Commentary on Matthew (under construction)
Randal K. YoungMatthew 1:1-17 - Never By Accident
Matthew 1:18-25 - The Virgin Birth of Jesus
Matthew 2:1-12 - The Visit of the Wise Men
Matthew 2:13-23 - The Flight to Egypt
Matthew 3:1-12 - Repentance: Required for Life Change
Matthew 4:1-11 - How Jesus Beat Satan
Matthew 4:12-25 - Jesus Wins a Great Following
Matthew 5:1-12 - Jesus' Secret Joy
Matthew 5:13-20 - Christ's Standard of Living
Matthew 5:21-26 - Our Perfect Savior (1): About Anger
Matthew 5:27-48 - Our Perfect Savior (2): About Lust, Divorce, Hatred
Matthew 6:1-18 - Our Perfect Savior (3): The Problem of Religion
Matthew 6:19-34 - Our Perfect Savior (4): What Jesus Said About Money
Matthew 7:1-6 - Our Perfect Savior (5): About Judging Others
Matthew 7:7-14 - Our Perfect Savior (6): The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:15-28 - Christ's Competition for Disciples
Matthew 7:28 - 8:17 - The Authority of Jesus (1): Over Disease and Demons
Matthew 8:18-27 - The Authority of Jesus (2): Christ's Demand for Total Commitment
Matthew 8:28-34 - The Authority of Jesus (3): Over the Demonic World
Matthew 9:1-13 - The Authority of Jesus (4): Power to Forgive Sins
Matthew 9:14-38 - The Workers Are Few
Matthew 10:1-15 - How Jesus Sends People to Do His Work
Matthew 10:16-42 - Where Is Jesus When You Step Out In Faith
Matthew 11:1-15 - Jesus Speaks to the Doubting and Discouraged
Matthew 11:16-30 - Why People Follow Jesus, and Others Don't
Matthew 12:1-14 - No Room for Religious Workaholics
Matthew 12:22-37 - Out of the Heart the Mouth Speaks
Matthew 12:38-50 - The Great Divide
Matthew 13:1-23 - Why He Spoke In Parables
Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 - The Parable of the Weeds
Matthew 13:31-55 - The Future of Our Humble Beginning
Matthew 13:53-58 - Turned Off By God
Matthew 14:1-21 - We Live In a Violent World
Matthew 14:22-33 - Finding Peace In the Storms of Life
Matthew 15:1-20 - Traditions: Heritage or Hypocrisy?
Matthew 16:1-12 - Your Faith's Worst Enemies
Matthew 16:13-20 - The Blessing
Matthew 16:21-28 - The Cost of Following Jesus
Matthew 17:1-13 - Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind
Matthew 17:14-21 - Why Some Christians Can Do the Impossible
Matthew 17:24-27 - When to Put the Christian's Liberty On Hold
Matthew 18:1-10 - Spiritual Competition?
Matthew 18:11-14 - Restoring the Straying Brother
Matthew 18:15-20 - Restoring Brotherhood
Matthew 18:21-35 - Developing a Forgiving Heart
Matthew 19:1-12 - The Perfect Marriage
Matthew 19:13-29 - The Young Man and His Wealth
Matthew 19:30 - 20:16 - Life Isn't Fair?
Matthew 20:20-28 - The Best Seat In the House
Matthew 21:1-17 - How God Moves Crowds to Cheer
Matthew 21:18-22 - God's Measure of Success
Matthew 21:23-32 - The True Beginning of Discipleship: Faith and Repentance
Matthew 21:33-46 - The Parable of the Tenants
Matthew 22:1-14 - The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
Matthew 22:15-22 - What God Wants Most From You
Matthew 22:23-33 - Glimpse of the Afterlife
Matthew 22:34-40
Matthew 23:1-39 - Your Religion: How Much Is Man-Made?
Matthew 24:1-35 - The Testing Has Begun
Matthew 24:36 - 25:13 - Ready of Not, Here I Come!
Matthew 25:14-30 - Multiplying God's Blessings
Matthew 25:31-46 - Parable of the Sheep and Goats
Matthew 26:1-13 - The Anointing of Jesus
Matthew 26:14-30 - The Meaning of the Lord's Supper
Matthew 26:31-56 - Promise Breakers
Matthew 26:57-75 - The Trial of Jesus
Matthew 27:1-31 - Why the World Condemns Jesus
Matthew 27:32-56 - Peace With God
Matthew 27:57 - 28:20 - The Great Commission, or the Great Omission?