This document provides an overview and summary of the Gospel of Matthew. Some key points: - Matthew was written by Matthew the tax collector around 37 AD for a Jewish audience. It focuses on establishing Jesus's credentials as the Jewish Messiah through his genealogy and fulfillment of Jewish prophecies. - The book outlines Jesus's life from his birth, ministry, death, and resurrection. It emphasizes Jesus's role as the king of the Jews and the kingdom of heaven. - Matthew's gospel was written primarily for Jewish readers to demonstrate that Jesus is the fulfillment of Jewish law and prophecy. It contains no references to the church or Christianity and draws heavily from Jewish scriptures like the Mosaic covenant

1. New Testament Survey
ST. MATTHEW
Contains 28 chapters, 1071 verses and 23,684 words.
MATTHEW is authored by Mathew the publican, called Levi
(Mat 10:3).
Matt 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw
a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom:
and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and
followed him.
Mark 2:14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of
Alphaeussitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto
him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
Matt 10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and
Matthew the publican;James the son of Alphaeus,and
Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;

2. The book is concentrated on a Jewish slant.
Time of writing is 37 AD, there is no indication he was familiar
with Paul’s revelation in his writing.
Outline of the book
Ch 1- the genealogy of the King
Ch 2- the birth of the King
Ch 3- the herald of the King
Ch 4- the preparation of the King
Ch 5-7 the constitution of the kingdom
Ch 8-9 the credentials of the King
Ch 10 the message of the kingdom
Ch 12- the rejection of the kingdom
Ch 13 the kingdom in mystery form
It will remain as such until the return of the King in the
Millennium when it is a literal physical kingdom.
The Jewish slant of the book began with the record of Abraham
and David in the genealogy.
The everlasting covenants of Abraham and David clearly belong
to Jesus Christ and the Jewish people (Gen 15:18-21; 2Sam 7:4-
17).
Gen 15:18-21 18 In the same day the LORD made a
covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given
this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the
river Euphrates:

3. 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites,and the
Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
2Sam 7:4-17 4 And it came to pass that night, that the
word of the LORD came unto Nathan,saying,
5 Go and tell my servant David,Thus saith the LORD, Shalt
thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time
that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even
to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the
children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of
Israel, whom I commanded to feed my peopleIsrael,
saying, Why buildye not me an house of cedar?
8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David,
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the
sheepcote, from followingthe sheep, to be ruler over my
people, over Israel:
9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and
have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have
made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great
men that are in the earth.
10 Moreover I will appointa place for my people Israel,
and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their

4. own, and move no more; neither shall the children of
wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be
over my peopleIsrael, and have caused thee to rest from
all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will
make thee an house.
12 And when thy days be fulfilled,and thou shalt sleep
with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which
shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his
kingdom.
13 He shall buildan house for my name, and I will stablish
the throne of his kingdom for ever.
14 I will be his father, and he shallbe my son. If he
commit iniquity,I will chasten him with the rod of men,
and with the stripes of the children of men:
15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I
took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established
for ever before thee: thy throne shall be establishedfor
ever.
17 According to all these words, and according to all this
vision, so did Nathanspeak unto David.
The doctrinal basis of the book is the Mosaic Covenant with the
Levitical priesthood (Exod 24:3-8).
Exod 24:3-8 3 And Moses came and told the people
all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all

5. the people answered with one voice, and said, All the
words which the LORD hath said will we do.
4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose
up early in the morning, and buildedan altarunder the
hill, and twelve pillars,according to the twelve tribes of
Israel.
5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which
offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of
oxen unto the LORD.
6 And Moses took half of the blood,and put it in basons;
and half of the bloodhe sprinkled on the altar.
7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the
audienceof the people:and they said, All that the LORD
hath said will we do, and be obedient.
8 And Moses took the blood,and sprinkled it on the
people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which
the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.
There is not one Christian found anywhere in the book (Acts
11:26) and the book is dangerous ground for any Christian to rest
for doctrinal truth.
Acts 11:26 And when he had found him, he brought
him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year
they assembled themselves with the church, and taught
much people. And the disciples were called Christiansfirst
in Antioch.

6. The genealogy of Jesus Christ records His royal lineage through
King David to Abraham.
The phrase kingdom of heaven is only found in the book of
Matthew and it is recorded 32 times.
The gospel of the kingdom was delivered to the Jews by Jesus
(Mat 4:23; 9:35; 10:5-6),
Matt 4:23 And Jesus went aboutall Galilee, teaching in
their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all
manner of disease among the people.
Matt 9:35 And Jesus went aboutall the cities and
villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom, and healingevery sickness and
every disease among the people.
Matt 10:5-6 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and
commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the
Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritansenter ye not:
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
The Jews officially rejected their King was the unpardonable sin
(Mat 12:31-32).

7. Matt 12:31-32 31 Wherefore I say unto you, All
manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men:
but the blasphemyagainst the Holy Ghost shall not be
forgiven unto men.
32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of
man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh
against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him,
neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
The rejection was followed by the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven.
Jesus began to speak in parables because of the rejection and
ensuing blindness of the nation of Israel (Mat 13:10-16; Rom
11:25).
Matt 13:10-16 10 And the disciples came, and said
unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given
unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven,
but to them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he
shall have more abundance:but whosoever hath not,
from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables:because they
seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they
understand.

8. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which
saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand;
and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears
are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest
at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear
with their ears, and should understand with their heart,
and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears,
for they hear.
Rom 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye shouldbe
ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your
own conceits; that blindnessin part is happenedto Israel,
until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
The remainder of the book recordsthe confrontations between the
Jewish religious leaders and the Lord Jesus.
The envy of the religious hierarchy was man's motive behind the
crucifixion,
but the purpose of the Lord God was to satisfy the price of eternal
redemption (Acts 2:23; 3:13).
Acts 2:23 Him, being deliveredby the determinate
counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by
wicked handshave crucified and slain:

9. Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of
Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus;
whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of
Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
The book closes with the resurrection of Jesus Christ and His
command to teach the word of God.
The book is a transition from the OT to the NT.
No new testament appears until Mat 26:28.
Matt 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament,
which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
It is only instituted but not in effect until the death of the testator
Heb 9:16-17.
Heb 9:16-17 16 For where a testament is, there must
also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17 For a testament is of force after men are dead:
otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator
liveth.
St. Mark
Contains 16 chapters, 678 verses, 15,166 words.

10. Written about 57-63 AD
MARK presents Jesus as the servant of God.
Authored by John Mark, Act 12:12. His uncle was Barnabas,
Col 4:10.
Acts 12:12 And when he had considered the thing, he
came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose
surname was Mark; where many were gathered together
praying.
Col 4:10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you,
and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye
received commandments: if he come unto you, receive
him;)
Barabas took Mark with he and Paul on the first missionary
journey of Act 13:5.
Acts 13:5 And when they were at Salamis, they
preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews:
and they had also John to their minister.

11. Halfway through the journey Mark returned home, Act 13:13;
15:36-41.
Acts 13:13 Now when Paul and hiscompany loosed
from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia:and John
departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
Acts 15:36-41 36 And some days after Paul said unto
Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every
city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and
see how they do.
37 And Barnabasdetermined to take with them John,
whose surname was Mark.
38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who
departed from them from Pamphylia,and went not with
them to the work.
39 And the contentionwas so sharp between them, that
they departed asunder one from the other: and so
Barnabastook Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being
recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia,confirming the
churches.
John Mark fortunately learned from his mistake and served the
Lord faithfully until the day of his martyrdom (2Tim 4:11).

12. 2Tim 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring
him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
Mark simply records the ministry and service of the Lord Jesus
Christ (Psa 40:6-8).
Ps 40:6-8 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not
desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin
offering hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is
written of me,
8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within
my heart.
The key verse of the book is Mark 10:45.
Mark 10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a
ransom for many.
This reveals the duty of a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ
(1Pet 5:1-4, 13).
1Pet 5:1-4 1 The elders which are among you I exhort,
who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of
Christ, and also a partakerof the glory that shall be
revealed:

13. 2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the
oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly;not for
filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being
ensamples to the flock.
4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall
receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
1Pet 5:13 The church that is at Babylon,elected
together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my
son.
The servant character is seen throughout the book. There is no
genealogy of Christ, for who gives a genealogy of a servant? It
is a gospel of deeds and works rather than words.
The Servant idea of the book.
Details of Christ's fatigue (Mark 4:38; 11:12; 14:36)
Mark 4:38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship,
asleep on a pillow:and they awake him, and say unto him,
Master, carest thou not that we perish?
Mark 11:12 And on the morrow, when they were come
from Bethany, he was hungry:

14. Mark 14:36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are
possible unto thee; take away this cup from me:
nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
sympathies (Mark 6:34; 8:2)
Mark 6:34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much
people, and was moved with compassion toward them,
because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and
he began to teach them many things.
Mark 8:2 I have compassion on the multitude,because
they have now been with me three days, and have nothing
to eat:
love (Mark 10:21)
Mark 10:21 Then Jesus beholdinghim loved him, and
said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell
whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou
shalt have treasure in heaven:and come, take up the
cross, and follow me.
composure (Mark 4:38-40; 15:5)
Mark 4:38-40 38 And he was in the hinder part of the
ship, asleep on a pillow:and they awake him, and say unto
him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

15. 39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto
the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there
was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is
it that ye have no faith?
Mark 15:5 But Jesus yet answered nothing;so that
Pilate marvelled.
solitude (Mark 1:35; 6:3-32)
Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while
before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary
place, and there prayed.
wonder (Mark 6:6)
Mark 6:6 And he marvelledbecause of their unbelief.
And he went round about the villages, teaching.
grief (Mark 3:5)
Mark 3:5 And when he had lookedround abouton them
with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts,
he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he
stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the
other.
sighing (Mark 7:34; 8:12)

16. Mark 7:34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and
saith unto him, Ephphatha,that is, Be opened.
Mark 8:12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith,
Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say
unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this
generation.
anger (Mark 3:5; 10:14)
Mark 3:5 And when he had lookedround abouton them
with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts,
he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he
stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the
other.
Mark 10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much
displeased,and said unto them, Suffer the little childrento
come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the
kingdom of God.
The word “straightway” is used by Mark 19 times, more times
than all the other gospels combined (Mark 3:6).
Mark 3:6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway
took counsel with the Herodiansagainst him, how they
might destroy him.

17. Mark 1:10; Mark 1:18; Mark 1:20; Mark 1:21; Mark 2:2; Mark
3:6; Mark 5:29; Mark 5:42; Mark 6:25; Mark 6:45; Mark 6:54;
Mark 7:35; Mark 8:10; Mark 9:15; Mark 9:20; Mark 9:24; Mark
11:3; Mark 14:45; Mark 15:1