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A) Matthew 1:1 to 2:23

 

B) Matthew 3:1 to 4:17

 

1) The Genealogy of Jesus Christ - Matthew 1:1-17

2) Christ Born of Mary - Matthew 1:18-25

3) Wise Men from the East - Matthew 2:1-12

4) The Flight into Egypt - Matthew 2:13-15

5) Massacre of the Innocents - Matthew 2:16-18

6) The Home in Nazareth - Matthew 2:19-23

7) John the Baptist Prepares the Way - Matthew 3:1-12

8) John Baptizes Jesus - Matthew 3:13-17

9) Satan Tempts Jesus - Matthew 4:1-11

10) Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry - Matthew 4:12-17

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D) Study Notes -

1) The Genealogy of Jesus Christ - Matthew 1:1-17 - (Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Chronicles 2:1-5; Luke 3:23-38) - To Index ^

a) Matthew 1:1-17 - 41 Generations Counted - According to Matthew 1:17 there are suppose to be a total of 42 generations, but I counted them

many times over, and I counted a total of 41 generations. There is supposed to be 3 sets of 14 generations. So from the exile of Babylon to Jesus Christ there are 13 generations that I have counted. From what I understand is that Jesus genealogy doesn't stop at Jesus, his genealogy continues on with us, we Born Again Christians, are the 42nd generation, we are his children, his heirs with him, his sons and daughters if you will..

b) Summary of The Genealogy of Jesus Christ - Matthew 1:1-17 - 1) Jesus Genealogy didn't stop with Jesus Christ, because we are the 42nd

generation, heirs with him, his sons and daughters if you will. (See The Genealogy List of Jesus Christ)

2) Christ Born of Mary - Matthew 1:18-25 - (Luke 2:1-7) - To Index ^

a) Matthew 1:18 - Joseph and Mary's Engagement - After Mary and Joseph became engaged (Betrothed) it was discovered that she was pregnant,

the infant being Jesus. And Joseph & Mary had not yet, become intimate with each other at that time. It was the Holy Spirit that made Mary pregnant, but Joseph did not yet know that part of it.

(Definition of Betroth) - (Easton's Bible Dictionary) - to promise "by one's truth." Men and women were betrothed when they were engaged to be married. This usually took place a year or more before marriage. From the time of betrothal the woman was regarded as the lawful wife of the man to whom she was betrothed (Deuteronomy 28:30; Judges 14:2,8; Matthew 1:18-21). The term is figuratively employed of the spiritual connection between God and his people (Hosea 2:19,20).

b) Matthew 1:19-20 - Joseph Wanted to Divorce Mary - Now Joseph being a righteous man, not acting out of revenge, or cold hearted ways,

somehow wanted to secretly divorce Mary because in his thinking he thought that Mary had slept with another man in order to get pregnant because at that time Mary and Joseph has not yet became intimate with one another. Joseph didn't understand just yet that it was the Holy Spirit that somehow made Mary pregnant. But while Joseph was sleeping a angle of the Lord cam to him in a dream telling him to not fear to take Mary as his wife, because he was the Holy Spirit that got Mary pregnant somehow.

c) Matthew 1:21 - Jesus Save People From their Sins - Our Lord Jesus Christ came to save his people from their sins, his people being that of

those who repent, deny their selves, pick up their crosses and follow him, that is Born Again Christians, Jew & Gentile, the Spiritually circumcised.

d) Matthew 1:22-23 - Old Testament Prophecy Fulfilled - In this Mary being a virgin, being pregnant with our Lord Jesus Christ inside of her,

fulfills one of the many prophecies concerning our Lord Jesus Christ, Isaiah 7:14; Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign; Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel, to which Immanuel is translated "God with us" that meaning is Jesus Christ to which is equal to God, came to us in the flesh.

