Jesus Christ as the King in the Book of Matthew

JESUS CHRIST AS THE KING

JESUS CHRIST AS THE KING IN THE BOOK OF MATTHEW Table of Contents

I . Introduction 3

II . The Heredity of the King 4

III . The Homage of the King 7

IV . The Hostility Against the King 8

V . The Humility of the King 9

VI . Conclusion 12

VII . Bibliography 14

Introduction

If a man suddenly appears and acclaims to be a king , the public immediately asks for proof . What is his background ? Anticipating this important

question , Matthew opened his book with a careful account of the birth of Jesus Christ and the events that accompanied it

The Gospel According to Matthew has been called by many Bible scholars the most important single document of the Christian faith . Historians tell that this book was the most widely read , and the most quoted , in the early church . While all four gospels are important , it is not without reason that Matthew stands first . Matthew is supposed to be distinguished from the other Apostles by the frequency of his references to the Old Testament . He records more particulars of Jesus than the others do far more of his birth , his sayings and his miracles

From the standpoint of the Kingship of Christ , the primary purpose of the gospel of Matthew is to show that Jesus of Nazareth was the Kingly Messiah of the Old Testament Scriptures in Jewish prophecy . The term Messiah is a Hebrew word equivalent to the Greek word for Christ1 . Both terms are equivalent to the...