Category: Matthew
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Washing Hands
“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!” Matthew 15:2 (NIV) Before they eat – There’s a lot going on here that non-Jews may not realize. In fact there’s a lot going on which the NIV completely misses and therefor misinterprets. It all has to…
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When did Yeshua become the High Priest?
Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. Matthew 26:65 (KJV) Rent his clothes – Caiaphas, the high priest, was so furious that he rent, or tore, his clothing. What’s the big deal? Why does the story…
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Take Up Your Cross
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. Matthew 10:38 (KJV) Cross – We know what this means, right? Yeshua is evidently talking about the cross on which He was crucified. We should be willing to suffer as He did and follow Yeshua wherever He may go,…
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Called, Prepared, and Sent Out
1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James…
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Revolutionary Teachings
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 18 He saith unto him,…
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Concerning the Word “Until”
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. Matthew 11:13 (KJV) Until – Is this what you believe? Do you believe that the prophets and the law no longer have a place in our everyday lives now that John has come?
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Treasuring Treasures of Heaven
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: Matthew 6:20 (KJV) Treasures – Have you ever thought about what these treasures are that Yeshua is referring to? I never quite understood this one, especially from a Hebraic perspective. You…
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Fudging the Numbers
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Matthew 1:17 (KJV) Fourteen generations – I know Matthew, chapter 1, is a pretty boring chapter. It details the genealogy…
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The Proof is in the Confusion
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Matthew 27:46 (KJV) Eli – Do you want to know why your translation of the Bible is not completely reliable? Compare this verse with Mark 15:34.
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It’s Not About Salvation
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:19 (KJV) Least commandments – I assume you know which commandments…