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The importance of the Gospel of Matthew in church history cannot be overstated. For Jewish readers, it affirmed the Messiahship of Jesus, referring consistently to the Scriptures to establish his credentials. For Gentile disciples, it provided powerful and dramatic support of their inclusion in God’s kingdom. The cross of Christ had removed the division between Jew and non-Jew, and through...

to the point that on at least two occasions he spent an entire day speaking to the multitudes and ended up miraculously feeding five thousand and four thousand (14:13–21; 15:32–38). But this summary is not just a collection of randomly selected thoughts. The structure of this message is a unified whole. The context of the SM is Jesus’ inauguration of the kingdom of heaven. As the one born “king of the Jews” (2:2) and as one who has demonstrated power over sickness and the devil (4:23–25; cf. 9:35;
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