(Definition of Immanuel) - (Easton's Bible Dictionary) - God with us. In the Old Testament it occurs only in Isaiah 7:14 and 8:8. Most Christian interpreters have regarded these words as directly and exclusively a prophecy of our Savior, an interpretation borne out by the words of the evangelist Matthew (1:23).

e) Matthew 1:24-25 - Joseph Obeyed the Angel of the Lord - Joseph obeyed the Angel and Married Mary, but Joseph did not get Intimate with

Mary until after our Lord Jesus Christ was born, their first born Son, Jesus. Note; that Christ is not Jesus last name. See definition of Christ.

(Definition of Jesus) - (Hitchcock's Bible Names), Savior, Deliverer - (Easton's Bible Dictionary) - This is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Joshua, which was originally Hoshea (Numbers 13:8,16), but changed by Moses into Jehoshua (Numbers 13:16; 1 Chronicles 7:27), or Joshua. After the Exile it assumed the form Jeshua, whence the Greek form Jesus. It was given to our Lord to denote the object of his mission, to save (Matthew 1:21).

(Definition of Christ) - (Hitchcock's Bible Names) - Anointed - (Easton's Bible Dictionary) - anointed, the Greek translation of the Hebrew word rendered "Messiah" (q.v.), the official title of our Lord, occurring five hundred and fourteen times in the New Testament. It denotes that he was anointed or consecrated to his great redemptive work as Prophet, Priest, and King of his people. He is Jesus the Christ (Acts 17:3; 18:5; Matthew 22:42), the Anointed One. He is thus spoken of by Isaiah (61:1), and by Daniel (9:24-26), who styles him "Messiah the Prince."

d) Summary of Christ born of Mary - Matthew 1:18-25 (Luke 2:1-7) - 1) Joseph & Mary became betrothed (engaged) she became pregnant by the

Holy Spirit 2) and Joseph wanted to divorce Mary because he thought she slept with another man, but the angel of the Lord told Joseph in a dream that it was the Holy Spirit that got her pregnant 3) and the purpose of Jesus Christ was to save his people (Those who repent & believe) of their sins, Jew & Gentile. 4) Old Testament Prophecy fulfilled Virgin be with child, his name Immanuel, meaning God with us. 5) So Joseph obeyed the angel and took Mary as his wife.


3) Wise Men from the East - Matthew 2:1-12 - To Index ^

a) Matthew 2:1-2 - Where is the King of the Jews? - Even though Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the wise men (scripture doesn't say how many)

from the east stopped in Jerusalem looking for the King of the Jews by asking people there,  where is Jesus the King of the Jews. AFTER Jesus was born, Now this shows us that the wise men DID NOT know the exact location of our Lord Jesus Christ because they stopped in Jerusalem looking for Jesus. They by following the star had a rough idea of where Jesus might be. They asked the people of Jerusalem where Jesus was.  So with that the star DID NOT shine a light beam to the exact location of Jesus Christ. It would be hard to determine the exact area of Jesus birth.

(Definition of Wise Men, i.e. Magi) - (See Adam Clarkes Commentary) - Matthew 2:1 - It is worthy of remark, that the Anglo-Saxon translates the word Magoi by a word which signifies astrologers, from a word which means "a star or planet", and another word which means "to know or understand."

b) Matthew 2:3-5 - King Herod Searching For Jesus - King Herod when he heard about the King of the Jews (Jesus) being born, he considered

Jesus a major threat to his own thrown in the future when Jesus grew up. King Herod totally misunderstood about Jesus being the King of the Jews. The Chief Priest and the scribes seemed to know the prophecies concerning the Messiah, that he would be born in Bethlehem. That is also how the wise men were able to find out that Jesus was born in Bethlehem not in Jerusalem.

c) Matthew 2:6 - The Prophecy of the Messiah - Prophecy states that a ruler, out of Bethlehem shall come a ruler (King of Kings) shall shepherd

(to guide and teach) his (Jesus Christ) people Israel (The Spiritual Circumcised, Born Again Christians).

