Matthew

Introduction to Matthew

The Arrival of Jesus the Messiah (1:1–2:23)

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ (Rth 4:18–22; 1Ch 2:1–15; Luk 3:23–38 )

The Conception and Birth of Jesus (Luk 2:1–7 )

[Mat 1:23 LSB] 23 "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means, "GOD WITH US."

[Isa 7:14 LSB] 14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.

The Visit of the Magi 

The Flight to Egypt 

Herod Slaughters Children

[Mat 2:22-23 LSB] 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned [by God] in a dream, he departed for the district of Galilee, 23 and came and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: "He shall be called a Nazarene."

[Isa 11:1 LSB] 1 Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.

branch nēṣer  

John the Baptist Prepares for the Messianic Kingdom (3:1–17)

The Preaching of John the Baptist (Mar 1:2–8; Luk 3:1–20 )

[Mat 3:11 LSB] 11 "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

The Baptism of Jesus (Mar 1:9–11; Luk 3:21, 22; Jhn 1:29–34 )

[Mat 3:17 LSB] 17 and behold, [there was] a voice out of the heavens saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."

[Isa 42:1 LSB] 1 "Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one [in whom] My soul is well-pleased. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations.

Jesus the Messiah Begins to Advance the Messianic Kingdom (4:1–25)

The Temptation of Jesus (Mar 1:12, 13; Luk 4:1–13 )

[Mat 4:4 LSB] But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'"

[Mat 4:7 LSB] Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"

[Mat 4:10 LSB] Then Jesus said to him, "Go, Satan! For it is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"

Jesus Begins His Ministry (Mar 1:14, 15; Luk 4:14, 15 )

[Mat 4:17 LSB] From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

The First Disciples (Mar 1:16–20; Luk 5:1–11 )

[Mat 4:19-20 LSB] 19 And He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." 20 And immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

Ministry in Galilee (Mar 1:35–39; Luk 4:44; 6:17–19 ) 

The Authoritative Message of the Messiah: Kingdom Life for His Disciples (5:1–7:29)

The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes (Luk 6:20–26 )

 [Mat 5:7 LSB] 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

Salt and Light (Mar 9:50; Luk 14:34, 35 )

[Mat 5:20 LSB] 20 "For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses [that] of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

[Mat 23:3 LSB] 3 therefore all that they tell you, do and keep, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say [things] and do not do [them].

Personal Relationships (Luk 12:57–59 )

[Mat 5:37 LSB] 37 "But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes' [or] 'No, no'; anything beyond these is of the evil one.

[Mat 5:44-45 LSB] 44 "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on [the] evil and [the] good, and sends rain on [the] righteous and [the] unrighteous.

[Mat 5:48 LSB] 48 "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Giving to the Poor and Prayer

[Mat 6:9-13 LSB] 9 "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 'Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. 11 'Give us this day our daily bread. 12 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.']

Fasting

Treasures in Heaven (Luk 12:33, 34 )

Do Not Worry (Luk 12:22–31 ) 

[Mat 6:33 LSB] 33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 

The Authoritative Power of the Messiah: Kingdom Power Demonstrated (8:1–9:38)

Judging Others

Ask, and It Will Be Given

 

The Narrow Gate

A Tree and Its Fruit

[Mat 7:21 LSB] 21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven [will enter].

[Mat 18:3 LSB] 3 and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

 Build Your House on the Rock

[Mat 7:24 LSB] 24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

The Centurion’s Faith 

Peter’s Mother-In-Law and Many Others Healed 

The Cost of Following Jesus 

Jesus Calms a Storm 

Jesus Saves Men from Demons

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

Matthew and Sinners Called

[Mat 9:12-13 LSB] 12 But when Jesus heard [this], He said, "[It is] not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. 13 "But go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

A Question About Fasting

Miracles of Healing

[Mat 9:36-38 LSB] 36 And seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and downcast like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. 38 "Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."

