Content Guide-Matthew's Gospel

Front 1

I) Introduction
A) Genealogy of Jesus
1:1-17

Back 1

(Jesus the climax of the history of God's people)

Hint 1

1:1-17

Front 2

I) Introduction
B) The beginnings, seven fulfillments of prophecy
1:18-25, The birth of the Christ
2:1-12, birth at Beth., Magi coming
2:13-15, The flight to Egypt
2:16-18, Slaughter of the Innocents
2:19-23, The return to Nazareth
3:1-4:11, Baptist, Bapt. & Tempt.
4:12-16, begin. of Jesus' ministry

Back 2

(1) "Emmanuel"
(2) "From you shall come a ruler"
(3) "Out of Egypt... I called my Son"
(4) "Rachel weeping for her children"
(5) "He shall be called a Nazarene"
(6) "The voice in the desert:Prepare"
(7) "The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light"

Front 3

II) First Group of Messianic Deeds and Words
4:17-7:29

Back 3

The Annunciation of the Kingdom and the Call to Repentence

Hint 3

4:17-7:29

Front 4

II) First Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 4:17-4:25

Back 4

i) The theme of Jesus' proclamation
ii) the calling of the first four disciples
iii) general desc. of Jesus' Messianic ministry: teaching, preaching, healing, expulsion of demons

Hint 4

4:17
4:18-22
4:23-25

Front 5

II) First Group of Messianic D & W
B) Words, 5:1-7:29

Back 5

i) The Sermon on the Mount
ii) The free grace of the Kingdom and the higher righteousness which that grace makes possible and demands.

Hint 5

5:1-7:29

Front 6

III) Second Group of Messianic Deeds and Words
8:1-11:1

Back 6

The compassionate Messiah seeks the lost sheep of the house of Israel

Hint 6

8:1-11:1

Front 7

III) Second Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 8:1-9:35

Back 7

i) Ten deeds of power reveal the authority and the compassion of the Messiah
ii) The twofold reaction to the Messianic revelation

Hint 7

8:1-9:35


9:33, 34

Front 8

III) Second Group of Messianic D & W
B) Words, 9:36-11:1 (part one)

Back 8

The compassionate Messiah extends His ministry to the whole twelve tribes of Israel through the twelve apostles, whom He authorizes and instructs to proclaim the Kingdom in word and deed.

Hint 8

9:36-11:1

Front 9

III) Second Group of Messianic D & W
B) Words, 9:36-11:1 (part two)

Back 9

He prepares them (the twelve apostles) to carry on their gracious work in the face of contradiction and opposition

Hint 9

9:36-11:1

Front 10

IV) Third Group of Messianic Deeds and Words
11:2-13:53

Back 10

The contradicted Messiah conceals the Kingdom from those who have rejected (*) it and further reveals it to those who have accepted it (*).
(*)those who "have not"/"have" 13:12

Hint 10

11:2-13:53

Front 11

IV) Third Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 11:2-12:50 (part one)
The contradicted Christ:

Back 11

i) John's question from prison
ii) crowds rejected John and S.o.G.
iii) impenitent Cities of the Lake
iv) S.o.G. concealed from wise and prudent, but revealed to babes

Hint 11

11:2-6
11:7-19
11:20-24
11:25-30

Front 12

IV) Third Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 11:2-12:50 (part two)
The contradicted Christ:

Back 12

v) Sabbath controversies
vi) unspectacular ministry of t.S.o.t.L.
vii) the Beelzebub controversy
viii) demand for sign & Jesus judgment
ix) the true family of Jesus

Hint 12

12:1-14
12:15-21
12:22-37
12:38-45
12:46-50

Front 13

IV) Third Group of Messianic D & W
B) Words, 13:1-53

Back 13

Seven parables of the Kingdom as judgment upon unbelief and as deepened revelation to the faithful disciples.

