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Matthew Chapter 8

Posted in Matthew, tagged , , , on June 30, 2022|

Read Matthew Chapter 8
1. Where was Jesus according to Matthew 8:1?

2. Who comes to Jesus in Matthew 8:2? What does he say to Jesus?

3. What was Jesus response according to Matthew 8:3-4?

4. What do you learn about leprosy and the treatment of lepers from the following verses?
Leviticus 13:45-46

Numbers 5:2

5. What was required of someone cured of leprosy according to Leviticus 14:1-32?

6. Where does Jesus go according to Matthew 8:5?

7. Where is Capernaum located? Look at a map to help you.

8. What was Capernaum known for?

9. Who came to Jesus when he entered Capernaum according to Matthew 8:5?

Going deeper: What was a centurion in the Roman army? What was his responsibilities? Why would there have been a Roman centurion in Capernaum?

10. What does the centurion tell Jesus in Matthew 8:6?

11. How does Jesus respond in Matthew 8:7?

12. How does the centurion respond to Jesus’ offer in Matthew 8:8-9?

13. What does the centurion recognize in Jesus?

14. What is Jesus’ reaction to the centurion’s statement according to Matthew 8:10?

15. What prophecy does Jesus make in Matthew 8:11-12?

16. What does Jesus say to the centurion in Matthew 8:13?

17. What happens to the centurion’s servant?

18. Where did Peter’s mother-in-law live? How do you know?

19. What did Jesus do when he entered Peter’s house according to Matthew 8:14-15?

20. What happened that evening according to Matthew 8:16-17?

21. Copy Isaiah 53:4 here. Meditate on this. Record your thoughts and impressions.

22. What does Jesus do when He sees the multitudes around Him in Matthew 8:18?

23. What does the scribe tell Jesus in Matthew 8:19?

24. How does Jesus respond?

25. What does Jesus tell the man who says he must go bury his father?

26. What do Jesus and the disciples do according to Matthew 8:23?

27. What happens according to Matthew 8:24?

28. What was the response of the disciples to the storm and their master sleeping?

29. How did Jesus respond to His disciples in Matthew 8:26?

30. How did Jesus respond to the storm according to Matthew 8:26?

Going deeper: For other gospel versions of this story, see Mark 4:35-41 and Luke 8:22-25

31. Where did the boat with Jesus and the disciples end up? Where is this located in Israel? Consult a map to help you locate it.

32. Who met Jesus when he arrived on the other side of the sea according to Matthew 8:28?

33. What did the demons say to Jesus in Matthew 8:29-31?

34. What did Jesus say to the demons according to Matthew 8:32? What happened as a result?

35. What was the response of those who kept the pigs and the city? Why?

Going deeper: What did it mean that men were raising pigs in this city?

Going even deeper: For other gospel versions of these events, see Mark 5:1-20 and Luke 8:26-39

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Matthew Chapter 7

Posted in Matthew, tagged , , , on June 23, 2022|

Read Matthew Chapter 7
1. What is Jesus instructing them not to do in Matthew 7:1-2? Why?

2. What does God say about judging in the following verses?
Leviticus 19:15

Numbers 35:15-25

Luke 6:37:43-45

John 7:24

1 Corinthians 5:9-13

3. Consider words that are synonyms of “judge.” Make a list of some that might be applicable to Jesus’s point in Matthew 7:1-2.

4. Look up the following words in a dictionary. Record what you find as it might apply to this passage.
Discernment

Judgment

Criticism

Inspection

According to commentators, Jesus is not prohibiting all types of judgment or evaluation among believers. He is addressing the issue of criticizing those of the household of faith. His point is that we should expect to be judged according to the criteria or type of judgment we apply to others. As a result, we should always seek to judge righteously, so that any judgment applied to us would also be done righteously. It seems to be an extension of the command to love your neighbor as yourself. See Matthew 7:12.

5. What is Jesus describing in Matthew 7:3-4? (Hint: See Matthew 7:5)

6. What do you learn about hypocrites and hypocrisy from the following verses?
Proverbs 11:9

Matthew 23:13-30

Mark 7:6

James 3:17

7. What remedy does Jesus suggest in Matthew 7:5?

8. Copy Matthew 7:6. Meditate on this. What is Jesus’ point?

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9. What is the lesson Jesus is teaching in Matthew 7:7-11?

