THE BOOK OF

MATTHEW
NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY

(Survey from Scofield Reference Notes [1917 Ed]: Public Domain)

LESSON OBJECTIVE
1. THOROUGHLY SURVEY THE BOOK OF
MATTHEW
Author:
Author:
 Matthew (Son Of Alphaeus)(Also called Levi; Mk 2:14-15, Lk 5:27)
Author:
 Matthew (Son Of Alphaeus)(Also called Levi; Mk 2:14-15, Lk 5:27)
 Name means: “Gift Of The Lord”
Author:
 Matthew (Son Of Alphaeus)(Also called Levi; Mk 2:14-15, Lk 5:27)
 Name means: “Gift Of The Lord”
 Occupation: Tax Collector (A Publican) in Capernaum for the
Roman Government (Mt 9:9, 10:2-4)
Author:
 Matthew (Son Of Alphaeus)(Also called Levi; Mk 2:14-15, Lk 5:27)
 Name means: “Gift Of The Lord”
 Occupation: Tax Collector (A Publican) in Capernaum for the
Roman Government (Mt 9:9, 10:2-4)
 While there is some debate about the authorship of this book (i.e.
many of the verses in it are also found in Mark), all 11 of the key
early church fathers (Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Papias, Polycarp,
Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian,
Hippolytus, Origen, Eusebius) agreed that Matthew was the author.
Author:
Author:
 Tradition holds that Matthew may have originally written this book
in Aramaic, and afterwards, either he, or another unknown person,
translated it into Greek.
Author:
 Tradition holds that Matthew may have originally written this book
in Aramaic, and afterwards, either he, or another unknown person,
translated it into Greek.
 On the day Jesus called Matthew to be His disciple, Matthew had a
great feast in his house (Mk 2:13-17)(Lk 5:27-32).
Author:
 Tradition holds that Matthew may have originally written this book
in Aramaic, and afterwards, either he, or another unknown person,
translated it into Greek.
 On the day Jesus called Matthew to be His disciple, Matthew had a
great feast in his house (Mk 2:13-17)(Lk 5:27-32).
 There is some disagreement about how Matthew died. Foxe says he
was “slain with a halberd” (beheaded), while other sources say he
died a natural death.
Author:
 Tradition holds that Matthew may have originally written this book in
Aramaic, and afterwards, either he, or another unknown person,
translated it into Greek.
 On the day Jesus called Matthew to be His disciple, Matthew had a great
feast in his house (Mk 2:13-17)(Lk 5:27-32).
 There is some disagreement about how Matthew died. Foxe says he was
“slain with a halberd” (beheaded), while other sources say he died a
natural death.
 The last account of Matthew in the Bible is found in (Acts 1:13) in the
“upper room.”
The Stats:
The Stats:
 • Chapters: 28
The Stats:
 • Chapters: 28
 • Verses: 1071
The Stats:
 • Chapters: 28
 • Verses: 1071
 • Number of parables: 20
The Stats:
• Chapters: 28
• Verses: 1071
• Number of parables: 20
• Number of miracles: 21
The Stats:
• Chapters: 28
• Verses: 1071
• Number of parables: 20
• Number of miracles: 21
• Timeline: App. 34 years
Date Written:
Date Written:
 • Ranges from as early as 50 A.D. to 67 A.D.
Date Written:
 • Ranges from as early as 50 A.D. to 67 A.D.
 • Irenaeus tells us that Matthew wrote his Gospel
while Peter and Paul were preaching and founding
the church at Rome, which was after A.D. 61.
Date Written:
 • Ranges from as early as 50 A.D. to 67 A.D.
 • Irenaeus tells us that Matthew wrote his Gospel
while Peter and Paul were preaching and founding
the church at Rome, which was after A.D. 61.
 • The early church fathers were united that
Matthew was the first Gospel written, hence the
reason it is listed first in our Bibles today.
Date Written:
 • Ranges from as early as 50 A.D. to 67 A.D.
 • Irenaeus tells us that Matthew wrote his Gospel while Peter and Paul
were preaching and founding the church at Rome, which was after A.D.
61.
 • The early church fathers were united that Matthew was the first Gospel
written, hence the reason it is listed first in our Bibles today.
 • Jesus prophesied the destruction of the Temple in (Mt 24:1-2). This
occurred in 70 A.D. under the Roman general Titus. If this had happened
prior to Matthew writing this book, he certainly would have mentioned it.
Place Written:
Place Written:
 • Several sources
believe Matthew
wrote this book
while at Antioch,
or possibly
Palestine.
Place Written:
 • Several sources
believe Matthew
wrote this book
while at Antioch,
or possibly
Palestine.
Written To:
Written To:
 • The Jews
Key Phrase:
Key Phrase:
 • Jesus The King
Key Phrase:
 • Jesus The King
Key Phrase:

