walking in blessing. v1-2 Jesus has come to establish God’s Kingdom here on earth. In the same way that God spoke the ten commandments (Exodus 20:1), Jesus opened His mouth to teach His disciples about how we should live in the Kingdom of God. The blessings in the Beatitudes are a mirror of the ten…

This chapter points to Jesus as the one who fulfils Israels calling in Exodus 19:5-6 to be a kingdom of priests and a Holy nation. God’s people are called to be set apart from the world so that those who do not know God can see who God is through the way we live. God’s…

John’s announcement v1-4 John prepared people’s hearts to receive Jesus. The clothing that John wore is similar to the Old Testament prophet Elijah (2 Kings 1:8). Elijah was a prophet who called Israel to return to God and was succeeded by the prophet Elisha (אֱלִישָׁע) who name means “God is salvation”. A prophecy in Malachi…

Jesus fulfils Messianic prophecies. v1-2 The wise men came looking for Jesus because they had been waiting in expectation for His star. They were Gentiles from Persia and Babylon who knew the scriptures through Daniel and the exiles (Daniel 1:3-4). They saw Jesus’ star as the fulfillment of Numbers 24:17 which says “a star shall…

Genealogy. v1 The genealogy of Jesus is important because the Jews were praying and waiting for the promised Messiah from God who comes from the lineage of both David and Abraham. v2 God promised Abraham that through his offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed (Genesis 22:18). v6 God also promised that…