10. How do the following verses help clarify or add meaning to Matthew 7:7-11?
Psalm 37:4

Matthew 21:21-22

John 15:7

John 16:23-24

11. Explain the meaning of Matthew 7:12 in your own words.

12. What is Jesus’ message to them in Matthew 7:13-14?

13. How is Matthew 7:13-14 similar to or different from Deuteronomy 30:15-20? Psalm 1?

14. In Matthew 7:15-20, Jesus is explaining how we are to judge people (as fruit inspectors). What does He say about false prophets? How can we know them?

15. What do the following passages add to your understanding of false prophets and how you can identify them?
Deuteronomy 13:1-5

Jeremiah 14:14

Mark 13:22

2 Peter 2:1-3

John 10:12

16. What does Jesus say about those who will enter the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 7:21-23?

17. What does Jesus say about those who hear His words and act on them in Matthew 7:24-27?

18. What was the reaction of the crowd to Jesus’ teaching according to Matthew 7:28-29?

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Matthew Chapter 6 (Part 2)

Posted in Matthew, tagged , , , , on June 16, 2022|

Read Matthew Chapter 6:16-34
1. What does Jesus teach them about fasting in Matthew 6:16–18?

2. What do you learn about fasts and fasting from the following passages?
2 Samuel 12:20-22

Ezra 8:21-22

Esther 4:16

Psalm 69:9-11

3. Read Isaiah chapter 58. This passage reveals a great deal about what God thinks about fasts, how they should be conducted, and what they should be about.
a. What does God accuse Israel of doing on their days of fast in Isaiah 58:3?

b. What motives does God accuse Israel of having in their fasts in Isaiah 58:4?

c. What does God say about the fast He has chosen in the following verses?
Isaiah 58:6

Isaiah 58:7

d. What does God promise will be the result of such fasting in Isaiah 58:8-9?

e. Record His additional conditions in the following verses:
Isaiah 58:9

Isaiah 58:10

Isaiah 58:13

f. Record His additional promises in the following verses:
Isaiah 58:11

Isaiah 58:12

Isaiah 58:14

Going Deeper: For more on Fasting, refer to Daniel 9:2-4 and Joel 2:12-32

4. What does Jesus teach them in Matthew 6:19-34?

5. What further insight into Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6:19-34 do you gain from the following verses?
Proverbs 11:4

Proverbs 12:25

Jeremiah 17:7-8

Luke 10:40-42

Luke 12:22-34

Philippians 4:6-7

6. Copy Matthew 6:21. Meditate on this. Record your thoughts and impressions.

7. What do you learn from the following passages about loving God first?
Exodus 20:1-11

Deuteronomy 4:23-24

Deuteronomy 6:4

Going deeper: What did the idiomatic expression “eye is good” or “eye is bad” mean in first century Jewish society?

8. What do you learn about the light and darkness within from the following passages?
Isaiah 5:20

John 3:18-20

9. What application regarding prayer in your own life can you make from this chapter?

10. How can you apply Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness to your own life?

11. Have you been storing up treasures somewhere other than heaven? How does this chapter help you to reconsider that practice?

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Matthew Chapter 6 (Part 1)

Posted in Matthew, tagged , , , on June 9, 2022|

Read Matthew Chapter 6:1-15
1. What warning does Jesus give them in Matthew 6:1?

2. What does Jesus say about giving alms in Matthew 6:2-4? What did the expression “sounding the trumpet” mean with regard to the giving of alms?

Going deeper: The Greek word “dikaiosyne” or “tzedakah in Hebrew is translated “piety” or “charity” or “righteousness” in English. (See Matthew 6:1, 2, 3, and 4) The emphasis is on justice, ethics and Torah observance. It is a theme with Matthew’s gospel and consistent with the belief that his gospel was intended for observant Jews who would have valued this quality.

3. What does Jesus tell them about praying in Matthew 6:5-6?

4. Why would Jesus want them to give alms and pray in secret? Asked another way, what is the difference between doing something publicly and doing something in secret?

5. What does Jesus tell them about the content of their prayer in Matthew 6:7-8?

6. Copy Matthew 6:9-13. Meditate on this. Record your thoughts and impressions.

Going deeper: Nothing in the “Lord’s Prayer” as we Christians often call it, originated with Jesus. The elements of the prayer came from different Jewish prayers used in the first century when Jesus was ministering. You can do your own research to find out the sources.

7. If Jesus wasn’t giving new information about prayer, what was the message that he was giving to his disciples in this passage?