d) Matthew 2:7-8 - King Herod Questions the Wise Men - King Herod privately without hardly anyone knowing summoned the wise men and told

them to let him know when they have found Jesus. The wise men has no idea of the Kings true intent when we had questioned them.

e) Matthew 2:9-10 - The Star Went Before Them - As soon as the wise men left King Herod, the star went in front of them, and it stood above in

space where Jesus Christ was at, and the wise men were so excited with great Joy as if they knew that Jesus Christ is the son of God and the Lord of Lords. It seems somehow God gave them this knowledge to know that Jesus Christ is the King of Kings, the son of God,  even though the wise men are from the Asian content.

f) Matthew 2:11-12 - Wise Men Meet Jesus - It took the wise men about 2 years to find Jesus, due to the long travel and that the star didn't appear

to them until after Jesus was born. And when the wise men came to worship Jesus, it was a HOUSE not a manager that they came to. Jesus at that time was a toddler not a infant. We do not know how much of each gift that was given to Jesus or what Jesus parents did with the gifts, but we do know that the wise men gave to Jesus 3 types of gifts, 1) Gold, Jesus is King 2) Frankincense, in Ceremony and 3) Myrrh. for preparation for Jesus Death. - Hope I got the meanings right.

Definitions from MSN Works 9, Dictionary;

1) Gold - 1. yellow metallic element: a soft, heavy, corrosion-resistant, yellow metallic element that is highly valued, found in underground veins and alluvial deposits. Use: jewelry, alloys. Symbol Au

2) Frankincense - aromatic resin: an aromatic gum or resin used as incense, especially in religious ceremonies, and in perfumes. It is obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia, native to Africa.

3) Myrrh - aromatic resin: an aromatic resinous gum obtained from various trees and bushes that are native to Africa and southern Asia. Use: in perfume, incense, and medicinal preparations.
b. plants Same as sweet cicely (sense 2)

And the wise men were warned by God to go another way. Herod would have killed them because they did not report back to him.

g) Summary of Wise Men from the East - Matthew 2:1-12 - 1) After Jesus was born the wise men came to Jerusalem asking where is the King of

the Jews 2) then King Herod asked the chief Priest & scribes where is the King of the Jews is to be born at 3) they knew of the Old testament prophecy, (in Bethlehem) 4) King Herod wanted the wise men to let him of the exact location of the King of the Jews, where he was at 5) the star went & stood above where Jesus was, the wise men followed the start and were warned to go a different way back home. 6) brought 3 gifts to Jesus a) Gold, to honor him as King of Kings, b) Frankincense, to prepare him for burial c) Myrrh, for his death.

4) The Flight into Egypt - Matthew 2:13-15 - To Index ^

a) Matthew 2:13 - Angel Speaks to Joseph - After the wise men left Josephs House, an Angel in a dream told Joseph to take Jesus

(a toddler/Child) not infant, & mother to Egypt and stay there until the Angel brings him word, because Herod is trying to find Jesus in Bethlehem to kill him. 

b) Matthew 2:14 - Joseph Went to Egypt - So Joseph got up right away, and during the darkness of the night, he sneaked his family out of

Bethlehem and went to Egypt in order to escape the threat of King Herod as the Angel in a dream told Joseph to do.

c) Matthew 2:15 - Joseph Lived in Egypt - later on King Herod's oldest son murdered his dad (See Adam's Clarkes Commentary), so Joseph & his

family stayed living in Egypt until the Kings death for their own safety.  This is the first attempt of assassination on Jesus Christ. In this one of the prophecies concerning our Lord Jesus Christ was fulfilled; "Out of Egypt I called My Son".

d) Summary of The Flight Into Egypt - Matthew 2:13-15 1) An Angel warned Joseph to leave and go to Egypt 2) So Joseph Immediately awoke,

took his family and left during the night to go to Egypt. 3) Joseph & his family stayed in Egypt until King Herod was killed by his oldest son.

