Psalia.The Gospels / About this book
Matthew presents Jesus through his teaching, his actions and repeated connections with Israel’s Scriptures. The kingdom of heaven challenges familiar measures of greatness. Follow the movement from his birth and public ministry to the cross, resurrection and commission to make disciples.
EDITORIAL REFLECTION · NOT SCRIPTURE
Follow an encounter from its beginning to its end. Notice who approaches Jesus, what they ask, what he says or does, and how others respond. A surprising detail may become clearer when you see where the scene sits in the Gospel.
Let this account speak in its own order before comparing it with another Gospel. Keep two questions together: what does this passage show about Jesus, and how do the people around him understand or misunderstand what is happening?
Use the outline to see the larger movement before settling into a chapter. Each section opens at its first chapter in the reader.
1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
3Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
4Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
5Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
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How does Jesus’ teaching about the kingdom change what greatness and faithfulness look like?
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