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 • Jesus The King

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Key Phrase:
 • Jesus The King
Key Verses:
Key Verses:
 (Mt 5:17)
Key Verses:
 (Mt 5:17)
 (Mt 6:9-13)
Key Verses:
 (Mt 5:17)
 (Mt 6:9-13)
 (Mt 16:16-19,26)
Key Verses:
 (Mt 5:17)
 (Mt 6:9-13)
 (Mt 16:16-19,26)
 (Mt 22:35-40)
Key Verses:
 (Mt 5:17)
 (Mt 6:9-13)
 (Mt 16:16-19,26)
 (Mt 22:35-40)
 (Mt 28:18-20)
 (Mt 16:24-28)
Key Discourses:
Key Discourses:
 • The Sermon On The Mount (The Beatitudes) (Mt
5:1-7:29)
Key Discourses:
 • The Sermon On The Mount (The Beatitudes) (Mt
5:1-7:29)
 • Instructions to the Apostles (Mt 10)
Key Discourses:
 • The Sermon On The Mount (The Beatitudes) (Mt
5:1-7:29)
 • Instructions to the Apostles (Mt 10)
 • Parables about the Kingdom of God (Mt 13)
Key Discourses:
 • The Sermon On The Mount (The Beatitudes) (Mt
5:1-7:29)
 • Instructions to the Apostles (Mt 10)
 • Parables about the Kingdom of God (Mt 13)
 • Life in God’s kingdom (Mt 18)
Key Discourses:
 • The Sermon On The Mount (The Beatitudes) (Mt
5:1-7:29)
 • Instructions to the Apostles (Mt 10)
 • Parables about the Kingdom of God (Mt 13)
 • Life in God’s kingdom (Mt 18)
 • The Olivet Discourse (Mt 24,25)
Purpose:
Purpose:
 • To prove that Jesus was the promised Messiah,
and that in Him the ancient prophecies had their
fulfillment. Christ was the true heir to David’s
throne as king.
Purpose:
Special Emphasis:
Purpose:
Special Emphasis:
 • The rejection of Jesus by the Jews is the
predominant theme of Matthew. Matthew placed a
great emphasis on things that would be especially
important to the Jews to convince them Jesus was
the long awaited Messiah.
Purpose:
Special Emphasis:
 • The rejection of Jesus by the Jews is the predominant theme of
Matthew. Matthew placed a great emphasis on things that would be
especially important to the Jews to convince them Jesus was the long
awaited Messiah.
 • He begins his book with the genealogy of Jesus, from Abraham (to
whom the first Messianic promise was given), through David, to
Joseph. No Jew would believe Jesus was the Messiah if He could not
trace back His lineage.
Purpose:
Special Emphasis:
 • He also uses the phrase “Son of man” 31 times. This is more
than any other Gospel.
 • Matthew mentions the Sadducees 7 times, while Mark and
Luke mention them only once each, and John does not
mention them at all.
 • The word “righteous,” or a form of it is used 18 times in
Matthew, but only 9 times in the other Gospels combined.
Purpose:
Special Emphasis:
 • He also uses the phrase “Son of man” 31 times. This is more than
any other Gospel.
 • Matthew mentions the Sadducees 7 times, while Mark and Luke
mention them only once each, and John does not mention them at all.
 • The word “righteous,” or a form of it is used 18 times in Matthew,
but only 9 times in the other Gospels combined.
 • The word “church” is used three times in Matthew (Mt 16:18)(Mt
18:17), but not found in the other other Gospels at all.
Purpose:
Special Emphasis:
 • The term “Kingdom of Heaven” is used in Matthew 32 times, but
not used in any of the other Gospels, although the “Kingdom of God”
is used. It is believed that Matthew might have used “Heaven” rather
than “God” out of respect for the Jews, who when writing the word
God often spell it G_d out of reverence for His name. The “Kingdom
of Heaven” and “Kingdom of God” appear to mean the same thing
(compare Mt 13:11 to Lk 8:10, Mt 13:33 to Lk 13:20-21, Mt 13:31 to
Mk 4:30-31).
PROPHESY
In addition, Matthew makes heavy use of prophecies to
show Jesus was the fulfillment of these prophecies.
PROPHECY FULFILLED IN
Called Emmanuel (Isa 7:14) (Mt 1:22-23)
Fleeing To Egypt (Hos 11:1) (Mt 2:14-15)
Slaughtering of children (Jer 31:15) (Mt 2:16-18)
