Adult Bible Study Guide

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The Book of Matthew

Our Goal

Though his audience was

primarily Jews, Matthews
message of hope and
Redemption speaks to us, as
well; a people who need
Someone
to do for us what we never
can do for ourselves.

The Book of Matthew

Contents
1 Son of David
2 The Ministry Begins
3 The Sermon on the Mount
4 Get Up and Walk! Faith and Healing
5 The Seen and the Unseen War
6 Resting in Christ
7 Lord of Jews and Gentiles
8 Peter and the Rock
9 Idols of the Soul (and Other Lessons
From Jesus)
10 Jesus in Jerusalem
11 Last Day Events
12 Jesus Last Days

The Book of Matthew

Lesson 7, May 14

Lord of Jews
and Gentiles

Lord of Jews and Gentiles

Key Text

Isaiah 42:6 NIV

I, the Lord, have called you

in righteousness; I will take
hold of your hand, I will keep
you and make you to be a
covenant for the people and
a light to the Gentiles.

Lord of Jews and Gentiles

Quick Look

1. Two Feedings
(Matthew 14:20,
21; 15:37, 38)
2. Two Faiths
(Matthew 14:30, 31;
15:25-28)
3. One Controversy
(Matthew 15:1, 2)

Lord of Jews and Gentiles

Initial Words

In Matthew 15:24, Jesus says

explicitly, I was not sent
except to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel (NKJV).
No question, Christs earthly
ministry was directed mostly
toward the nation of Israel. But
it was through Israel, or more
specifically through the

Lord of Jews and Gentiles

1. Two Feedings

Matthew 14:20, 21; 15:37, 38 NKJV

So they all ate and were filled,

and they took up twelve
baskets.... Now those who had
eaten were about five thou-sand
men, besides women and
children.
So they all ate and were filled,
and they took up seven large

1. Two Feedings
The 5000 Jews

Jesus action of feeding the

Jewish people reminded
everyone of the manna that
God had provided to
the Israelites in the wilderness.
The tradition arose within
Judaism that the Messiah would
come on a Passover and that
along with His coming, manna

1. Two Feedings
The 5000 Jews

thousand just before Passover,

it should not surprise anyone
that the crowd might begin to
speculate whether He was the
Messiah and whether He was
about to do an even greater
miraclefeed everyone all
the time by restoring the
manna.

1. Two Feedings
The 5000 Jews

This was exactly the kind of

Messiah the people wanted: a
Messiah that would tend to
their external needs. The
crowds are ready to make Jesus
king, but Jesus hadnt come to
be king.
Many would turn away from
Jesus, even though He had

1. Two Feedings
The 4000 Gentiles

Its amazing, this image of

thousands of Gentiles coming
out to be taught, loved, and fed
by this young Rabbi.
Today, looking back and
understanding the universality
of the gospel, we can easily
miss just how incredible and
unexpected something like this

1. Two Feedings
The 4000 Gentiles

Yet, this was always Gods plan,

to draw all peoples of the earth
to Him.
A startling verse in the Hebrew
Scriptures testifies to this truth:
Are not you Israelites the
same to me as the Cushites? ...
Did I not bring Israel up from
Egypt, the Philistines from

1. Two Feedings
The 4000 Gentiles

What is God saying here? That

Hes interested in the affairs of
not only Israel but of all people?
The Old Testament reveals this
again and again, even though it
had become
so obscure through the
centuries that,
by the time the New Testament

Lord of Jews and Gentiles

2. Two Faiths

Matthew 14:30, 31; 15:25-28 NKJV

But when he [Peter]...was

beginning to sink, he cried
out...Lord, save me! ...
Jesus...said to him, O you of
little faith....
Then she
[Canaanite]...worshipped Him,
saying, Lord, help me! ...

2. Two Faiths
Peter

The terrified disciples are

wondering who is walking on
the water toward them. Jesus
says to them, It is I; do not
be afraid (vs. 27, NKJV).
The phrase It is I is
another way of translating the
Greek phrase ego eimi, which
means I am. This is the

2. Two Faiths
Peter

Peters cry, Lord, save me!

(Matt. 14:30, NKJV) should
echo our own, because if the
Lord Jesus doesnt save us,
who will?
Peters helplessness in that
situation reflects our own in
the face of what our fallen
world throws at us.

2. Two Faiths
Canaanite Woman

At this time the Jews referred

to Gentiles as dogs, bringing
the image of mangy dogs
running the streets.
But Jesus uses the more
affectionate Greek term,
puppy dog here, conjuring
up domestic dogs kept in the
home and fed from the table.

2. Two Faiths
Canaanite Woman

This Canaanite woman calls

Jesus
the Son of David. This shows
her familiarity with Jesus
Jewishness. Like
a good teacher, Jesus perhaps
tests her.
By dialoging with this woman,
Jesus dignifies herjust as He

Lord of Jews and Gentiles

3. One Controversy

Matthew 15:1, 2 NKJV

Then the scribes and

Pharisees who were from
Jerusalem came to Jesus,
saying, Why do Your disciples
transgress the tradition of the
elders?

3. One Controversy
Washing Before Eating

Jesus gets into a debate with

the Jewish teachers about what
makes a person unclean. The
teachers had added to the law
all kinds of regulations about
external uncleanliness.
For example, you had to wash
your hands in a certain way.
But Jesus disciples werent

3. One Controversy
Washing Before Eating

Jesus strongly condemns

whats so easily a trap for
anyone: hypocrisy.
Who hasnt at some point been
guilty of condemning someone
for an action (either verbally or
in your own heart) even though
you have done or were doing
the same thing or worse?

Lord of Jews and Gentiles

Final Words

When we become acutely

aware of
our sin, we can claim the
promise that there is...no
condemnation to those who are
in Christ Jesus,...who walk...
according to the Spirit (Rom.
8:1).
Jew, Gentileit doesnt matter.