(NOTE; The First assassination Attempt on Jesus)

5) Massacre of the Innocents - Matthew 2:13-18 - To Index ^

a) Matthew 2:16 - King Herod Became Very Angry - When King Herod realized that the wise men were not coming back to tell him about where

Jesus was he ordered that all male children under 2 years old in Bethlehem and the surrounding districts were to be killed because he felt that Jesus was a threat to his throne and power in the future because the people referred to Jesus, the coming Messiah as the King of the Jews.

b) Matthew 2:17-18 - Prophecy, Rachel Weeping - Rachel, refers to Bethlehem & the surrounding areas. There will be great weeping, sadness

& morning for the children that were murdered. The mothers of those children were such great pain they refused to be comforted.

c) Summary of Massacre of the Innocents - Matthew 2:13-18 - 1) King Herod became very angry because the wise men deceived him, they did

not return & tell him the location of Jesus, 2) so he ordered al of the male children under to be killed, so in that fulfills another prophecy concerning Jesus, (Rachel Weeping).

6) The Home in Nazareth - Matthew 2:19-23 -  (Luke 2:39)  - To Index ^

a) Matthew 2:19-20 - Joseph told to return to Israel - As promised to Joseph earlier that he would bring Joseph word, most likely to let Joseph

know when it is safe to return to Israel. To which the Angel did tell Joseph to take his family and return to Israel, because Herod that was looking for Jesus to kill him is now dead. The Angel didn't tell Joseph what city to go to, just the nation of Israel.

b) Matthew 2:21-22 - Joseph Goes to Galilee - Because Herod's son was ruling over Judea, Joseph was afraid, because Herod's son may do as

his dad tried to do, and go after Jesus to try and kill him, so Joseph took his family to the land of Galilee.

c) Matthew 2:23 - Prophecy Fulfilled, Joseph Went to Nazareth - Jesus, Mary and Jesus dwelt, lived in a city called Nazareth, this fulfilled

another prophecy concerning our Lord Jesus Christ, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

d) Summary of The Home in Nazareth - Matthew 2:19-23 - - 1) King Herod is Dead, so Angel told Joseph, to take his family back to Israel

2) so Joseph moved to the Region of Galilee because Herod's son was ruling in Judea 3) and in this another Prophecy was fulfilled, because the dwelt in Nazareth, Jesus shall be called a Nazarene.

7) John the Baptist Prepares the Way - Matthew 3:1-12 - (Mark 1:2-8; Luke 3:1:20) - To Index ^

a) Matthew 3:1-3 - John Preaches REPENT! - John has given up his life to prepare the way for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, right before

Jesus Christ started his ministry, and John told the people to REPENT! Another Prophecy fulfilled concerning the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ.

b) Matthew 1:4 - Johns Appearance & Behavior - John didn't behave like anyone normal, nor did he dress with nice clothing, nor did he ever

marry or do anything like the prophets, priest or pastors of today does. Yet he is a true Prophet of God. His only purpose and goal in life was to prepare the way for the coming Messiah, our Lord Jesus Christ.

c) Matthew 1:5-6 - Water Baptized For Repentance of Sins - People from all over came to John the Baptist to be baptized in water for the remission

of sins. Water Baptism represents (is symbolic, i.e. Purification) for the washing away of sins. Yes Water Baptism is required as part of salvation

(Definition of Baptism) - (From MSN Works 9 Dictionary) - rite of purification: a religious ceremony in which somebody is sprinkled with or immersed in water to symbolize purification. In some Christian baptisms, the person is named as well as being accepted into the Christian faith.

d) Matthew 1:7-8 - Bear Fruit, Worthy of Repentance - The Pharisees & Sadducees to which are church leaders of Johns day, are reminded

them that there were warned, and that their behaviors, hearts and minds should bear the fruits of repentance.

e) Matthew 1:9-10 - The True Children of God (& Abraham) - The true children of Abraham (Jews) are not those that are born in Israel they are

