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Matthew: A Bible Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Gospel of Matthew has been read and loved by the church for almost two thousands years. In the early centuries of church history, it was the most quoted of all four Gospels. Its influence among New Testament scholarship has waned in the modern era, but it continues its profound influence on the life of the church. From Matthew’s Gospel come the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord’s Prayer, and the...

Then, in 21:4, Matthew comments that this took place to fulfill the Scripture found in Zechariah 9:9, which he quotes in Matthew 21:5. This pattern of introducing Scripture quotations was common in the early chapters of the Gospel but has not been used since chapter 13. The Scripture provided another reason for the disciples to say that the Lord needs the animals. The prophecy spoke of Israel’s king coming to the people. The use of the Zechariah passage enabled Matthew to claim the title king as
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