Matthew 16:1-4 Signs from God
Matt 16:1-4 Signs CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Signs from God. The Pharisees and the Sadducees wanted to see a sign from the Lord. But the Lord refused to grant their request because they already had: · The signs of the weather – a red sky at night meant fair weather in the morning and a red […]
Matthew 15:21-39 The Canaanite Womans Request
In this lesson, we find a break in God’s dispensational dealings with the Jews. He heals the daughter of a Canaanite woman even though his ministry is exclusively to the lost sheep of the house of Israel [15:24]. He also heals the multitudes and feeds four thousand men miraculously. Before we study the healing of […]
Matthew 15:1-20 Tradition of the Elders
The immediate question was why did Jesus’ disciples eat bread without washing their hands – the larger question was why did Jesus’ disciples transgress the tradition of the elders. The reasons are simple. The disciples transgressed the tradition of the elders because the tradition of the elders: 1. Nullifies the commandments of God – v. […]
Matthew 14:26-36 Responses to Jesus Miracles
Matt 14:26-36 Different Responses to Jesus’ Miracles CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Different Responses to Jesus Miracles 26 – it is a spirit – although God is a Spirit and Jesus is God, Jn 4:24, Jesus also has a flesh and bones body that literally arose from the dead and which will literally return to the earth […]
Matthew 14:22-25 Jesus Walks on Water
After feeding the 5000, Jesus sent his disciples away to travel by boat to the land of Gennesaret. Instead of traveling with them, he stayed in the mountain alone and prayed. Later, he came to them walking on the water, while they were still rowing through a terrible storm. After entering the ship, they immediately […]
Matthew 14:13-21 Feeding the Five Thousand
Matt 14:13-21 Feeding the Five Thousand CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Feeding the five thousand is one of the most well known miracles in the Bible. As a matter of fact, it is recorded in all four gospels. There is much that we can learn about this miracle from the passage and the cross-references. But of far greater […]
Matthew 14:1-12 Death of John the Baptist
Matt 14:1-12 The Death of John the Baptist CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this lesson we learn about the death of John the Baptist. We see by whom, why and how John the Baptist was martyred. We will also see that his death foreshadows the death of the two witnesses in Rev 11, thus giving us […]
Matthew 13:51-58 Jesus Reputation
Matt 13:51-58 Jesus’ Reputation at Home CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Before Jesus departed to his own country and after he had finished teaching these parables, he asked the disciples if they understood all that he had taught them. When they answered, he told them they were scribes instructed unto the kingdom of heaven. In the first […]
Matthew 13:47-51 Parable of the Net
Matt 13:47-51 Parable of the Net CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this lesson we will study the parable of the net and the work of scribes in the kingdom of heaven. The parable of the net concerns the gathering of saved and lost at the end of the world. Remember that this parable concerns the end […]
Matthew 13:45-46 Parable of the Pearl
Matt 13:45-46 The Parable of the Pearl CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This parable of the pearl concerns the church. The merchantman is Jesus. A merchant is one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries. Often, references to merchants and merchandise in the Bible are negative references [Is 23:11; Hos 12:7; Zeph 1:11]. However, […]