Jew or Gentile that has faith in God, as John said that God can raise up children for Abraham out of these stones, so if they do not bear fruit in their minds, their hearts and their behaviors they will be cut off from God and thrown into the fire.

f) Matthew 1:11-12 - Jesus Baptizes with Holy Spirit & Fire - Jesus is coming to clean house, (The Church), the disobedient will be thrown in the

fire (Hell) and the obedient will be with him in heaven, and Jesus will baptize those that are the children of God with the Holy Spirit and Fire, and John he baptized with water for the remission of sins.

g) Summary of John The Baptist Prepares The Way - Matthew 3:1-12 - (Mark 1:2-8; Luke 3:1:20) - 1)  John tells the people to repent, kingdom

of heaven is at hand 2) John had no appearance that was better than a homeless man 3) John Baptizes with Water for the remission of sins, (symbolic) of a purification, 4) John Warns the church leaders (Jews) to bear fruit, referring to their hearts, minds and behavior worthy of repentance (To be truly repentant) 5) John confirms that being born a Jew does not mean the person is a child of God, (& Abrahams Child) but it is a repentant person that has Faith in God (Jew or Gentile) that are the children of God (& of Abraham) and  6) that John baptizes with water for the remission of sins, and Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit and Fire and Jesus is coming to clean House (The Church) obedient to heaven and the disobedient to Hell.

8) John Baptizes Jesus - Matthew 3:13-17 - (Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21,22; John 1:29-34) - To Index ^

a) Matthew 3:13 - Jesus Traveled to Jordan - As we know in Jesus ministry times that he traveled mainly on foot and according to my (Bible

Maps) with its measurement of miles, our Lord Jesus walked roughly 40 to 50 miles from Galilee to the Jordan River to have John Baptize him.

b) Matthew 3:14-15 - All Righteousness Fulfilled - When Jesus came to John, he, John was so humble that he did not want to Baptize Jesus

because John knew he himself was a sinner, and he knew that Jesus was not, that Jesus is the anointed one of God. But Jesus told him to Baptize him in order that all righteousness may be fulfilled. We know that being Baptized in water is for the remission of sins, even though Jesus NEVER has sinned! But Jesus had John Baptize him in order to obey the Ordnances handed down by Moses.

c) Matthew 3:16-17 - God Pleased with His Son - Jesus was immersed in water when John the Baptist, Baptized Jesus, and when that took place,

and Jesus got Baptized, the complete power of God came to our Lord Jesus Christ and then God said : "This my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased".

d) Summary of John Baptizes Jesus - Matthew 3:13-17 - (Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21,22; John 1:29-34) - 1) Jesus traveled about 40 to 50 miles on

foot to to the Jordan River to be Baptized by John 2) in doing so, Jesus obeyed the ordnances handed down by Moses, 3) and in Jesus doing that and never had sinned, being completely obedient to God, pleased God.

9) Satan Tempts Jesus - Matthew 4:1-11 - (Mark 1:12,13; Luke 4:1-13) - To Index ^

a) Matthew 4:1-2 - The Holy Spirit led Jesus to the Wilderness - It was the Holy Spirit that led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil

after Jesus has fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. I believe another purpose that Jesus fasted for 40 days/nights was to bring his mind and body in total submission, so that the weak flesh would be in total submission to him, rather than he in submission to the weak flesh.

b) Matthew 4:3-4 - Jesus Tempted to Make Food - Now since Jesus was very hungry after fasting for 40 days and nights, satan used Jesus

weakness of the flesh to tempt Jesus to make bread for himself out of stones. To fight that temptation Jesus Christ our Lord used the Holy Words of God instead of his own person opinions or ideas. The Holy Words of God carries tons of power against evil.

