Matthew:1,2-16 | “The importance of family”: see the three foreign women in Jesus family tree |
Matthew:1,5 | “The Gentiles become part of Israel”: included |
Matthew:1,5 | “The Gentiles become part of Israel”: Jesus |
Matthew:1,18-24 | “The child”: she gave birth to Jesus |
Matthew:2 | “Finally, the story”: king Herod was about to kill Him |
Matthew:3,12 | “The two harvests”: the burning of the staff |
Matthew:4,1-11 | “Some basics”: Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert facing the challenges |
Matthew:4,1-11 | “Finally, the story”: devil tried to tempt Him |
Matthew:4,5-7 | “The twofold attack”: Jesus acts often in the hidden |
Matthew:4,11 | “Assumptions”: the devil left Jesus after the temptation |
Matthew:5,3 | “The teachings of Jesus”: The poor in spirit will receive the kingdom |
Matthew:5,4 | “The teachings of Jesus”: Those who mourn shall be comforted (with national rebirth) |
Matthew:5,5 | “The teachings of Jesus”: The meek shall inherit the land |
Matthew:5,8 | “The teachings of Jesus”: The pure in heart shall see God |
Matthew:5,9 | “The teachings of Jesus”: Peacemakers are those who are called children of God |
Matthew:5,17-48 | “The solution”: Israel that twisted the law (“You have heard that it was said”) |
Matthew:6,24 | “Pax Romana and Christians”: you can only have one master |
Matthew:6,25-34 | “Pax Romana and Christians”: provision was based to Jesus |
Matthew:8,5-13 | “The solution”: of course there were exceptions |
Matthew:8,26 | “Ready for the second death”: who don’t act out of fear |
Matthew:9,30 | “The twofold attack”: Mt.9/30 |
Matthew:10,8 | “Living water”: Matthew |
Matthew:11,12 | “Missing key words”: snatch the kingdom of heaven |
Matthew:11,13-14 | “The identity of the two witnesses”: coming again as John |
Matthew:11,20-24 | “Already but not yet”: He would have to judge everyone |
Matthew:12,1-12 | “Gods vineyard”: this image and shows the failure of Israel and gives it to others who bring fruit |
Matthew:12,6 | “The promise”: greater than the temple |
Matthew:12,28 | “A new thinking”: Driving them out is a sign that the Day of the Lord has come |
Matthew:12,29 | “Missing key words”: Thief snatches property |
Matthew:13,13 | “We become what we worship”: Jesus also applied this to His ministry |
Matthew:13,19 | “Missing key words”: Satan steals the seed sown in the heart. |
Matthew:13,24-30 | “The teachings of Jesus”: weeds in the field |
Matthew:13,33 | “The teachings of Jesus”: yeast, which changes the whole dough |
Matthew:13,36-42 | “Intro”: Jesus gave a different impression of it |
Matthew:13,44-46 | “The teachings of Jesus”: the hidden treasure and the pearl |
Matthew:13,47-50 | “The teachings of Jesus”: parable of the fish net |
Matthew:15,23-24 | “The story of Jesus”: renews the covenant with the Jews |
Matthew:15,24 | “A new beginning”: new covenant starting with Israel that was willing |
Matthew:15,24 | “The solution”: And His calling was to restore Israel and to call as many of them to Him as possible |
Matthew:16,5-12 | “semaino”: The feeding of the 5000 |
Matthew:16,18 | “The character of the two witnesses”: Church would not be overcome |
Matthew:18 | ““Literally or symbolically””: forgive 7 times 70, that is 490 times |
Matthew:18 | ““Literally or symbolically””: pluck out our eyes if they cause us to sin |
Matthew:20,20-28 | ““The thousand year kingdom””: reigning |
Matthew:20,25-28 | “There is more”: means to rule in God’s kingdom |
Matthew:21,33-45 | “The teachings of Jesus”: reuses this parable with the judgment to completely destroy Israel if they reject him |
Matthew:22,36-39 | “The dark side”: love is the greater good |
Matthew:23,15 | “The origin and purpose of Israel”: But this did not reach so far |
Matthew:24 | “An apocalypse {#apocalypse}”: Mt.24 |
Matthew:24 | “The olive tree perspective”: 24 |
Matthew:24,3 | “Coming with the clouds”: Jesus speaks of the end times |
Matthew:24,4-8 | “The mystery of the first horseman”: Matthew |
Matthew:24,12-14 | “The problem”: Matthew |
Matthew:24,21 | “The great tribulation”: Matthew |
Matthew:24,30 | “Coming with the clouds”: Matthew |
Matthew:24,32 | “The olive tree perspective”: the parable of the olive tree |
Matthew:24,36 | “The context”: as the verse before says |
Matthew:24,37-42 | “The left behind”: “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand-mill; one will be taken and the other left. ‘Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” |
Matthew:25 | “The olive tree perspective”: 25 |
Matthew:25,6 | “Missing key words”: at the arrival of the bridegroom |
Matthew:27,66 | “But aren’t there also differences?”: Matthew |