The Authoritative Mission of the Messiah’s Messengers (10:1–42)

Jesus Appoints the Twelve

 

The Twelve Disciples Sent Out 

 

The Promise of Persecution 

 

The Meaning of Discipleship

[Mat 10:32-33 LSB] 32 "Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. 33 "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.

[Mat 10:37-39 LSB] 37 "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 "And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 "He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it. 

The Reward of Service

Opposition to the Messiah Increases (11:1–12:50)

Questions from John the Baptist

Jesus’ Tribute to John the Baptist

[Mat 11:12 LSB] 12 "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.

[Luk 16:16 LSB] 16 "The Law and the Prophets were until John; since that time the good news of the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone is forcing his way into it. 

[Mat 7:13-14 LSB] 13 "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 "For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Woe to Unrepentant Cities 

Come to Me

[Mat 11:27 LSB] 27 "All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal [Him].

[Mat 11:28-30 LSB] 28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29 "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. 30 "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." 

[Jer 6:16 LSB] 16 Thus says Yahweh, "Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; And you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk [in it].' 

Lord of the Sabbath 

Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath

A Kingdom Divided

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit 

The Heart Is Revealed by Words 

The Sign of Jonah 

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers

The Messianic Kingdom Revealed in Parables (13:1–53)

The Parable of the Sower 

The Purpose of the Parables

[Mat 13:10-11 LSB] 10 And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" 11 And Jesus answered and said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

[Mat 13:13 LSB] 13 "Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 

The Parable of the Sower Explained

[Mat 13:23 LSB] 23 "And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty."

The Parable of Tares Among Wheat 

Parables of the Mustard Seed and Leaven 

The Parable of Tares Explained 

A Hidden Treasure 

A Costly Pearl 

A Dragnet

[Mat 13:52 ESV] 52 And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."

The Identity of the Messiah Revealed (13:54–16:20)

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

John the Baptist Beheaded

 

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

 

Jesus Walks on the Sea

God’s Commandments, Man’s Traditions 

The Heart of Man 

The Canaanite Woman

Jesus Heals the Crowds

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand

The Pharisees and Sadducees Test Jesus

[Mat 16:4 LSB] 4 "An evil and adulterous generation eagerly seeks for a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah." And He left them and went away.

Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ

[Mat 16:18 LSB] 18 "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

[Mat 7:24 LSB] 24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 

[Act 4:10-11 LSB] 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead--by this [name] this man stands here before you in good health. 11 "He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, [but] WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER [stone].

[1Co 3:11 LSB] 11 For no one can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 

[Eph 5:23 LSB] 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself [being] the Savior of the body. 

[Eph 2:20 LSB] 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner [stone], 

[1Pe 2:6-7 LSB] 6 For [this] is contained in Scripture: "BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A CHOICE STONE, A PRECIOUS CORNER [stone], AND HE WHO BELIEVES UPON HIM WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME." 7 This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve, "THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER [stone]," 

The Suffering of the Messiah Revealed (16:21–17:27)

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

Take Up Your Cross

[Mat 16:24 LSB] 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.

The Transfiguration 

Jesus Casts Out a Demon

The Temple Tax

The Community of the Messiah Revealed (18:1–20:34)

Who Is Greatest in Heaven?

[Mat 18:3-4 LSB] 3 and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 "Whoever therefore will humble himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

 Stumbling Blocks

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

If Your Brother Sins

[Mat 18:19-20 LSB] 19 "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. 20 "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst."

Forgiveness 

Teaching About Divorce 

Jesus Blesses Children

[Mat 19:14 LSB] 14 But Jesus said, "Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

[Mat 18:3 LSB] 3 and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

[1Pe 2:2 LSB] 2 like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,

The Rich Young Ruler 

[Mat 19:26 LSB] 26 And looking at [them] Jesus said to them, "With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Many Who Are First Will Be Last 

Laborers in the Vineyard 

[Mat 20:16 LSB] 16 "So the last shall be first, and the first last."

Jesus Again Foretells His Death and Resurrection 

A Request for Status

[Mat 20:25-28 LSB] 25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and [their] great men exercise authority over them. 26 "It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, 27 and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

Sight for the Blind

[Mat 20:34 LSB] 34 And moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.