c) Matthew 4:5-7 - Jesus Tempted/Tricked to commit Suicide - In this next temptation, satan takes Jesus to Jerusalem up to the highest point

of the biggest church there, and then satan tries to play with Jesus weak mind (from hunger) and tempts Jesus to commit suicide to jump off of the pinnacle of the temple. But Our Lord Jesus Christ against used the Holy Words of God once against to fight against and resist the evil of the devil.

d) Matthew 4:8-10 - Jesus Tempted to commit Idolatry - In this satan tempts our Lord Jesus Christ that if he would bow down and worship satan,

that satan would give Jesus all of the kingdoms of the world and the riches that go with them. And again Jesus using Gods Holy words to resist temptation, the evils of satan.

e) Matthew 4:11 - Angels Ministered to Jesus - Now after Jesus has fasted for 40 days and nights, and after the devil tempted Jesus 3 time, then

the Angels of the Lord came to Jesus Christ our Lord to help to nurse him back to health since at that point Jesus flesh and mind was very weak from hunger. But DON'T FORGET, that Jesus strength was not in his flesh but in the Spirit, that is the power of God that was with him AMEN!

f) Summary of Satan Tempts Jesus - Matthew 4:1-11 - (Mark 1:12,13; Luke 4:1-13) - 1) Jesus was led by the Spirit of God into the wilderness,

for the main purpose to be tempted by the devil and to bring his body & mind into total submission to him, 2) and AFTER 40 days/nights the devil uses Jesus weakness of the flesh to tempt to make food, since he was very hungry 3) then satan tried to play with Jesus weak mind from being very hungry to trick Jesus into commit suicide 4) and then satan tempts Jesus to commit Idolatry to get him to worship him 5) and after the temptations the Angels came to nurse Jesus back to health.

10) Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry - Matthew 4:12-17 - (Mark 1:14,15; Luke 4:14,15) - To Index ^

a) Matthew 4:12-13 - Jesus Went to the Gentiles - Jesus has heard of John being put into prison because of King Herod, then Jesus left Nazareth

and went up about 20 miles NE of Nazareth to the Gentiles at Capernaum near the sea. Jesus left Nazareth because of their lack of Faith in him, so he couldn't do much miracles there. As Jesus said; a Prophet is not without honor except in his own country, and in his own house.

b) Matthew 4:14-16 - Another Prophecy Fulfilled - This prophecy that is now fulfilled regarding Jesus going to the Gentiles, it seems because of

his home town & Israel that rejected, he went to the gentiles instead, in this the light (Jesus) has come to them, the people that once lived in darkness, and now that shine (Jesus Christ) shines, to bring them out of their darkness their bondages of sin.

c) Matthew 4:17 - Jesus Preaches Repent - Jesus first preaches for all people to repent, before he preached any other message as all ministers,

pastors and teachers of Gods Holy Words should constantly preach and teach REPENTANCE, for the Kingdom of heaven is now with-in our (Gentiles) grasp, that wasn't available to us before it seems. (See Below for Definition of Repentance)

(Definition of Repentance) - (From Easton's Bible Dictionary) -
Evangelical repentance consists of (1) a true sense of one's own guilt and sinfulness; (2) an apprehension of God's mercy in Christ; (3) an actual hatred of sin (Psalms 119:128; Job 42:5,6; 2 Corinthians 7:10) and turning from it to God; and (4) a persistent endeavour after a holy life in a walking with God in the way of his commandments. (See Easton's Bible Dictionary "Repentance" for more on this)

d) Summary of Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry - Matthew 4:12-17 -  (Mark 1:14,15; Luke 4:14,15) - 1) Jesus went to the Gentiles at

Capernaum because of the rejection of his home town and the Jews of him 2) in doing so has fulfilled the Prophecy of (Isaiah 9:1-7), to which God has planned it all along for the Gentiles to be able to come to his Saving grace through Jesus Christ 3) The First Thing Jesus Preaches is REPENT, or REPENTANCE, before he preached anything else, for now the Kingdom of Heaven is with-in the grasp of the Gentiles!
 

 

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