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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...

person who has learned to trust God. The word was often used in the Old Testament as a synonym for the poor. This third beatitude adapts Psalm 37:11 in the promise that the meek will inherit the earth. This suggests that God rewards the faithfulness of those who trust in Him rather than in themselves by fulfilling the ancient promises He made to His people. The fourth beatitude blesses those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (Matt. 5:6). Matthew may spiritualize the words of Jesus here. Luke
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