The Messiah Asserts His Authority over Jerusalem (21:1–23:39)

The Triumphal Entry

 

Cleansing the Temple

 

The Barren Fig Tree

 

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

Parable of Two Sons

[Mat 21:31 LSB] 31 "Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.

Parable of the Vine-Growers

[Mat 21:42 LSB] 42 Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER [stone]; THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES'?

Parable of the Wedding Feast

[Mat 22:14 LSB] 14 "For many are called, but few [are] chosen." 

 

[Mat 7:13-14 LSB] 13 "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 "For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Taxes to Caesar

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

The Foremost Commandment

[Mat 22:37-40 LSB] 37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' 38 "This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 "And the second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' 40 "On these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets."

The Scribes and Pharisees Denounced 

Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees

Lament over Jerusalem

The Delay, Return, and Judgment of the Messiah (24:1–25:46)

Signs of Christ’s Return

[Mat 24:14 LSB] 14 "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be proclaimed in the whole world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Abomination of Desolation and the Tribulation 

The Coming of the Son of Man

The Parable of the Fig Tree

[Mat 24:34 LSB] 34 "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

Be Ready for His Coming

Parable of Ten Virgins

[Mat 25:11-13 LSB] 11 "And later the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, lord, open up for us.' 12 "But he answered and said, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.' 13 "Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know the day nor the hour.

Parable of the Talents

[Mat 25:26, 28, 30 LSB] 26 "But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no [seed]. ... 28 'Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.' ... 30 "And throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The Final Judgment

[Mat 25:40 LSB] 40 "And the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, [even] the least [of them], you did it to Me.'

The Crucified Messiah (26:1–27:66)

The Plot to Kill Jesus 

The Costly Perfume

[Mat 26:7 LSB] 7 a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined [at the table].

Judas Looks to Betray Jesus

The Passover Meal

The Lord’s Supper

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane 

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus 

Jesus Before Caiaphas 

Peter’s Denials 

Judas’ Remorse 

Jesus Before Pilate 

Jesus Is Mocked 

The Crucifixion 

Jesus Is Buried

The Resurrection and Commission of the Messiah (28:1–20)

Jesus Is Risen! 

[Mat 28:6 LSB] 6 "He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. 

The Great Commission

[Mat 28:18-20 LSB] 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to keep all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Genesis

Primeval History (1:1–11:26)

God’s creation and ordering of heaven and earth (1:1–2:3)

Creation (Gen 2:4–9; Job 38:4–11; Jhn 1:1–5 )

[Gen 1:1 LSB] In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

[Jhn 1:1 LSB] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

[Heb 1:10 LSB] And, "YOU, LORD, IN THE BEGINNING FOUNDED THE EARTH, AND THE HEAVENS ARE THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;

[Psa 33:6 LSB] By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.

[Psa 33:9 LSB] For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood.

[Gen 1:3 LSB] Then God said, " there be light"; and there was light.

[Gen 1:26 LSB] Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, so that they will have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

[Gen 1:27 LSB] And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

[Gen 5:3 LSB] When Adam had lived 130 years, he became the father of [a son] in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.

[2Co 3:18 LSB] But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

[2Co 4:4 LSB] in whose case the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

[Eph 4:24 LSB] and to put on the new man, which in [the likeness of] God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

[Col 1:13-15 LSB] Who rescued us from the authority of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

[Col 3:10 LSB] and have put on the new man who is being renewed to a full knowledge according to the image of the One who created him--

[Gen 1:31 LSB] And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Earth’s first people (2:4–4:26)

The Generations of the Heavens and the Earth

[Gen 2:7 LSB] Then Yahweh God formed man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and so the man became a living being.

[Job 27:3 LSB]

For as long as breath is in me, And the spirit from God is in my nostrils,

[Job 33:4 LSB]

"The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

[Jhn 20:22 LSB]

And when He had said this, He breathed on [them] and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

[Gen 2:23 LSB] Then the man said, "This one finally is bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called Woman, Because this one was taken out of Man."