Ministering in Galilee (Isa 9:1-2) (Mt 4:13-16)
He took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses (Isa 53:4-5) (Mt 8:17)
Preceded by a messenger (Mal 3:1)(Isa 40:3) (Mt 11:10)
He will not cry out or raise His voice (Isa 42:1-4) (Mt 12:17-21)
People will not see or hear (Isa 6:9-10) (Mt 13:14-15)
Jesus would speak in parables (Ps 78:2) (Mt 13:35)
The king riding on a donkey (Zech 9:9) (Mt 21:4-5)
My house shall be called the house of prayer (Isa 56:7) (Mt 21:13)
Soldiers cast lots for His clothes (Ps 22:17-18) (Mt 27:35)
PROPHESY
It is also interesting to note that the phrase “that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken of by the prophet” is used 9
times In Matthew, but found in no other Gospel.
Jesus clearly proclaimed His deity a
number of times in the book of
Matthew:
Jesus clearly proclaimed His deity a
number of times in the book of
Matthew:
• He claimed the Angels belonged to Him: (Mt 13:41).
Jesus clearly proclaimed His deity a
number of times in the book of
Matthew:
• He claimed the Angels belonged to Him: (Mt 13:41).
• He claimed omnipresence: (Mt 18:20).
Jesus clearly proclaimed His deity a
number of times in the book of
Matthew:
• He claimed the Angels belonged to Him: (Mt 13:41).
• He claimed omnipresence: (Mt 18:20).
• He forgave sins: (Mt 9:1-8).
Jesus clearly proclaimed His deity a
number of times in the book of
Matthew:
• He claimed the Angels belonged to Him: (Mt 13:41).
• He claimed omnipresence: (Mt 18:20).
• He forgave sins: (Mt 9:1-8).
• He called Himself the “Lord of the Sabbath:” (Mt
12:8).
Jesus clearly proclaimed His deity a
number of times in the book of
Matthew:
• He claimed the Angels belonged to Him: (Mt 13:41).
• He claimed omnipresence: (Mt 18:20).
• He forgave sins: (Mt 9:1-8).
• He called Himself the “Lord of the Sabbath:” (Mt
12:8).
• He also allowed Himself to be worshipped: (Mt 8:2)
(Mt 9:13)(Mt 14:33)(Mt 15:25)(Mt 28:17).
Key things in Matthew not found in
the other Gospels:
Key things in Matthew not found in
the other Gospels:
• The Angel of the Lord speaking to Joseph: (Mt 1:18-
25).
Key things in Matthew not found in
the other Gospels:
• The Angel of the Lord speaking to Joseph: (Mt 1:18-
25).
• Mary and Joseph fleeing to Egypt: (Mt 2:13-15).
Key things in Matthew not found in
the other Gospels:
• The Angel of the Lord speaking to Joseph: (Mt 1:18-
25).
• Mary and Joseph fleeing to Egypt: (Mt 2:13-15).
• Herod killing the children: (Mt 2:16-18).
Key things in Matthew not found in
the other Gospels:
• The Angel of the Lord speaking to Joseph: (Mt 1:18-
25).
• Mary and Joseph fleeing to Egypt: (Mt 2:13-15).
• Herod killing the children: (Mt 2:16-18).
• The visit of the wise men: (Mt 2:1-12).
Key things in Matthew not found in
the other Gospels:
• The Angel of the Lord speaking to Joseph: (Mt 1:18-
25).
• Mary and Joseph fleeing to Egypt: (Mt 2:13-15).
• Herod killing the children: (Mt 2:16-18).
• The visit of the wise men: (Mt 2:1-12).
• The bodies of some saints who had died previously
came back life after Jesus died: (Mt 27:52-53).
Key things in Matthew not found in
the other Gospels:
• The Angel of the Lord speaking to Joseph: (Mt 1:18-25).
• Mary and Joseph fleeing to Egypt: (Mt 2:13-15).
• Herod killing the children: (Mt 2:16-18).
• The visit of the wise men: (Mt 2:1-12).
• The bodies of some saints who had died previously came
back life after Jesus died: (Mt 27:52-53).
• Jesus’ appearance to the women: (Mt 28:9-10).
Key things in Matthew not found in
the other Gospels:
• The Angel of the Lord speaking to Joseph: (Mt 1:18-25).
• Mary and Joseph fleeing to Egypt: (Mt 2:13-15).
• Herod killing the children: (Mt 2:16-18).
• The visit of the wise men: (Mt 2:1-12).
• The bodies of some saints who had died previously came back life
