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RLJ-1778
-- OCTOBER 18, 2020
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THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Part 2: Historical Introduction |
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The Gospel of Matthew was authored by one of the
twelve apostles selected by Jesus. He was a publican from Galilee
and universally hated by the Israelites because of the heavy tax
burden he imposed on behalf of the Romans. The Seleucid Empire,
Hasmonean and Herodian crime families, Sadducees, Pharisees, and the
Roman Empire were all responsible for the sensational storyline that
involved political power, intrigue, greed, betrayal, war, death, and
destruction. The Israelites were caught in the middle of the
Hasmonean power struggles, Roman civil wars, and had a descendant of
Esau as their king. After a couple centuries of these conditions, it
seemed like there was no hope left. The people longed for a Messiah
that would re-establish the Kingdom of Israel and drive out the
invaders. This was the world of the apostles and is it any wonder
then why these men wanted to know when Jesus would restore the
kingdom to Israel? |
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