Adam and Eve Sent Out from the Garden (Rom 5:12–21 )

[Gen 3:9 LSB] Yahweh God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"

[Gen 3:10 LSB] And he said, "I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."

[Gen 3:15 LSB] And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel."

[Gen 3:21 LSB] Then Yahweh God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.

Cain and Abel (Luk 11:51; Heb 11:4; 12:24 )

[Gen 4:6 LSB] Then Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?

[Gen 4:7 LSB] "If you do well, will not [your countenance] be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is lying at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must rule over it."

[Gen 4:16 LSB] Then Cain went out from the presence of Yahweh and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

[Gen 4:26 LSB] And to Seth, to him also, a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then [men] began to call upon the name of Yahweh.

Adam’s descendants (5:1–6:8)

The Generations of Adam (1Ch 1:1–4; Luk 3:36–38 )

[Gen 5:3 LSB] When Adam had lived 130 years, he became the father of [a son] in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.

[Gen 5:23 LSB] So all the days of Enoch were 365 years.

[Gen 5:24 LSB] Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

Noah’s descendants (6:9–9:29)

The Nephilim and the Daughters of Men

 [Gen 6:8 LSB] But Noah found favor in the eyes of Yahweh.

The Generations of Noah

Noah and the Flood (Luk 17:26, 27 )

[Gen 7:23 LSB] Thus He blotted out every living thing that was upon the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky, and they were blotted out from the earth; and only Noah remained, and those that were with him in the ark.

[Luk 17:26-27 LSB] "And just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

The Water Dries Up

[Gen 8:1 LSB] Then God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water subsided. 

Yahweh’s Covenant with Noah

[Gen 8:20 LSB] Then Noah built an altar to Yahweh and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

[Gen 8:21 LSB] And Yahweh smelled the soothing aroma; and Yahweh said to Himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intent of man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.

Noah’s Three Sons

The descendants of Noah’s sons (10:1–11:9)

The Generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth (1Ch 1:5–27 )

The Tower of Babel  

Shem’s descendants (11:10–26)

The Generations of Shem (1Ch 1:17–27; Luk 3:34–36 )

Patriarchal History (11:27–50:26)

Terah’s descendants (11:27–25:18)

The Generations of Terah  

Yahweh Appears to Abram (Act 7:2–5 )

[Gen 12:1 LSB] And Yahweh said to Abram, "Go forth from your land, And from your kin And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you;

[Gen 12:2 LSB] And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing;

[Gen 12:3 LSB] And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."

[Gen 12:4 LSB] So Abram went forth as Yahweh had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

Abram and Sarai in Egypt

 

Abram and Lot Separate

[Gen 13:17 LSB] "Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you."

[Gen 13:18 LSB] Then Abram moved his tent and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to Yahweh.

Kings of the Valley Take Lot

Melchizedek Blesses Abram

[Gen 14:18-20 LSB]

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High. Then he blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." Then he gave him a tenth of all.

Yahweh Cuts a Covenant with Abram (Heb 11:8–10 )

[Gen 15:4 LSB]

Then behold, the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, "This one will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir."

[Gen 15:5 LSB]

And He brought him outside and said, "Now look toward the heavens, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your seed be."

[Gen 15:6 LSB]

Then he believed in Yahweh; and He counted it to him as righteousness.

 

[Rom 4:19-22 LSB] 

And without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb; 

yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, 

and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to do. 

Therefore IT WAS ALSO COUNTED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Sarai and Hagar

[Gen 16:13 LSB] Then she called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, "You are a God who sees"; for she said, "Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?"

[Gen 16:14 LSB] Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Circumcision, the Sign of the Covenant (Exo 12:43—13:2 )

[Gen 17:10 LSB] "This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your seed after you: every male among you shall be circumcised.

[Gen 17:11 LSB] "And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you.

