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    Notes in the Margin: Matthew
    Notes in the Margin: Matthew
    Notes in the Margin: Matthew
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    Notes in the Margin: Matthew

    By Steve Husting

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    The brief devotional comments -- just like the notes you jot down in the margin of your Bible -- attached to each verse of Matthew lend themselves to a variety of uses. Here are a few.

    a. Bible teachers can use the comments to answer the question of the hearers: "What am I supposed to do with this? How do I respond to the Lord?"
    b. Disciples who wish to be more like Jesus will find many examples on how to imitate Him or to be more holy.
    c. People wanting richer prayer times will find a wealth of issues to pray about. There are yet many more ways we can grow!
    d. People wondering how a 2,000-year-old book is supposed to guide them will find how thoroughly the Word can influence every area of their lives.
    e. Use it like a devotional commentary, and realize that God has something to say to us with every verse of the Bible.

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    PublisherSteve Husting
    Release dateDec 26, 2017
    ISBN9781370351220
    Notes in the Margin: Matthew
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    Steve Husting

    Steve Husting is a mild webmaster by day and fearless writer by night. He is deaf, loves chocolate, hiking, terrific movies, and making the Bible's message clear to his readers. His devotionals are regularly published in Daily Devotionals for the Deaf.

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      Notes in the Margin - Steve Husting

      Notes in the Margin: Matthew

      Steve Husting

      Copyright © 2017-2021 by Steve Husting

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in  a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, except as provided by USA copyright law.

      ISBN: 9781370351220

      Contents

      How to Use this Book

      Matthew 1

      Matthew 2

      Matthew 3

      Matthew 4

      Matthew 5

      Matthew 6

      Matthew 7

      Matthew 8

      Matthew 9

      Matthew 10

      Matthew 11

      Matthew 12

      Matthew 13

      Matthew 14

      Matthew 15

      Matthew 16

      Matthew 17

      Matthew 18

      Matthew 19

      Matthew 20

      Matthew 21

      Matthew 22

      Matthew 23

      Matthew 24

      Matthew 25

      Matthew 26

      Matthew 27

      Matthew 28

      The Gospel

      About the Author

      Connect with the Author

      How to Use this Book

      These brief jottings are like notes in the margin of our personal Bibles, precious gems of the Spirit that are rich with meaning and significance. They are a reminder that God has something to say to touch our hearts in every verse of the Bible. 

      These brief devotional commentaries attached to each verse of Matthew lend themselves to a variety of uses. Here are a few. 

      Bible teachers can use the comments to answer the question of the hearers: What am I supposed to do with this? How do I respond to the Lord? 

      Disciples who wish to be more like Jesus will find many examples on how to imitate Him or to be more holy. 

      People wanting richer prayer times will find a wealth of issues to pray about. There are yet many more ways we can grow! 

      People wondering how a 2,000-year-old book is supposed to guide them will find how thoroughly the Word can influence every area of their lives. 

      If you are stuck finding a meaning in a passage, you can use this book to jumpstart some ideas. 

      Matthew 1

      1 

      People wonder if Jesus was a real figure. This genealogy traces real people to the Son. Our Savior is real and alive! (Son of David: fulfills Jer. 23:4-6.)

      2 

      Through Judah the Messiah comes. The Messiah may also come to others through us -- by our words and conduct, not birth.

      3 

      Judah had an illicit relation with Tamar. God can further His purposes in my life in spite of my failings!

      4 

      I don’t know anything about these people, but God used them. It’s okay to be work in obscurity and not be noticed. 

      5 

      Both Jews and Gentiles (such as Ruth) are in the genealogy that leads to the Messiah’s birth. Today, my ancestry is not as important to God as my willingness to live for Him.

      6 

      God continued the line despite David’s sin with Bathsheba. Let’s not let the enemy count us out over our sin. God is a Savior yet. 

      7

      Jesus’ lineage includes kings who honored or dishonored God. Into which group will I find myself at the end of the day? 

      8 

      Uzziah was also called Azariah in 2 Kings 15. He changed his name, but not his character, and the Lord struck him. So we pray, Lord, change my heart!

      9 

      Ahaz, a wicked king, begot Hezekiah, a great king. We can become godly in spite of an abusive family upbringing or other bad circumstances.