8. What do you learn from the following verses about prayer?
Mark 11:22-26

Luke 6:28

Luke 18:1

Luke 21:36

Romans 8:26

Philippians 4:6-7

Colossians 4:2

1 Thessalonians 5:17

James 5:13-18

9. What does Jesus teach them about forgiveness in Matthew 6:14-15?

10. What do you learn about forgiveness from the following verses?
Psalm 32:1

Psalm 86:5

Psalm 99:8

Psalm 103:2-3

Jeremiah 31:34

Daniel 9:9

Mark 3:28-29

Luke 7:46-48

Luke 17:3-4

John 20:22-23

1 John 1:9

1 John 2:12

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Matthew Chapter 5 (Part 7 of 7)

Posted in Matthew, tagged , , on June 2, 2022|

Read Matthew Chapter 5:21-48

1. What does Jesus say about being sued in Matthew 5:40?

2. What do you learn from Exodus 22:26-27? How does that compare to what Jesus is saying in Matthew 5:40?

3. What is Jesus referring to when he says “if anyone forces you to go one mile?” (Hint: Roman soldiers)

4. Copy Matthew 5:47. Meditate on this. Record your thoughts and impressions.

5. What is Jesus asking his disciples to do in Matthew 5:43-47?

6. What do you learn from Leviticus 19:18? How does it compare to what Jesus is teaching in Matthew 5:43-47?

7. Copy Matthew 5:48. Meditate on this. Record you thoughts and impressions.

8. This holiness standard that Jesus is giving to his disciples is high. It requires a lot of self-examination and reflection on what dwells within us. Ultimately, it is going to take something outside of us. What do you learn from the following verses?
Psalm 26:2

Psalm 139:1-4; 23-24

1 John 3:7

9. What is required to obtain the holiness standard that Jesus is describing according to the following passages?
John 3:3

Romans 6:19

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

James 1:21-27

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Matthew Chapter 5 (Part 6 of 7)

Posted in Matthew, tagged , , , on May 12, 2022|

Read Matthew Chapter 5:21-48
This section, often known as the “Six Antitheses” are really intended to clarify and extend the commandments to provide a hedge–extending the limits of what was allowable, so that the believer would not come even close to violating a command of God. In addition, Jesus was highlighting the fact that sin really begins in the heart and mind.

1. Review the following scriptures that talk about the relationship between the heart, temptation and sin:
Proverbs 4:23

Romans 13:14

James 1:13-15

In the last study we covered Matthew 5:21-26 which addresses the issue of murder and those who are angry with their brothers. It also covers the situation of one who is not reconciled to his brother.
2. What does Jesus say about litigation in Matthew 5:25-26?

3. What does Jesus say about adultery in Matthew 5:27-32?

4. What do you learn about marriage and divorce from the following verses?
Deuteronomy 24:1-4

Malachi 2:16

Matthew 19:3-10

1 Corinthians 7:10-12

5. What does Jesus say about making vows and oaths in Matthew 5:33-340?

6. Why does Jesus say they should not swear by heaven?

7. Why does Jesus say they should not swear by the earth?

8. Why does Jesus say they should not swear by Jerusalem?

9. Why does Jesus say they should not swear by their own head?

10. Copy Matthew 5:37. Meditate on this. Record your thoughts and impressions.

11. What do you learn of oaths from the following passages?
Exodus 22:10-12

Numbers 30:1-15

Numbers 32:9-11

Deuteronomy 6:13

12. How would you summarize or put into one sentence the teaching of Jesus in Matthew 5:38-42?

13. What to you learn from Exodus 21:12-25 about what Jesus is teaching in Matthew 5:38-39? How is Jesus’ teaching different from that of the Torah?

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Matthew Chapter 5 (Part 5 of 5)

Posted in Matthew, tagged , , , on May 5, 2022|

1. What does Jesus say about the law in Matthew 5:17?

Going deeper: The word “law” in this passage is the Hebrew word “Torah.” In the Jewish mind, Torah doesn’t mean just law, but rather it is a system of rules and commands for right living–living in a way that is pleasing to God. Jesus’ statement that He did not come to “abolish”
was a first-century rabbinic idiom. The expression “abolish Torah” mean to misinterpret Torah–not get rid of it or replace it. To “fulfill” or “complete” Torah mean to teach it correctly. So we could translate the statement of Jesus, “I did not come to misinterpret Torah but rather to teach it correctly.” He was going to affirm Torah and clarify those areas of the law that had been misinterpreted or taught incorrectly.

2. What does Jesus confirm about the completeness of Torah and the prohibition against changes to it in Matthew 5:18?

3. What warning does Jesus give in Matthew 5:19 about disobedience of the law?

4. Copy Matthew 5:20. Meditate on this. What you think Jesus was saying in making this statement.. What does Jesus say about murder in Matthew 5:21-22?

