter the lesson of temple tax (Matt 17:26). Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven (v1-5) Also recorded in Mark 9:33-37, Luke 9:46-48 v1 At that time the […]

A painting of the transfiguration Transfiguration of Jesus This event is also recorded in Mark 9:2-10 and Luke 9:28-36 Transfiguration is the climax of Jesus life on earth before His crucifixion and resurrection. This event happened six days after Jesus told His disciples some of them will see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom (Matt 16:28). Luke said […]

Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5) v1: Sabbath is a day of complete rest to the LORD, whoever does any work on it shall be put to death (Ex 31:12-17). As an example, God commanded the Jews not the kindle a fire in any of their dwellings on the Sabbath (Ex 35:2-3). A man was found gathering wood […]

Matthew 11 Background Chapter 11 and 12 is the seconds of the five records of Jesus’s interaction with the people in Matthew. After Jesus finished His seconds of the five sermons in Matthew, which He sent His disciples for their first mission, He went forward to preach and to teach enforcement of His claims. From this point onwards, we notice […]

Why We Should Not Worry The Lord teaches us not to store up treasures on earth (v19). When we do not have a lot of money in the bank, naturally we would worry about our life. Do I have enough money to support my family? To support my children’s education? For retirement? The Lord knows our concerns, that is why He […]

Introduction   The sermon of the mount was delivered in a mountain in Galilee (4:23). Large crowds were following Jesus (4:25), but the sermon of the mount (chapter 5 to 7) was delivered only the few small group of people, His disciples (5:1). Sermon of the mount is not laws we need to follow in order to get saved. Men […]

Genealogy (v1-17) 14 generations 1st 14 generation: Abraham to David (1000 years) 2nd 14 generation: David to Josiah (400 years) 3rd 14 generation: Joconiah (Jehoiachin) to Jesus (600 years) The genealogy in Matthew is abridged. Some names are omitted, as was frequently done in genealogies, without invalidating the line of descent. For example three kings are missing between Uzziah and Jotham. […]

Author The author is not mentioned in the gospel, however pretty much all bible teachers agree that Matthew, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus was the author. Early church teachers, for example Papias, who was discipled  by John mentioned Matthew as the author in his writings. The meaning of Matthew is “Gift of God”. He is also called Levi […]