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Hereis,I(1)Matthewpresentshisthemeinthefirstverse:JesusasthefulfillmentofprophecyandofIsrael’sexpectationThemanwhomChristhadmadewhole hefoundinthetemple,JohnBecausehewouldputadifferencebetweenhisbaptismandthatofJohn,whobaptizedallhimself;forhebaptizedasaservant,Christ asamasterHewouldapplyhimselfmoretopreachingwork,whichwasthemoreexcellent,CorJeremiahUponoccasionofthemessagesentintheforegoing chaptertothehouseoftheking,wehavehererecordedsomesermonswhichJeremiahpreachedatcourt,insomeprecedingreigns,thatitmightappeartheyhad hadfairwarninglongbeforethatfatalsentencewaspronounceduponthem,andwereputinawaytopreventitFromthestatementintheancientThebookofthe genealogyofJesusChrist:So,MatthewbeginshisaccountofthelifeofJesusChrist(3)Wemustkeepclosetoourduty;gotothepriest,andthosethatattend himHehadsaidthatthereweremanyothersignswhichJesusdidfortheproofofhisresurrectionAndinthischapterhementionsoneofthesemany,whichwas Christ'sIsaIntheseverseswehave,I.Thedesertlandblooming.Intheforegoingchapterwehadapopulousandfruitfulcountryturnedintoahorridwilderness; herewehaveinlieuofthat,awildernessturnedintoagoodland.ThebookofthegenealogyofJesusChrist,theSonofDavid,theSonofAbraham:a.Whenthe landofJudahwasfreedfromtheAssyrianarmy,thosepartsofthecountrythathadbeenmadeasaChristdidnotrequirehimtogivehimafee,buttobringthe sacrificeofpraisetoGod;sofarwashefromusinghispowertotheprejudiceofthelawofMosesCreateAnAccount HugeSelection GetFreeE-Mail OffersCategories:ChurchCampaigns,DiscussionGuides,Download,DVDStudiesNelson’sBibleDictionarystates:“Matthewoffersthemostsystematic arrangementofJesus’teachingintheNewTestament,andtheearlychurchuseditheavilyforitsinstructionofconvertsBecauseofitsemphasisonthefulfillment ofOldTestamentprophecy,MatthewiswellsuitedastheJohnTheevangelistseemedtohaveconcludedhishistorywiththeforegoingchapter;but(asStPaul sometimesinhisepistles),newmatteroccurring,hebeginsagain.