Hint 13

13:1-53

Front 14

V) Fourth Group of Messianic Deeds and Words
13:54-19:1

Back 14

Toward the new Messianic people of God, the Church: The Messiah separates His disciples from the mass of old Israel and deepens His communion with His own

Hint 14

13:54-19:1

Front 15

V) Fourth Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 13:54-17:27
i) Separation (part one)

Back 15

a) Jesus withdraws when Nazareth is offended and the king grows susp.

Hint 15

13:54-14:13

Front 16

V) Fourth Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 13:54-17:27
i) Separation (part two)

Back 16

b) He separates His disciples from the false tradition of Judaism

Hint 16

15:1-20

Front 17

V) Fourth Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 13:54-17:27
i) Separation (part three)

Back 17

c) He rejects the demand for a sign and warns His disciples against the leaven of the teaching of Pharisee and Sadducee

Hint 17

16:1-12

Front 18

V) Fourth Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 13:54-17:27
ii) Communion (part one)

Back 18

a) Jesus provides for those who seek Him (Feeding of the 5000), comes to His own across the waters, gives access to Himself by faith, and continues to help all those who come to Him in their need

Hint 18

14:14-36

Front 19

V) Fourth Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 13:54-17:27
ii) Communion (part two)

Back 19

b) He confounds no faith that trusts in Him (Canaanite woman), heals the afflicted, and provides for those who abide with Him

Hint 19

15:21-39

Front 20

V) Fourth Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 13:54-17:27
ii) Communion (part three)

Back 20

c) He evokes the confession of His disciples and sets them on His way of the cross.
d) He permits the Three to see Him in the glory of His transfiguration

Hint 20

16:13-28


17:1-13

Front 21

V) Fourth Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 13:54-17:27
ii) Communion (part four)

Back 21

e) He gives His disciples His unlimited promise to faith
f) and asserts their freedom from Israel’s temple

Hint 21

17:14-23

17:24-27

Front 22

V) Fourth Group of Messianic D & W
B) Words, 18:1-19:1

Back 22

The Messiah deepens His communion with His disciples by making their fellowship a fellowship of faith and love, a fellowship in which divine forgiveness holds sway

Hint 22

18:1-19:1

Front 23

VI) Fifth Group of Messianic Deeds and Words
19:2-26:1

Back 23

The messiah gives His disciples a sure a sober hope

Hint 23

19:2-26:1

Front 24

VI) Fifth Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 19:2-22:46 (part one)

Back 24

i) The Messiah orders the relationship of the hoping disciple to the orders of this age: His relationship to marriage, children, property

Hint 24

19:2-20:16

Front 25

VI) Fifth Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 19:2-22:46 (part two)

Back 25

ii) He makes plain why Israel has no hope: Israel contradicts and rejects the Messiah who comes in:
a) ministry
b) mercy
c) and meekness

Hint 25

20:17-28
20:29-34
21:1-11

Front 26

VI) Fifth Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 19:2-22:46 (part three)

Back 26

iii) Israel’s worship is corrupt and therefore doomed
iv) instead of heeding the voice of the Baptist
v) and Jesus’ call to repentance

Hint 26

21:12-22

21:23-27

21:28-22:14

Front 27

VI) Fifth Group of Messianic D & W
A) Deeds, 19:2-22:46 (part four)

Back 27

vi) Israel’s leaders seek to discredit and entrap Israel’s Messiah, the Son of God

Hint 27

22:15-46

Front 28

VI) Fifth Group of Messianic D & W
B) Words, 23:1-26:1 (part one)

Back 28

i) The doom of Israel and the hope of the disciple: Jesus’ Messianic indictment of scribe and Pharisee and His lament over doomed Jerusalem

Hint 28

chap. 23

Front 29

VI) Fifth Group of Messianic D & W
B) Words, 23:1-26:1 (part two)

Back 29

ii) the destruction of the temple, the return of the Christ, and the close of the age; parables of comfort, warning, and encouragement; the Last Judgment,

Hint 29

chap. 24 and 25

Front 30

VII) Conclusion
chaps. 26-28

Back 30

The Passion, death, and resurrection of the Messiah. The risen Lord in the perfection of His power: the universal commission to the disciples

Hint 30

chaps. 26-28