{"product_id":"the-gospel-of-matthew","title":"Matthew, The Gospel of","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his gospel, Matthew shows that Jesus is the long-expected Messiah of Israel, the only one with a right to the throne of David.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book does not claim to be a complete biography of Christ’s life on earth. It begins with His genealogy and early years, then jumps to the beginning of His public ministry when He was about thirty. Guided by the Holy Spirit, Matthew selects those aspects of the Savior’s life and ministry which Him as God’s Anointed One—for that is what the title “Messiah” means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book moves toward a climax—the trial, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of the Lord Jesus. And in that climax, of course, is laid the foundation for man’s salvation. That is why the book is called a “gospel”—not so much because it explains the way by which sinful man may receive eternal salvation, but rather because it describes the sacrificial work of Christ by which our salvation was made possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe do not know when Matthew wrote this book, whether it was AD 40 or 70 or at time in between. And even if we did, this information would not add to our enjoyment of it or benefit from it. We have purposely avoided the so-called “critical problems”—that is, the questions concerning the sources and history of the text. Our purpose is to concentrate on the exposition of the text as it is found in our Bibles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis course and commentary seeks to stimulate independent study and meditation. Most of all, it is aimed at creating in the reader’s heart an intense longing for the return of the King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLesson 1 – Matthew 1-2\u003cbr\u003eLesson 2 – Matthew 3-4\u003cbr\u003eLesson 3 – Matthew 5\u003cbr\u003eLesson 4 – Matthew 6-7\u003cbr\u003eLesson 5 – Matthew 8-9\u003cbr\u003eLesson 6 – Matthew 10-12\u003cbr\u003eLesson 7 – Matthew 13-14\u003cbr\u003eLesson 8 – Matthew 15-17\u003cbr\u003eLesson 9 – Matthew 18-20\u003cbr\u003eLesson 10 – Matthew 21-23\u003cbr\u003eLesson 11 – Matthew 24-25\u003cbr\u003eLesson 12 – Matthew 26-28\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Macdonald","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32101079547970,"sku":"MATT","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0386\/2413\/products\/Matthew2022BookCoverFront.jpg?v=1664219210","url":"https:\/\/resources.emmausworldwide.org\/products\/the-gospel-of-matthew","provider":"Emmaus Worldwide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}