STUDY NOTES: MATTHEW 11-12

Structure
  • 11:1 end the Mission Discourse and transition to Increasing Opposition
  • 11:2-28 Interprets John the Baptist and Jesus’ own deeds
  • 12:1-21 Declaration and revelation of authority (Sabbath)
  • 12:22-50 Proper and improper response to Jesus

Flow
  • Matt 10: Proclamation of the Kingdom—persecution and opposition are assured to the disciples
  • Matt 11-12: Surprise of the Kingdom—opposition to Jesus arises; ends with disciples as brother, sister, mother
  • Matt 13: Mysteries of the Kingdom—parables of the mysteries of the kingdom

Themes
  • Kingdom
  • This Generation
  • Response to Jesus

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