Use these notes to help you study chapter two as Matthew continues to build his case for Jesus matching the description of the Jewish Messiah in the second chapter of his gospel.
Matthew 2:1-23 – The King Who Could Not Be Stopped
Matthew 1:1–25 – The Promised King
Matthew 1 Foundations Commentary Big Idea Jesus is the promised Messiah, the rightful King descended from Abraham and David, who came into the world as Immanuel—God with us—to save His people from their sins. Introduction: Every Story Leads Here Every great story has a beginning. Matthew begins his Gospel by showing readers that the story... Continue Reading →
What do you give to the One Who is Everything?
We all know what it is like to have that one person on our Christmas shopping list who is difficult to buy a gift for. Whether they have everything, could buy anything they wanted, want to make you guess what they would like to have, or are so content that they genuinely want nothing. Yes, I am sure that we all have wrestled with what to buy and give to the one who seems to have everything, but have we wrestled with the question, "What do we give to the One Who is Everything?"