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The Gospel of Matthew is one of four gospels in the Holy Bible and the first book in chronological order presented in the New Testament of the Bible. Matthew was one of the 12 apostles that were with Jesus Christ throughout His public ministry on earth. Matthew was a Jewish tax collector that left his profession to follow the Lord. Matthew gives a personal witness account of many miracles that Jesus performed prior to being crucified on a Roman cross. ...
This Gospel of Matthew is divided into eight sections that describe different parts of Jesus life. ... The second section of the Gospel records the beginning of Jesus ministry. ... Jesus withdraws from Galilee in section four and performs the miracle of feeding five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish (Matthew 14:17). He also walks on water (Matthew 14:25). Chapter 17 describes the transfiguration that was witnessed by three disciples, John, Peter and James (Matthew 17:1). ...
Several terms or guidelines in determining the true messiah were set forth earlier in the bible and are discussed once again in Matthew’s gospel. The account given by Matthew gives examples or proofs of all or most of these characteristics being fulfilled. Some of the characteristics are the messiah would be Born of a virgin (Matthew 1:21-23) A descendant of Abraham (Matthew 1:1) Of the house of David (Matthew 1:1) Born in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:1) Taken to Egypt (Matthew 2:14-15) Anointed by the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:16-17) Heralded by the messenger of the Lord (John the Baptist) (Matthew 3:1-3) Would perform miracles (Matthew 9:35) Would minister in Galilee (Matthew 4:12-16)and Would cleanse the Temple (Matthew 21:12-13).
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