Matthew -- The Gospel of the King

1. Jer. 5 ~ 31The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end? Matthew -- The Gospel of the King Chapter 23:13-39 A tape or CD of this message will be available (free of charge) following the service

2. "The hypocrite is a double person, natural and artificial. The first he keeps to himself, and the other he puts on, as he does his clothes, to make his appearance before men. Hypocrites have been divided into four classes: (1) The worldly hypocrite, who makes a profession of religion and pretends to be religious, merely from worldly considerations (Matthew 23:5). (2) The legal hypocrite, who relinquishes his vicious practices, in order thereby to merit heaven, while at the same time having no real love for God (Romans 10:3). (3) The evangelical hypocrite, whose religion is nothing more than a bare conviction of sin; who rejoices under the idea that Christ died for him, and yet has no desire to live a holy life (Matthew 13:20). (4) The enthusiastic hypocrite, who has an imaginary sight of his sins and of Christ and talks of remarkable impulses and high feelings, etc., while living in the most scandalous practices (2 Corinthians 11:14)." Matthew -- The Gospel of the King Chapter 23:13-39 The New Unger's Bible Dictionary

3. Blessed are… Woe unto… The kingdom opened to the poor (v. 3) The kingdom shut (v. 13) Matthew -- The Gospel of the King 1. Chapter 23:13-39 Comparison of Matt. 5:1-12 with Matt.23:13-33)

4. "Many a tailor can go in rags while making costly clothes for others. Many a cook may scarcely lick his fingers when he has prepared the most sumptuous dishes for others to eat." Matthew -- The Gospel of the King Chapter 23:13-39 Richard Baxter (1615-1691), The Reformed Pastor

5. Blessed are… Woe unto… The kingdom opened to the poor (v. 3) The kingdom shut (v. 13) Matthew -- The Gospel of the King 1. Mourners distressed (v. 14) Comfort for mourners (v. 4) 2. Chapter 23:13-39 Comparison of Matt. 5:1-12 with Matt.23:13-33)

6. Blessed are… Woe unto… The kingdom opened to the poor (v. 3) The kingdom shut (v. 13) Matthew -- The Gospel of the King 1. Mourners distressed (v. 14) Comfort for mourners (v. 4) 2. Fanatics compassing the earth (v. 15) The meek inheriting the earth (v. 5) 3. Chapter 23:13-39 Comparison of Matt. 5:1-12 with Matt.23:13-33)

7. Fools ~ mōros – moron Matthew -- The Gospel of the King Chapter 23:13-39

8. Blessed are… Woe unto… The kingdom opened to the poor (v. 3) The kingdom shut (v. 13) Matthew -- The Gospel of the King 1. Mourners distressed (v. 14) Comfort for mourners (v. 4) 2. Fanatics compassing the earth (v. 15) The meek inheriting the earth (v. 5) 3. Hungering for holiness (v. 6) Greedy for gain (vv. 16-22) Chapter 23:13-39 4. Comparison of Matt. 5:1-12 with Matt.23:13-33)

9. James 1 ~ 27to visit orphans and widows in their trouble and to keep oneself unspotted from the world Matthew -- The Gospel of the King Chapter 23:13-39

10. "And then He stands forevermore as the final authority. Remember that His authority is not the authority of the interpretation of truth. His authority is the authority of essential truth. He said not, 'I teach, I declare, I explain truth, but, I AM the truth.' If we can bring the soul of man face to face with the Christ, not with any human interpretation of Him, but to the actual Christ of the New Testament, that man immediately knows that he stands in the presence of essential and eternal truth. The one and final authority in religion is the authority of Christ, and the authority of Christ as revealed to us in the Scriptures of Truth." Matthew -- The Gospel of the King Chapter 23:13-39 G. Campbell Morgan (1863-1945)

11. Blessed are… Woe unto… The kingdom opened to the poor (v. 3) The kingdom shut (v. 13) Matthew -- The Gospel of the King 1. Mourners distressed (v. 14) Comfort for mourners (v. 4) 2. Fanatics compassing the earth (v. 15) The meek inheriting the earth (v. 5) 3. Hungering for holiness (v. 6) Greedy for gain (vv. 16-22) Chapter 23:13-39 4. The merciful obtaining mercy (v. 7) Mercy "omitted" and "left undone" (vv. 23, 24) 5. Comparison of Matt. 5:1-12 with Matt.23:13-33)

12. Blessed are… Woe unto… The kingdom opened to the poor (v. 3) The kingdom shut (v. 13) Matthew -- The Gospel of the King 1. Mourners distressed (v. 14) Comfort for mourners (v. 4) 2. Fanatics compassing the earth (v. 15) The meek inheriting the earth (v. 5) 3. Hungering for holiness (v. 6) Greedy for gain (vv. 16-22) Chapter 23:13-39 4. The merciful obtaining mercy (v. 7) Mercy "omitted" and "left undone" (vv. 23, 24) 5. Purity in heart (v. 8) Defiled in heart (vv. 25, 26) 6. Comparison of Matt. 5:1-12 with Matt.23:13-33)

13. Blessed are… Woe unto… The kingdom opened to the poor (v. 3) The kingdom shut (v. 13) Matthew -- The Gospel of the King 1. Mourners distressed (v. 14) Comfort for mourners (v. 4) 2. Fanatics compassing the earth (v. 15) The meek inheriting the earth (v. 5) 3. Hungering for holiness (v. 6) Greedy for gain (vv. 16-22) Chapter 23:13-39 4. Mercy "omitted" and "left undone" (vv. 23, 24) The merciful obtaining mercy (v. 7) 5. Defiled in heart (vv. 25, 26) Purity in heart (v. 8) 6. Hypocrites, and lawless (vv. 27, 28) Peacemakers, the sons of God (v. 9) 7. Comparison of Matt. 5:1-12 with Matt.23:13-33)

14. Blessed are… Woe unto… The kingdom opened to the poor (v. 3) The kingdom shut (v. 13) Matthew -- The Gospel of the King 1. Mourners distressed (v. 14) Comfort for mourners (v. 4) 2. Fanatics compassing the earth (v. 15) The meek inheriting the earth (v. 5) 3. Hungering for holiness (v. 6) Greedy for gain (vv. 16-22) Chapter 23:13-39 4. The merciful obtaining mercy (v. 7) Mercy "omitted" and "left undone" (vv. 23, 24) 5. Purity in heart (v. 8) Defiled in heart (vv. 25, 26) 6. Peacemakers, the sons of God (v. 9) Hypocrites, and lawless (vv. 27, 28) 7. The persecuted (vv. 10-12) The persecutors (vv. 29-33) Comparison of Matt. 5:1-12 with Matt.23:13-33) 8.

15. 2 Chr. 24 ~ 20Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God: 'Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He also has forsaken you.' "21So they conspired against him, and at the command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the Lord. Matthew -- The Gospel of the King Chapter 23:13-39

16. Tōrah (Law) Genesis Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy Matthew -- The Gospel of the King Nebhi'im (Prophets) Rishōnim (Former) Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings Chapter 23:13-39 'Acharōnim (Latter) Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, & "The 12" (Minor Prophets) Kethubhim (Writings) Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, 1 & 2 Chronicles Arrangement of the books in the Hebrew Bible (Tanuch) 2 Chronicles

17. Kills…stones ~ present participles – are killing…are stoning Matthew -- The Gospel of the King Chapter 23:13-39

18. Lu. 21 ~ 24And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Matthew -- The Gospel of the King Chapter 23:13-39 • Aug. 30, 70 AD – Jun. 7, 1967 AD (6-day war)