The Book of Matthew

On Day 10 we learned about Jesus’ time of temptation in the desert where he demonstrated what was in His heart and His desire to keep the commandments. Today we look at what it meant to "repent [...]

During the 400 years between the time of Malachi, the last Old Testament prophet, and the coming of Christ, a man by the name of Alexander the Great lived. Some people believe that Alexander was [...]

On Day 12 we learned that Alexander the Great unknowingly paved the way for Jesus. Jewish people were spread throughout the region. The Jewish Bible had been translated into Greek so Jews and [...]

Today we are going to look at the relationship between a rabbi and his followers. Schools were associated with the local synagogue in first century Galilee. Apparently, each community would hire [...]

The term rabbi in the time of Jesus did not necessarily refer to a specific office or occupation. That would be true only after the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 A.D. Instead, rabbi was [...]

On Day 14 we talked about students who finished Beth Sefer either continued their training in Beth Midrash or went to learn the family trade. After completing Beth Midrash, a student either [...]

On Day 15, we learned that one thing that was common with the rabbis was that they would travel from place to place and visit local synagogues. By the first century, a synagogue was found in most [...]

We have talked about how God had a plan and placed Jesus’ ministry in Galilee on the crossroads of the world, the Via Maras. As Matthew records the beginning of Jesus’ preaching ministry, we must [...]

Today we are going to look closely at Matthew 5:3. “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Poor in spirit means not thinking more of yourself than your should. In Day 18, we said that we must realize [...]

Today we are going to look closely at Matthew 5:4. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” When we humble ourselves before God, and try to see ourselves as He sees us, we start [...]