      10 

      A bad king, Manasseh, follows a great king. We can’t depend on our good circumstances to continue into the future. We must look to God as individuals and develop our own relationships with Him.

      11 

      What is happening to the family under our care -- are we becoming captive to the flesh or to Jesus?

      12 

      Once out of captivity, they got another chance at the Promised Land. Jesus has set us free from sin’s slavery. Do we know how to make the best of it today?

      13 

      These people probably did not know that they were just a few generations from Messiah’s birth. We don’t know when He’s coming the second time -- will we endure a while longer?

      14 

      These names go from A to Z! Jesus is the First and the Last (Rev. 1:17). He is the one preserving the royal lineage to the Messiah. He is preserving our salvation as well. 

      15 

      As these men’s lives lead to the coming of the Messiah, so it is with my life. Second Peter 3:12 tells me I may hasten the day of His arrival!

      16 

      Jesus came through the lineage of David exactly as God prophesied. So we can trust the prophecies regarding the Second Coming of Jesus as well!

      17 

      God’s work is an orderly work. What characterizes my work? I will be careful and thorough in my work today.

      18 

      The miracle of the virgin birth: God added something -- Himself -- that wasn’t in Mary before. Following Jesus, He will produce fruit in us as well that wasn’t there before. 

      19 

      Joseph was ready to divorce Mary discreetly when he found her pregnant. Do we shame others over the faults we see in them, or are we discreet?

      20 

      Is it possible that the Holy Spirit has conceived our current uncomfortable circumstances and we should endure them patiently? 

      21 

      Why did Jesus die? To help us feel good, get rich, gain friends, cure diseases, or beat loneliness? No -- to save us from sin! Deal with sin and wait for the coming kingdom.

      22 

      God gave exact, 100% accurate details of Jesus’ birth, life, and death centuries in advance. Who says there’s no proof of God’s existence? 

      23 

      When I deal with sin, I’ll know the blessedness of God With Us. Removal of sin removes the barrier that keeps us from God. 

      24 

      Being convinced of God’s command for us will rouse us from sleep. What does the Lord want us to pursue in faith today?

      25 

      Jesus means God is Salvation. Are still looking for someone or something to help us? That someone already came! Seek Him now.

      Matthew 2

      1  

      3 wise men? The Bible doesn’t say how many. What other false ideas do we take for granted that are not biblically accurate? 

      2 

      They came to worship Him. A great reason to come! Let’s be resolved to open our songbooks and just worship Jesus without distractions.

      3 

      Were they were troubled that a new king may upset their worldly comforts? Let’s fully make Jesus our King today, rooting out whatever has taken His place on the throne of our hearts.

      4 

      He asked the people who had the answer. Asking friends and buddies won’t get you far if they don’t know the Scriptures. 

      5 

      God is sometimes specific when giving prophecy. Bible prophecy gives actual names, times, and places that we can verify.

      6 

      If a savior had been born anywhere else, then we would know immediately that he was not the one whom God sent. 

      7 

      Have I asked questions of wise men lately? God gave me prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers, elders. Let’s take advantage of their wisdom. 

      8 

      The Christ wasn’t far away. Why didn’t Herod or others go too? May it not be too much trouble for us to pursue God!

      9 

      The wise men came to a young Child, not a baby in a manger. Where else did our culture distort a Bible truth? Also, when I look up at a star, I can’t tell which home it’s over. This was a miraculous event, not a natural one. (Star fulfills Num. 24:17.)

      10 

      I’ll rejoice when people point me to the greatness of the Savior. Let it revive our hearts to worship Him.

      11 

      We, too, have much treasure to give Him: our hearts to love Him, minds and hands to serve Him, money to tithe, and home and family to be His kingdom on earth. (Gifts fulfill Psa. 72:10, 15.)

      12

      God speaks through His Word. We are divinely warned through the Scriptures. We must pay attention to the warnings we get at the Sunday service, where the Word is preached. 

      13 

      Do I recognize the political forces acting today to destroy our families and children? Groups like Focus on the Family and No Greater Joy help here.

      14 

      He received a command and followed it. What do we do? Hear and forget? Hear and

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