17: The Coming of the King and the Fulfillment of OT Promise

Question 1

What were some of the Second Temple Jewish Messianic Expectations?

Answer 1

Psalms of Solomon 17:21-23 (1^st century BC)

• destroy the unrighteous rulers
• purge Jerusalem from Gentiles
• drive out the (jewish) sinner from the inheritance

Furthermore:

• conquer (Rome)
• deliver
• kill enemies
• rule

Question 2

How did Jesus undermined those expectations?

Answer 2

• humble
• teaching about the kingdom of God
• healing (which was more in-line with a prophet, than with a king)
• eating with sinners
• dying on a cross

Question 3

How did Jesus exceeded those expectations?

Answer 3

• resurrected from the grave
• was given all authority on heaven and earth

Question 4

How did Jesus redefined the role of the Messiah?

Answer 4

• Exalted Messiah
  
  • sitting at the right hand of the Father
• Suffering Messiah
  
  • Psalm 22
• The King as Healer and Teacher
• Mission of the Messiah
  
  • call to repent
  • die and be crucified/resurrect
  • serve
  • give his life as a ransom

Question 5

What does Matthew mean by “fulfill” the prophecies?

Answer 5

• Fill it to overflow

Question 6

Some of the “prophecies” in their original context were directed towards Israel/David/Servant. What is the rationale behind Matthew’s appropriation of those texts to explain that Jesus “fulfilled” those prophecies?

Answer 6

• The Messiah embodies Israel and succeeds where it failed.
• Jesus is the fulfillment of Israel, David and the Servant figure.
• The fulfillment of God’s presence to deliver and to judge.

Question 7

What does it not mean that Jesus came to fulfill the Law?

Answer 7

• That they are to cease
• That they are given to Israel but not the church (old dispensational approach)
• That they are pointing to the Messiah

Question 8

What are the three uses of the Law?

Answer 8

1. Civil - restrains sin and promotes righteousness in society
2. Conviction of Sin - brings humans under an awareness of sin and a need for a savior.
3. Rule of Life - reminds believers of duties and leads them in the way of life

Question 9

What is Jesus doing with the Law?

Answer 9

• The law must be written in our hearts so that we obey God in our innermost thought and deed.
  
  • Jesus is opposing Pharisaic Legal Externality and imposing Messianic Internal Consistency
• The Messiah is delivering the ethic of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Question 10

How is the idea of worship developed in Matthew’s gospel?

Answer 10

• Wise men from orient and the point of their story
  
  • “saw his star.. have come to worship”
• Worship as falling down, kneeling before him
  
  • Leper, “if you will you can make me clean”
• Worship in response to Jesus’ Lordship
  
  • those in the boat, “truly, you are the son of God”

Question 11

Who should be worshipped?

Answer 11

“You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve” (Mt.4:10)

Question 12

How is the idea of authority developed in Matthew’s gospel?

Answer 12

• Teacher
  
  • “he was teaching them as one who had authority”
• Doer of Mighty Works
  
  • “… for I too am a man under authority”
• Forgiver of Sins
  
  • “… the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”
• Commisioner of Disciples
  
  • “… and he gave them authority”

Question 13

How are the ideas of worship and authority claims to divinity in the Great Commission?

Answer 13

• Eleven of his disciples worshipped him
  
  • “and when they saw him they worshipped him”
• Jesus’ Final Authority
  
  • “all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”

Question 14

What is the most important word in the Great Commision?

Answer 14

• Going (greek participle)

Make Disciples (greek imperative)

• Baptizing (greek participle)
• Teaching (greek participle)

The word “go” is simply an antecedent motion necessary to make disciples. It can be translated, “going, make disciples”