Daily Quiet Time with God Four Reasons for a Daily Time with God— This hour is vital to spiritual growth (1 Pet 2:2-3; Heb 5:14). This hour is vital to spiritual cleansing (Ps 119:9; Jn 15:3; Jn 17:17). This hour is vital to spiritual counsel (2 Tim 4:16; Ps 73:24). This hour is vital to […]

Can You Hear Me Now? (Matthew 13; Fulfillment of Psalm 78:1-4) In Matthew 13, we find several parables. Why did Jesus teach in so many parables? Matthew uses prophecy to explain Jesus’ fondness of parables. What is a “parable”? We often say that a parable is an “earthly story with a heavenly meaning.” The Greek […]

A Mother’s Love (Matthew 2:16-18; Fulfillment of Jeremiah 31:15) Our next prophecy in the Book of Matthew occurs at Matthew 2:16-18. This is a “difficult” prophecy. It’s difficult because it is another typological prophecy; the original prophecy doesn’t sound anything like the way Matthew uses it. It’s difficult because this is one of the most […]

Thou Bethlehem (Matthew 2:1-8; Fulfillment of Micah 5:2) The next Messianic prophecy in Matthew occurs in Matthew 2:1-8. There is little doubt but that Micah 5:2, the passage Matthew references, is a direct prophecy fulfilled only in the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. This was a well-known prophecy in the days of Jesus. The chief […]

Sheep Without a Shepherd (Matthew 26:31-35) Throughout this class, we have explored Matthew’s use of how Old Testament prophecies point to Jesus. We’ll do that tonight (Matthew 26:31/Zechariah 13:7). However, tonight we also have the opportunity to see Jesus, the Messiah, has a prophet. In our passage, Jesus makes two prophecies. Both of Jesus’s prophecies […]