Going deeper: This section, Matthew 5:21-48 includes six teachings, sometimes referred to as “antitheses” operate to intensify what is prohibited. This idea was a common technique among the sages and rabbis known as “making a fence around the Torah.” By this expanding out of the commandment to include the thought or intention behind it, the sages and rabbis were offering a means to keep people even further from the conduct that would violate the commandment against murder.

5. Review Exodus 20:13. What do the following passages add to your understanding of this prohibition?
Exodus 21:12-14

Numbers 35:16-28

6. What does Jesus say about making your offering in Matthew 5:23-24?

Going deeper: Jesus’ reference to “offering your gift” relates to the Temple and the sacrificial system established in Leviticus. This is further evidence that Jesus was a Torah-observant Jew and was likely speaking largely to other Torah-observant Jews.

7. Why would Jesus be adding this additional “hedge” to the requirements of the sacrifices and offerings made to God?

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Matthew Chapter 5 (Part 4 of 7)

Posted in Bible Study, Matthew, tagged , , on April 28, 2022|

Read Matthew Chapter 5:13-24
1. What does Jesus compare believers to in Matthew 5:13?

2. How did salt function according to the following verses?
Exodus 30:35

Leviticus 2:13

Numbers 18:19

2 Kings 2:19-22

Ezekiel 16:4

Colossians 4:6

Going deeper: Read Luke 14:34-35 where Jesus discusses the problem of salt that loses its saltiness. Record Jesus’ comments.

Going deeper: Read Mark 9:49-50. Here Jesus is making another reference to salt. He is first of all saying that we will all be salted with fire in Mark 9:49. Since salt is a purifying element, He is saying that we will all be purified by fire. He goes on to say, “Have salt among yourselves and be at peace with one another.” This is a reference to the use of salt in making covenants in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). See Numbers 18:19 and 2 Chronicles 13:5.

3. Why did Jesus call his disciples and the others listening to him on the side of the mountain that day salt? What is the spiritual application?

4. To what does Jesus compare those Jews listening to Him in Matthew 5:14-16? What explanation does He provide?

5. How do Jesus’ statements in Matthew 5:14-16 link up with Isaiah 42:6 and 49:6?

6. What is Jesus’ command in Matthew 5:16? For what purpose? How might this look in your life?

7. Review Proverbs 4:18-19. Here we read of the contrast between light and dark. Summarize these verses in your own words in light of Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5:14-16.

8. How does Paul expand on this idea of being a light in the following verses?
Romans 2:18-20

Ephesians 5:8

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Matthew Chapter 5 (Part 3 of 7)

Posted in Bible Study, Matthew, tagged , , on April 21, 2022|

Read Matthew Chapter 5:1-12

1. Who is blessed according to Matthew 5:6? What is their promise?

2. What do you learn from these verses?
Psalm 107:4-9

Proverbs 12:28

Proverbs 21:3

2 Timothy 3:16

3. Who is blessed according to Matthew 5:7? What shall they receive?

4. What do you learn from the following verses?
Psalm 18:25

Proverbs 11:17

Proverbs 14:21

Proverbs 21:21

5. Who is blessed according to Matthew 5:8? What is their reward?

6. What do you learn from the following verses about the pure in heart?
Psalms 24:3-6

Psalm 73:1

7. Who is blessed according to Matthew 5:9? What shall they be called?

8. Who is blessed according to Matthew 5:10? What does Jesus say will be theirs?

9. What does the prophet have to say to those who seek righteousness in the following verses?
Isaiah 51:1-8

Isaiah 66:5-6

10. Who is blessed according to Matthew 5:11-12? Where is their reward?

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Matthew Chapter 5 (Part 2 of 7)

Posted in Bible Study, Matthew, tagged , , , on April 7, 2022|

Read Matthew Chapter 5:1-12

1. Who is blessed according to Matthew 5:4? What is the promise to them?

2. What do you learn from the following verses about those who mourn (over their sin)?
Isaiah 61:1-3

Isaiah 66:13

John 16:20

3. Who is blessed according to Matthew 5:5? What are they promised?

4. What do the following verses teach about the meek (gentle, sweet-spirited)?
Psalm 37:11

Isaiah 11:4

Zephaniah 3:12

5. What do the following verses teach about the inheritance of the believer?
Ephesians 1:11-12

Galatians 4:4-7

1 Peter 1:4

6. Who are those who have no inheritance with God according to the following verses?
Ephesians 5:5

Galatians 4:30-31

 

 

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