"[B]ecause no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." 2 Peter 1:21 (CSB)
As we thought about the Four Gospels yesterday, I mentioned that they had different reasons to be written. So, today take time to meditate upon this chart and information before we start unpacking the Beatitudes of our Lord in Matthew.
Book
|
Written to
|
Jesus seen as
|
Style of Writing
|
Symbol
|
Tribe of Israel
|
Birth Record
|
Matthew
|
Jews
|
King
|
Topically
|
Lion
|
Judah
|
Yes
|
Mark
|
Romans
|
Servant
|
Chronologically
|
Ox
|
Ephraim
|
No
|
Luke
|
Greeks
|
Perfect Man
|
Historically
|
Man
|
Reuben
|
Yes
|
John
|
World
|
Deity
|
Argumentatively
|
Eagle
|
Dan
|
No
|
Why
two with Birth Accounts and two without?
Ø Matthew
shows the King’s lineage. Proof of his
authority.
Ø Mark
writes about a servant, and no one cares about his past.
Ø Luke
shows the Perfect Man, and the Birth Account proves He is a man.
Ø John is
writing about His being God – God has no beginning.
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