Category: A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Matthew
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Matthew, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 8
What Does Matthew Chapter 8 Mean? After completing his report on Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1–2), Matthew turns to demonstrating Jesus’ authority over disease, demons, and even the weather. Instead of telling the story of Jesus’ ministry in strict chronological order, Matthew groups Jesus’ miracles…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Matthew, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 7
What Does Matthew Chapter 7 Mean? Matthew 7 concludes Matthew’s telling of Jesus’ long Sermon on the Mount, begun in chapter 5 (Matthew 5:1–2). This passage is the source of phrases which have echoed through western culture. Among these are “judge not, lest you be judged,” “do not cast pearls before…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Matthew, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 6
What Does Matthew Chapter 6 Mean? Matthew 6 is the second of three chapters containing Matthew’s telling of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. This passage is one of the few chapters entirely composed of the words of Christ. A primary theme of Jesus’ teaching so far is how God the Father…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Matthew, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 5
What Does Matthew Chapter 5 Mean? Matthew 5 begins what is known as Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The size of the crowds following Jesus by this point in His ministry have become massive. People come from great distances in every direction to see His miracles of healing and hear His…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Matthew, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 4
What Does Matthew Chapter 4 Mean? Matthew 3 ended with the Holy Spirit coming to rest on Jesus as He came out of the water following His baptism by John the Baptist, along with the voice of God the Father declaring that Jesus was His beloved Son (Matthew 3:16–17). The Holy…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Matthew, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 3
What Does Matthew Chapter 3 Mean? Matthew 2 ended with Jesus’ family settling down in Nazareth, shortly after the death of Herod the Great (Matthew 2:19–23). Chapter 3 leaps forward several decades. This passage opens on John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness in the region of Judea. His simple message:…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Matthew, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 2
What Does Matthew Chapter 2 Mean? Jesus has been born to Mary, who is now married to Joseph, after the couple was informed of His miraculous birth by angelic messages (Matthew 1:18–25). Chapter 1 explained the genealogy and conception of Christ. Chapter 2 describes crucial moments in His infancy. Chapter…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Matthew, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 1
What Does Matthew Chapter 1 Mean? Matthew was one of Jesus’ twelve original disciples. He was a tax collector, meaning he would have been despised by many fellow Jews for working with the occupying Roman government. Matthew does not hide the fact that he belonged to the category of “tax…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Matthew, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Survey of Matthew
Book Type: The first book of the four gospels; the first book of the New Testament; the fortieth book of the Bible. Author: The disciple Matthew, based on both internal evidence and traditions. The Gospel of Matthew mentions coins and accounting more often than the other Gospels (Matthew 17:24; 17:27; 18:24), and constantly refers…
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