[Jer 4:4 LSB]

Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh

And remove the foreskins of your heart,

Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,

Lest My wrath go forth like fire

And burn with none to quench it

Because of the evil of your deeds."

[Rom 4:10-12 LSB]

How then was it counted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised;

and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be counted to them,

and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised.

[Phl 3:3 LSB] For we are the circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh,

Sarah Will Bear Isaac

Yahweh Appears to Abraham (Heb 13:2 ) 

Yahweh and Abraham Speak About Sodom

[Gen 18:32 LSB] Then he said, "Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak only this once; suppose ten are found there?" And He said, "I will not destroy [it] on account of the ten."

Yahweh Destroys Sodom and Gomorrah 

[Gen 19:24-26 LSB] 24 And Yahweh rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh out of heaven, 25 and He overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. 26 Then his wife, from behind him, looked [back], and she became a pillar of salt.

[Luk 17:29-33 LSB] 29 but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 "It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed. 31 "On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out, and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back. 32 "Remember Lot's wife. 33 "Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses [his life] will preserve it.

Lot and His Daughters 

 

Abraham Lies to Abimelech 

 

Isaac Is Born (Heb 11:11 )

[Gen 21:6-7 LSB] 6 And Sarah said, "God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me." 7 And she said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne [him] a son in his old age."

[Heb 11:11-12 LSB] 11 By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she regarded Him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore there were born even of one man, and him as good as dead at that, [as many] AS THE STARS OF HEAVEN IN NUMBER, AND INNUMERABLE AS THE SAND WHICH IS BY THE SEASHORE.

 Sarah Sends Hagar Away (Gal 4:21–30 )

[Gen 21:10 LSB] 10 Therefore she said to Abraham, "Drive out this maidservant and her son! The son of this maidservant shall not be an heir with my son, with Isaac."

[Gal 4:23, 28-31 LSB]

23 But the son by the servant-woman had been born according to the flesh, while the son by the free woman through the promise. ...

28 And you brothers, in accordance with Isaac, are children of promise.

29 But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh was persecuting him [who was born] according to the Spirit, so it is now also. 

30 But what does the Scripture say? "CAST OUT THE SERVANT-WOMAN AND HER SON, FOR THE SON OF THE SERVANT-WOMAN SHALL NOT BE AN HEIR WITH THE SON OF THE FREE WOMAN."

31 So then, brothers, we are not children of a servant-woman, but of the free woman.

 A Covenant with Abimelech

The Offering of Isaac (Heb. 11:17–19 )

Genesis 22:8 LSB — And Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together.

Genesis 22:14 LSB — And Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide, as it is said this day, “In the mount of Yahweh it will be provided.”

Hebrews 11:17-19 LSB — By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only son, to whom it was said, “IN ISAAC YOUR SEED SHALL BE CALLED.” He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he also received him back.

Sarah’s Death and Burial

A Wife for Isaac

Rebekah Goes with Abraham’s Servant

Rebekah Becomes Isaac’s Wife

Genesis 24:67 LSB — Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. Thus, Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

Isaac’s descendants (25:19–37:1)

The Death of Abraham (1Ch 1:32, 33 )

[Gen 25:8 LSB] 8 And Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full [of days]; and he was gathered to his people.

The Generations of Ishmael (1Ch 1:29–31 )

The Generations of Isaac

[Gen 25:23 LSB] 23 And Yahweh said to her, "Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger." 

Esau Sells His Birthright

[Gen 25:34 LSB] 34 So Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank and rose and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

[Heb 12:14-17 LSB] 14 Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord,

15 seeing to it that no one falls short of the grace of God; that no ROOT OF BITTERNESS SPRINGING UP CAUSES TROUBLE, and by it many be defiled;

16 that [also there be] no sexually immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a [single] meal.

17 For you know that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears.  

Yahweh Establishes the Oath with Isaac

Isaac and Abimelech 

The Quarrel over the Wells 

[Gen 26:25 LSB] 25 So he built an altar there and called upon the name of Yahweh and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants dug out a well.