after Jesus died: (Mt 27:52-53).
• Jesus’ appearance to the women: (Mt 28:9-10).
• The bribing of the soldiers by the Jewish authorities: (Mt 28:11-
15).
Key things in Matthew not found in
the other Gospels:
• The Angel of the Lord speaking to Joseph: (Mt 1:18-25).
• Mary and Joseph fleeing to Egypt: (Mt 2:13-15).
• Herod killing the children: (Mt 2:16-18).
• The visit of the wise men: (Mt 2:1-12).
• The bodies of some saints who had died previously came back life
after Jesus died: (Mt 27:52-53).
• Jesus’ appearance to the women: (Mt 28:9-10).
• The bribing of the soldiers by the Jewish authorities: (Mt 28:11-15).
• The Great Commission: (Mt 28:19-20).
Matthew falls into three principle
divisions:
Matthew falls into three principle
divisions:
1. The manifestation to Israel and the rejection of Jesus Christ
the Son of David, born King of the Jews, 1:1-25:46. The
subdivisions of this part are:
Matthew falls into three principle
divisions:
1. The manifestation to Israel and the rejection of Jesus Christ
the Son of David, born King of the Jews, 1:1-25:46. The
subdivisions of this part are:
 1. The official genealogy and birth of the King, 1:1-25;
Matthew falls into three principle
divisions:
1. The manifestation to Israel and the rejection of Jesus Christ
the Son of David, born King of the Jews, 1:1-25:46. The
subdivisions of this part are:
 1. The official genealogy and birth of the King, 1:1-25;
 2. The infancy and obscurity of the King, 2:1-23;
Matthew falls into three principle
divisions:
1. The manifestation to Israel and the rejection of Jesus Christ
the Son of David, born King of the Jews, 1:1-25:46. The
subdivisions of this part are:
 1. The official genealogy and birth of the King, 1:1-25;
 2. The infancy and obscurity of the King, 2:1-23;
 3. The kingdom “at hand,” 3:1-12:50 (the order of this subdivision is indicated
in the text);
Matthew falls into three principle
divisions:
1. The manifestation to Israel and the rejection of Jesus Christ
the Son of David, born King of the Jews, 1:1-25:46. The
subdivisions of this part are:
 1. The official genealogy and birth of the King, 1:1-25;
 2. The infancy and obscurity of the King, 2:1-23;
 3. The kingdom “at hand,” 3:1-12:50 (the order of this subdivision is indicated
in the text);
 4. The mysteries of the kingdom, 13:1-52;
Matthew falls into three principle
divisions:
1. The manifestation to Israel and the rejection of Jesus Christ
the Son of David, born King of the Jews, 1:1-25:46. The
subdivisions of this part are:
 1. The official genealogy and birth of the King, 1:1-25;
 2. The infancy and obscurity of the King, 2:1-23;
 3. The kingdom “at hand,” 3:1-12:50 (the order of this subdivision is indicated
in the text);
 4. The mysteries of the kingdom, 13:1-52;
 5. The ministry of the rejected King, 13:53-23:39;
Matthew falls into three principle
divisions:
1. The manifestation to Israel and the rejection of Jesus Christ
the Son of David, born King of the Jews, 1:1-25:46. The
subdivisions of this part are:
 1. The official genealogy and birth of the King, 1:1-25;
 2. The infancy and obscurity of the King, 2:1-23;
 3. The kingdom “at hand,” 3:1-12:50 (the order of this subdivision is indicated
in the text);
 4. The mysteries of the kingdom, 13:1-52;
 5. The ministry of the rejected King, 13:53-23:39;
 6. The promise of the King to return in power and great glory, 24:1-25:46;
Matthew falls into three principle
divisions:

2. The sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus

Christ, the Son of Abraham, 26:1-28:8
Matthew falls into three principle
divisions:

2. The sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus

Christ, the Son of Abraham, 26:1-28:8

3. The risen Lord in ministry to His own,

28:9-20.
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