The Four Gospels: The Book Of Jesus

Being one of the four Gospels, the book of Matthew follows Jesus’s life and describes his teachings. Matthew contains many sayings of Jesus throughout the book. This book is diverse because it begins by explaining the ancestry of Jesus, to Jesus and Moses delivering teachings, and lastly to his death and resurrection. This book also gives readers many reasons as to why Jesus is king, and it was written to explain to Jews that he is Messiah. In the beginning of Matthew, Jesus is said to be the son of Davis and Abraham, which means that Jesus is a who has many things to fulfill. The initial scene opens with Joseph’s reaction to his wife, Mary’s pregnancy. Joseph knows that he must not associate any longer with Mary and he plans to divorce her. But he has a dream that explains to him that his will save everyone from their sins. After the birth of Jesus, his family receives a visit by the “wise men from the east” (Hauner 247) who had come to give him a star and to worship him. Word gets back to Herod the King; he becomes confused and orders them to bring Jesus to him. After realizing the wise men weren’t coming back, Herod orders all infants boys to be killed in Bethlehem. Fortunately, Joseph’s intuition told him to pack up his family and flee to

He later receives a message from God saying “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased” (3:17). Jesus now must spend forty days in the wilderness while fasting, and being tempted by Satan. After surviving temptation, Jesus meets and gathers his disciples John, Andrew, Simon, and James. They all go through Galilee preaching and teaching the people. Jesus begins to gain notoriety and people begin to cure the sick as well. Furthermore, into Matthew, Jesus begins to teach about adultery, anger, divorce, love your enemies, and many other topics. The journey of Jesus’s sermons, healings, and teachings are depicted up until chapter