Isaac’s Oath with Abimelech

[Gen 26:34-35 LSB] 34 And Esau was forty years old, and he took as a wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and [also] Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite; 35 and they brought bitterness to Isaac and Rebekah. 

Isaac Calls to Bless Esau

Isaac Blesses Jacob and Esau

[Gen 27:36 LSB] 36 Then he said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob, for he has supplanted me these two times? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing." And he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"

Jacob Is Sent to Laban 

Jacob’s Dream

Jacob’s Love for Rachel

[Gen 29:20 LSB] 20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they were in his sight but a few days because of his love for her.

Laban Deceives Jacob 

The Sons of Jacob

Jacob Leaves While Laban is Gone 

 

Laban Pursues Jacob

 

The Covenant at Mizpah

 

Jacob’s Fear of Esau 

 

Jacob Wrestles with God

[Gen 32:30 LSB] 30 So Jacob named the place Peniel, for [he said], "I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been delivered."

Jacob Meets Esau

[Gen 33:10 LSB] 10 And Jacob said, "No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then take my present from my hand, for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably.

Jacob Camps in Shechem

 

Simeon and Levi Deceive Shechem

Jacob Goes Up to Bethel 

[Gen 35:1 LSB] 1 Then God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau." 

Jacob Is Renamed Israel

The Sons of Jacob

The Generations of Esau 

Jacob’s descendants (37:2–50:26)

The Generations of Jacob

Joseph’s Dreams

Joseph Sold by His Brothers

Judah and Tamar

[Gen 38:29 LSB] 29 And then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out. So she said, "What a breach you have made for yourself!" So he was named Perez.

[Mat 1:3 LSB] 3 And Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron was the father of Ram.

Joseph in Potiphar’s House

[Gen 39:13 LSB] 13 Now it happened, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled outside,

[2Ti 2:22 LSB] 22 Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, [and] peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 

Joseph Is Put into Jail

[Gen 39:21 LSB] 21 But Yahweh was with Joseph and extended lovingkindness to him and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer.

 Joseph Interprets the Officials’ Dreams 

Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dream

Joseph Is Set over Egypt

The Sons of Joseph

 

Joseph’s Brothers Sent to Egypt

 

Jacob Is Bereaved

 

The Brothers Return to Egypt

Joseph Sees Benjamin

The Brothers Fall Before Joseph

Judah Remains Instead of Benjamin

Joseph Sends for Jacob

Jacob Moves to Egypt (Exo 6:14–25 )

[Gen 46:1-2 LSB] 1 So Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."

[Gen 46:4 LSB] 4 "I Myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I Myself will also bring you up again; and Joseph will close your eyes with his hand."

Jacob’s Family Settles in Goshen

[Gen 47:9-10 LSB] 9 So Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my sojourning are 130; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years that my fathers lived during the days of their sojourning." 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.

[Gen 47:31 LSB] 31 Then he said, "Swear to me." So he swore to him. Then Israel bowed [in worship] at the head of the bed.

 

[Heb 11:21 LSB] 21 By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and WORSHIPED, [leaning] ON THE TOP OF HIS STAFF.

John MacArthur: head of his staff. According to Gen. 47:31, Jacob leaned upon his "bed." The two words (staff, bed) in Hebrew have exactly the same consonants. Old Testament Hebrew manuscripts were copied without vowels. Later Hebrew manuscripts, between the sixth and ninth centuries a.d., took the word as "bed." The lxx, in the third century b.c., rendered it "staff," which seems more likely although both could be factual.

Joseph and the Famine

Israel Blesses Manasseh and Ephraim 

Jacob Assembles His Sons 

Jacob Breathes His Last 

Jacob’s Burial at Machpelah

[Gen 50:20 LSB] 20 "As for you, you meant evil against me, [but] God meant it for good in order to do [what has happened on] this day, to keep many people alive.

[Rom 8:28 LSB] 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to [His] purpose. 

The Death of Joseph (Heb 11:22 )

[Gen 50:25 LSB] 25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here."

[Heb 11:22 LSB] 22 By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave commands concerning his bones.