Key Idea The herald of the King arrives in the person of the last Old Testament prophet, John the Baptizer. Read more

Key Idea Matthew’s account of the visit of the Magi and the Flight to Egypt give four prophecies that point to Jesus being the messianic King of Israel, They also illustrates two varieties of fulfillment: (1) Prophecy is verbal prediction of a future event and (2) a type is a non-verbal prediction. Read more

Key Idea One of the great ironies of the Incarnation is that a pagan prophet unknowingly predicted it, Gentile astrologers sought it, a half-breed Jew knowingly hated it, and a “star”, far from its normal sphere of operation, pointed to it. Read more

Key Idea Matthew’s narrative of the Virgin Birth is not mythology added by a hack author for a superstitious generation of readers. It is in fact the continuation of his genealogy and teaches the divine genesis of Jesus, that He is truly God and truly man. Read more

Key Idea Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus Christ is not a throwaway half-chapter to be greeted with a yawn. It is the first, and an essential step, is showing that Jesus of Nazareth is the promised Messiah, rightful heir to David’s throne, the promises of Abraham, and it implies his divinity. Read more

Key Idea The Gospel of Matthew is the eyewitness account of Matthew  (a.k.a. Levi) the Tax Collector to the life and teachings of  Jesus the Messiah and is the bridge between the Old and New  Testaments Read more