Introduction to Matthew Chapters 1-13

Identify the three ways Matthew described Jesus

• Messiah

• Son of God

• God with us

• New Moses

Compare Moses coming out of Egypt with Jesus

• Joseph took Jesus (and Mary) to Egypt

• Jesus came out of Egypt

• Moses took Jesus to Egypt

• Jesus wandered in Egypt for 40 years

Compare Moses crossing the Red Sea with Jesus

• walking on the Sea of Galilee

• was baptized in the Jordan River

• was baptized in the Sea of Galilee

• was baptized in the Red Sea

Moses lead the people for 40 years in the desert compare with

• Jesus spending 40 years in the desert

• Jesus healing 40 people

• Jesus spending 40 days in the desert

• Jesus feeds 4000 people

Moses receives the law (the 10 Commandments) on a mountain compares with Jesus

• Transfigured on a mountain

• Jesus gives the law at the Sermon on the Mount (Mountain)

• Jesus breaks the Sabbath law on the mountain

• Jesus feeds 5000 on a mountain side

Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is found in Chapters

• 1-3

• 5-7

• 8-10

• 11-13

Matthew 4-7

• Jesus continues to teach and doesn't care about negative and neutral people

• gives responses to Jesus'

• Shows how Jesus brings Kingdom into People's lives

• Jesus announces God's kingdom

Matthew 8-10

• Jesus sends the Apostles to teach telling them to expect both acceptance and rejection

• Jesus uses nine stories separated with two invitations to "follow me" included

• Jesus brings the Kingdom of God into peoples lives

• Jesus is shown as greater than Moses

Emmanuel means

• God is good

• God is love

• God with us

• God is Jesus

Matthew 11-13 shows that

• Jesus continues to teach and doesn't care about negative or neutral people

• Jesus stops teaching and only cares about the poor and sinners

• Jesus' family was negative about his ministry

• Jesus continues to preach and doesn't care about positive people