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by Art Sadlier
February 14th, 2010
The King
The theme of the book of Matthew is, 'Christ The King'. The theme of chapter one is, 'The Birth of the King'. Paul says in 1 Tim. 6:15, that Jesus Christ is, "The blessed and only potentate, the king of kings and Lord of Lords". Christ is the only real king!
Shelly, in one of his sonnets speaks of meeting a traveller from Egypt. In the desert the traveller had found the remains of a statue consisting of two trunkless legs and a broken head. On the pedestal was the inscription, 'My name is Ozymandias', king of kings, look on my works ye mighty and despair'. Ozymandias had the audacity to call himself 'king of kings', yet all that remained of his kingdom were three broken pieces of a weather beaten statue.
Jesus is the only true King. The hymn writer has correctly echoed the truth of scripture."Jesus shall reign where'er the sun does in successive journey's run: His kingdom spread from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more"
Jesus has left behind Him a kingom in mystery form that has captured and grown in the hearts of multiplied millions down through history. Still today, He reigns supreme sovereign in multiplied millions of hearts and lives!
Beyond that the literal, visible kingdom of Christ on earth is yet future! The promises of the Old Testament are not yet fulfilled. The promise of Luke 1:32-33 is not yet fulfilled. "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end." - Christ is truly the coming King.
We want to consider the purposes of the gospels and Matthew's place among them.
The four gospels record the Eternal Being - Human Ancestry - Birth - Life and Ministry - Death, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus Christ - The Son of man - The Son of God. Taken together the four gospels set forth not a biography, but a person.
We do not have a full biography of Jesus Christ, a complete record of His life. For some reason it did not plesae God to give us a full biography of His Son's life. The years from His birth to His ministry are passed over in silence with but one brief incident. Even the events of His ministry are difficult to put in chronological order.
The purpose of the gospels is not that we may have a complete biography that we may know about Christ, but rather that we might come to know the person of Christ. John 20:31 "But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name."Do you believe that Jesus is the Christ of God? Do you have life through His name? Have you been born anew of God's Spirit? Are you a new creature in Christ? Have old things passed away and are all things in your life new?
Why four gospels?
Each of the four gospels presents a different picture of Jesus Christ. Put them together and you have composite picture of Christ. These four pictures help us to know Christ better.
In Mark, Christ is presented as the devoted servant, faithfully carring out His Father`s will.
In Luke, Christ appears as the Son of Man. Christ the perfect man is presented.
In John, Christ is presented as the Son of God. He is the eternal God who came from heaven and returned to heaven.
In Matthew, Christ is seen as - The King of Israel, The Lion of the tribe of Judah. We learn a multitude of lessons about the nature, power, authority and purpose of Christ from this presentation of Him as the King of Israel. Matthew is then of special interest and appeal to the Jews.
We see four things about the King in Matthew, we will just look at one today.
1 - THE KING IN MATTHEW
Mt. 1-- The birth of the King, heir to the throne of David.
Mt. 2 -- The preservation of the King. The great enemy of the King is seen tryhing to destroy the King.
Mt. 3 -- The herrald of the King. The promise of Malachi 3:1.
Mt. 4 -- The testing of the King. Proof of His moral qualifications to be the King.
Mt. 5 to 7 --The Program of the King. We have the description of the righteousness of the King and the character of the citizens of the kingdom.
Mt. 8 & 9 -- The credentials of the King. Miracles that show He has the ability to establish and maintain the kingdom.
Mt. 10. -- The messengers of the King.
Mt. 11 & 12 -- The rejection of the King.
Mt. 13. -- The Mystery form of the kingdom. A kingdom in which the King and the kingdom are not visble to the natural man.
Mt. 14 & 15 -- The Ministry of the King.
Mt. 16 -- The Acknowledgment of the King.
Mt. 17 -- The preview of His Glory.
Mt. 18 & 19 -- The Soldiers (Disciples) of the King.
Mt. 20 -- The Excitement over the King.
Mt. 21 -- The formal Presentation of the King.
Mt. 22 -- The Deity of the King.
Mt. 23 --The Denounciation of the King.
Mt. 24 & 25 -- The Predicted Return of the King.
Mt. 26-28 -- The Death, Burial and Resurrection of the King.
We come to know much about the character, nature, authority and purpose of the Christ by seeing Him as King in Matthew. Next week we will see the King on the Throne -- The King in His Humility -- The King in His Glory.
