NT bank try 3

Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps'

Jesus died as an example- 1 Peter 2:21

this cup is the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you

in the last supper he showed hw his death would lead to the forgiveness of sins and the reconciliation of God and humanity- as a sacrifice Luke 22:20

for Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed

Corinthians 5:7

for even the son of man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many

as ransom mark 10:45

his death was believed to bring perfect forgiveness and was a perfect offering of obedience to the father

O'Donnell

if there is any thing distinctive about the teaching of Jesus it has to be the way he redefined God, replacing his harsh, confrontational image of judgement and condemnation with the language of family love and acceptance

Drane- taking humanity's place

prophecies that there will be a future messiah

Deuteronomy 18:15 (prophecy regarding the messiah)

he was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed

Daniel 7:14 (prophecy regarding the messiah)

he will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples… nation will not take up swords against nation nor will they train for war anymore

the messiah will bring a new age of peace- Isiah 2:4 (prophecy regarding the messiah)

the wold will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together and a little child will lead them

all natural enimies even animals and their prey will reconcile- Isiah 11:6 (prophecy regarding the messiah)

Took up our pain and bore our suffering

Isiah 53:4 (prophecy regarding the messiah)

He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases

Matthew 8:14 (prophecy regarding the messiah)

The real problem is to discover at what point the denitrification of Jesus with the servant came into Christian thought: whether it was inherent in the teaching of Jesus, or whether it was introduced by the church to explain his death

Morna Hooker (prophecy regarding the messiah)

for even the son of man did no come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many

suggests the idea of Jesus being the suffering servant (prophecy regarding the messiah) Mark 10:45

messiah will preform signs

(prophecy regarding the messiah) Isiah 35:5-6

one of te major differences is that Matthew choses to begin his story in a totally different way… to provide us with his key to the gospel…

M Hoker- the birth stories of Matthew's gospel are the prophetic key

there is probably a hint of polemic in the way the evangelist cites scripture

Brown- commenting on Matthew's infancy narrative in the birth of the messiah

proof text referencing Isiah 7:14

Matthew 1:18-25

proof text referencing Micah 11:1

Matthew 2:1-12

proof text referencing Hosea 11:1

Matthew 2:13-15