Swindoll's Living Insights Commentary Matthew 1a - Flipbook - Page 5
CONTENTS
Author’s Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
The Strong’s Numbering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Announcement and Arrival of the King (Matthew 1:1–4:25). . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Genesis of Jesus (Matthew 1:1-17). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Standing in Joseph’s Sandals (Matthew 1:18-25). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Wise Men and Wicked Men (Matthew 2:1-12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Destination-Driven Dreams (Matthew 2:13-23). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Strange Preacher, Strong Proclamation (Matthew 3:1-17). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Acing the Devil’s Tests (Matthew 4:1-11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Where and How It All Began (Matthew 4:12-25). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Proclamation and Reception of the King (Matthew 5:1–15:39). . . . . . . . . . 82
Ingredients for Lasting and Contagious Joy (Matthew 5:1-16) . . . . . . . . . . 84
Real Righteousness (Matthew 5:17-48). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Piety and Prayer minus the Pizzazz (Matthew 6:1-18). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
The Troubling Temptations of the World’s Wares (Matthew 6:19-34). . . . 116
Powerful Principles of the Golden Rule (Matthew 7:1-12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Secrets of an Unshakable Life (Matthew 7:13-29). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Snapshots of Power Near and Far (Matthew 8:1-17). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
How Not to Follow Jesus (Matthew 8:18-27). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Dealing with Demons (Matthew 8:28-34). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Critics on Patrol (Matthew 9:1-17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Nonstop Daze of Miracles (Matthew 9:18-38). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Listen Well, Think Right, Talk Straight, Travel Light
(Matthew 10:1-15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Sheep among Wolves: What to Expect (Matthew 10:16-31). . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
A Serious Checklist for Disciples (Matthew 10:32-42). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
The Juxtaposing of Jesus and John (Matthew 11:1-19). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Bad for the Wicked . . . Good for the Weary (Matthew 11:20-30) . . . . . . . . 218
Legalists vs. Lord of the Sabbath (Matthew 12:1-14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
God’s Servant or Satan’s Pawn? (Matthew 12:15-30). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Severe Warnings Everyone Must Remember (Matthew 12:31-37). . . . . . . 248
Miraculous Signs, Evil Spirits, Startling Statements
(Matthew 12:38-50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
A Story for the Hard of Listening (Matthew 13:1-23). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
A World Full of Wheat, Weeds, and Mustard Seeds (Matthew 13:24-43). . . 277
Got It? Good! (Matthew 13:44-58). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
The Strangest of All Gifts (Matthew 14:1-13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Eating a Miracle for Dinner (Matthew 14:14-21). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
What Brings Us to Our Knees? (Matthew 14:22-36). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Spiritual Blind Spots (Matthew 15:1-20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Compassion without Bounds (Matthew 15:21-39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
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