What is Matthew trying to accomplish, in the big picture, in writing this gospel record?
Matthew 1:1 and Matthew 28:16-20 serve as an inclusio, and what is between them is proven Jesus as son of Abraham and son of David.
Jesus, as the son of Abraham, carries the blessing given to Abraham to all the nations of the world. Jesus, as the son of David, has all authority to make this so.
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What a joy it is for me to serve as the pastor of Faith Community Baptist Church. By God's great grace, along with several other precious brothers and sisters in Christ, we started FCBC, December of 1998.
I did my graduate work at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary...
