Christ Through the Ages, 8: Matthew–Jesus was Jewish

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Emphases of MatthewJesus is the Jewish Messiah.Jesus a teacher and lawgiver like Moses.5 Teaching Tracts – like Torah (Pentateuch) and Psalms.Suggests Jesus' teaching is scripture (follows the O.T. model).Suggests Jesus is a second Moses.Matthew 5:17: He came not to abolish, but to fulfill, Torah.OT fulfillment formulae (11x).Observations chapter by chapter in Matthew1:1 -- Son of Abraham, Son of David: Jesus is Jewish through and through.2:1 -- Born in the town of David, Bethlehem.2:1-2 -- King of the Jews (legitimately)4:1ff -- Tested in the desert, like the people of Israel. For more on the parallels, listen to Night of Redemption: A Study of Exodus (10 lessons).5-7 -- Teaching like MosesGoes up a mountainside (as Moses twice went up Mt. Sinai).Authority higher than that of the rabbis or Pharisees; Jesus speaks on his own (divine) authority. See 7:28-29.Updates God's Word, reinterpreting Torah.10:23 (15:24) -- Preaching to the Jews.12:1ff -- Lord of the Sabbath.28:16-20 -- Make disciples of all the Gentiles (nations)Mountain -- Moses.Worship -- Deity.Fulfilling the Abrahamic promise (Genesis 12:3; Exodus 19:6).Next: Luke: A Universal Vision from the Center to the Margins