Matthew 1:18-25
God told Joseph what is matter about Mary, so he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
Jesus: save his people from their sins.
Immanuel: God is with us.
Luke's fuller account of the birth of Jesus focuses o Mary; Matthew's on Joseph. Joseph is a descendant of David and it is his naming/adoption of Jesus that makes Jesus officially a 'son of David' as the Scriptures require.
V 23 Matthew gives us the first of five Old Testament quotations used in Chapter 1 and 2 o show that Jesus fulfills all that the prophets foretold.
Here Isaiah's words take on a new dimension: in Jesus (Hebrew 'Joshua', a name the means 'God saves') God is actually here in our world with us (the meaning of the name 'Immanuel')
V25 The implication is that after the birth Mary and Joseph lived a normal married life.
Why?
Joseph is a righteous man and a obedience man to the Lord.
Jesus is the Lord came from heaven and be with us.
How?
God's love show to us through Jesus Christ.
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Saturday, February 6, 2016
The genealogy of Jesus; Matthew 1
Matthew 1:1-17
This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.
The two lists are in reverse order and give a different set of names from David on wards. Compared with Luke.
The point for Matthew, is to show Jesus as the true King, descended from the royal line of David, as God had promised. He may be listing he heirs to the throne, while Luke list
Each of the four Gospels has its own special emphasis. Although Matthew comes first, it is the one that many readers today find most difficult. But for the first Christians it was most important to show that the new faith was rooted in Judaism, and this is what Matthew, with all its quotations from the Jewish Bible, does. The Gospel is a 'bridge', connecting Jesus with what has gone before.
The author a Jewish Christian writing for a church mainly composed of Jewish Christians, concentrates his skills on presenting Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah - the Christ predicted in the Old Testament. He carefully records what Jesus said about his kingdom, a radically different concept from the idea of Messiah current in his day, when most Jews expected a political leader who would free them from Roman domination.
Matthew concentrates on Jesus' teaching, careful structuring his material to alternate narrative and reaching, which he arranges in five main sections.
Chapter 5-7 Sermon on the Mount: discipleship. 10: mission. 13: Jesus' parables 18: his disciples relationships 24-25: the future.
How?
Jesus is the Lord, Jesus is the Messiah.
This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.
The two lists are in reverse order and give a different set of names from David on wards. Compared with Luke.
The point for Matthew, is to show Jesus as the true King, descended from the royal line of David, as God had promised. He may be listing he heirs to the throne, while Luke list
Each of the four Gospels has its own special emphasis. Although Matthew comes first, it is the one that many readers today find most difficult. But for the first Christians it was most important to show that the new faith was rooted in Judaism, and this is what Matthew, with all its quotations from the Jewish Bible, does. The Gospel is a 'bridge', connecting Jesus with what has gone before.
The author a Jewish Christian writing for a church mainly composed of Jewish Christians, concentrates his skills on presenting Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah - the Christ predicted in the Old Testament. He carefully records what Jesus said about his kingdom, a radically different concept from the idea of Messiah current in his day, when most Jews expected a political leader who would free them from Roman domination.
Matthew concentrates on Jesus' teaching, careful structuring his material to alternate narrative and reaching, which he arranges in five main sections.
Chapter 5-7 Sermon on the Mount: discipleship. 10: mission. 13: Jesus' parables 18: his disciples relationships 24-25: the future.
How?
Jesus is the Lord, Jesus is the Messiah.
Friday, February 5, 2016
Buried in the Promised Land
Joshua 24:29-33
After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of a hundred and ten.
Joseph’s bones, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the tract of land that Jacob bought for a hundred pieces of silver from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
The strength of Joshua's influence for good.
The contrast between this and the book of Judges, which follows, is marked.
V 32 rounds off the history of the patriarchs as Joseph's bones are buried in the promised land.
110 : This may be an ideal, symbolic age, especially since it matches that of Joseph.
The promise to Joseph is kept. He is laid to rest on the only piece of land that belonged to his father, Jacob.
The family which for long years had only burial-places purchased from the local people now possesses the whole land of Canaan.
How?
God's promises have been done. Trust in the Lord and follow Him is good to us!
After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of a hundred and ten.
Joseph’s bones, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the tract of land that Jacob bought for a hundred pieces of silver from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
The strength of Joshua's influence for good.
The contrast between this and the book of Judges, which follows, is marked.
V 32 rounds off the history of the patriarchs as Joseph's bones are buried in the promised land.
110 : This may be an ideal, symbolic age, especially since it matches that of Joseph.
The promise to Joseph is kept. He is laid to rest on the only piece of land that belonged to his father, Jacob.
The family which for long years had only burial-places purchased from the local people now possesses the whole land of Canaan.
How?
God's promises have been done. Trust in the Lord and follow Him is good to us!
Thursday, February 4, 2016
But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord
Joshua 24:1-28
Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped.
Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.
He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins.
Joshua assembles the people at Shechem to renew the covenant sworn there after their first victories in the land. Here the covenant pattern follows that of contemporary treaties. The King's title is followed by a rehearsal of his past favours. The stipulations are made in 14-15, with warning about the consequences of disobedience.
Why?
Serve the Lord and throw away the gods, It is have to do it both.
Joshua's own readiness to commit himself wholly to God remains unwavering at the end of a long life. The eagerness of the people to follow him in renewing the covenant is in itself sufficient tribute to his leadership.
His 'we shall serve the Lord' is echoes and re-echoed by the voice of the people; 'We too shall serve the Lord; he is our God. It is a high note on which to conclude the book.
How?
But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. Serve the Lord with all faithfulness.
Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped.
Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.
He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins.
