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Matthew Chapter 4
Jesus triumphs over the devil, proclaims the kingdom of God, and calls disciples to follow him. Jesus is tempted in the forest. The temptations are a diabolical attempt to subvert God’s plan for human redemption by causing Jesus to fall into sin and disobedience, disqualifying Him as the sinless Savior. The Holy Spirit guided Jesus…
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Matthew Chapter 3
Between chapters 2 and 3 of the book of Matthew, around 25-30 years have passed. The book of Luke details more about John the Baptist, who was called that because he baptized people as a sign of their repentance from sin. He is not the same John who wrote the gospel of John in the…
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Matthew Chapter 2
According to the gospel of Luke, Joseph and Mary traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem. King Herod was also known as Herod the Great, and his ruling was not genuine. According to scholars, the Romans often chose a local ruler over people they conquered, and they chose Herod. Herod spared no one to protect his power,…
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Matthew Chapter 1
The book of Matthew is written by the apostle Matthew (a former tax-collector who was hated by fellow Jews), and he begins in Chapter 1 by telling us about Jesus’s life with a genealogy. This shows that Jesus is directly descended from Abraham and King David, which makes Him an heir to the throne of…