Joshua assembles the people at Shechem to renew the covenant sworn there after their first victories in the land. Here the covenant pattern follows that of contemporary treaties. The King's title is followed by a rehearsal of his past favours. The stipulations are made in 14-15, with warning about the consequences of disobedience.
Why?
Serve the Lord and throw away the gods, It is have to do it both.
Joshua's own readiness to commit himself wholly to God remains unwavering at the end of a long life. The eagerness of the people to follow him in renewing the covenant is in itself sufficient tribute to his leadership.
His 'we shall serve the Lord' is echoes and re-echoed by the voice of the people; 'We too shall serve the Lord; he is our God. It is a high note on which to conclude the book.
How?
But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. Serve the Lord with all faithfulness.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Hold fast to the Lord your God
Joshua 23:1-16
Be very careful to love the Lord your God.
Hold fast to the Lord your God:
1)Be very strong; 2)be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left. 3)Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear by them. 4)You must not serve them or bow down to them.
But just as all the good things the Lord your God has promised you have come to you, so he will bring on you all the evil things he has threatened, until the Lord your God has destroyed you from this good land he has given you.
A call to the nation
Some years have elapsed since the division of the land. Joshua has reached the end of a long life, and is appointing no single successor.
It is therefore vital to ensure that the leaders keep the law and remain faithful to God - the God who keeps his promised.
It is God who has given them the land, God who has driven out great and powerful nations: 'You must hold fast to the Lord your God', keeping covenant with him.
Why?
Be careful to love your God, for many attractions may lead us away from the Lord.
Be very courage for love the Lord needs to do it with all my soul, my strength and my heart.
Good is the promise of the Lord is never fail and God who keeps his promised.
How?
Hold fast to the Lord my God, be courage to obey his commandment.
Be very careful to love the Lord your God.
Hold fast to the Lord your God:
1)Be very strong; 2)be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left. 3)Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear by them. 4)You must not serve them or bow down to them.
But just as all the good things the Lord your God has promised you have come to you, so he will bring on you all the evil things he has threatened, until the Lord your God has destroyed you from this good land he has given you.
A call to the nation
Some years have elapsed since the division of the land. Joshua has reached the end of a long life, and is appointing no single successor.
It is therefore vital to ensure that the leaders keep the law and remain faithful to God - the God who keeps his promised.
It is God who has given them the land, God who has driven out great and powerful nations: 'You must hold fast to the Lord your God', keeping covenant with him.
Why?
Be careful to love your God, for many attractions may lead us away from the Lord.
Be very courage for love the Lord needs to do it with all my soul, my strength and my heart.
Good is the promise of the Lord is never fail and God who keeps his promised.
How?
Hold fast to the Lord my God, be courage to obey his commandment.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
A witness Between Us that the Lord is God
Joshua 22:1-34
But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you:1) to love the Lord your God, 2) to walk in obedience to him,3) to keep his commands, 4) to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Built a altar is to be a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the Lord at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings. Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say t outs, ' You have no share in the Lord.'
And the Reubenites and the Gadites gave the altar this name: A witness Between Us that the Lord is God.
Reuben, Gad and Manasseh have fulfilled their obligations to help in the conquest. Now they return home, with Joshua's blessing and a share of the spoil.
The fear that, once they are across the Jordan, Israel may at some future time disown them prompts the building of the altar which caused such misunderstanding. This was neither a sign of idolatry, nor a second sanctuary. It was a token of solidarity with the rest of Israel to whom they were bound by faith and worship of the one God.
Why?
Misunderstanding may cause war and damage. Israelite send some member to understand why they built a altar is good way to make clear between them.
Even there were witness, altar, a few years later, Israelite forgot the Lord their God.
How?
Remember the love and mercy in my heart, experience the love of the Lord then I won't forget the Lord.
But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you:1) to love the Lord your God, 2) to walk in obedience to him,3) to keep his commands, 4) to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Built a altar is to be a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the Lord at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings. Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say t outs, ' You have no share in the Lord.'
And the Reubenites and the Gadites gave the altar this name: A witness Between Us that the Lord is God.
Reuben, Gad and Manasseh have fulfilled their obligations to help in the conquest. Now they return home, with Joshua's blessing and a share of the spoil.
The fear that, once they are across the Jordan, Israel may at some future time disown them prompts the building of the altar which caused such misunderstanding. This was neither a sign of idolatry, nor a second sanctuary. It was a token of solidarity with the rest of Israel to whom they were bound by faith and worship of the one God.
Why?
Misunderstanding may cause war and damage. Israelite send some member to understand why they built a altar is good way to make clear between them.
Even there were witness, altar, a few years later, Israelite forgot the Lord their God.
How?
Remember the love and mercy in my heart, experience the love of the Lord then I won't forget the Lord.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed
Joshua 21:1-45
The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasture lands. Each of these towns had pasture lands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.
So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
The Levites receive no tribal inheritance: God is their inheritance. But they are given 48 cities, with pasture, by the other tribes. This provision(規定) ensures that the leaders of the nation's faith and worship are dispersed(分散) throughout the land.
Why?
God is faithful instead of human being.
Assigned the territory by lot is equal and just to all tribes.
How?
Allot land to each tribes is a wisdom and needed, God's word never failed.
The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasture lands. Each of these towns had pasture lands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.
So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
The Levites receive no tribal inheritance: God is their inheritance. But they are given 48 cities, with pasture, by the other tribes. This provision(規定) ensures that the leaders of the nation's faith and worship are dispersed(分散) throughout the land.
Why?
God is faithful instead of human being.
Assigned the territory by lot is equal and just to all tribes.
How?
Allot land to each tribes is a wisdom and needed, God's word never failed.
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