Did you know...Matthew?

Did you know… Matthew was a tax collector sitting at his booth when Jesus walked by, said “Follow me,” and Matthew got up and left his job to follow Him?

Did you know… Matthew’s book begins with a long family tree that shows Jesus is related to King David and Abraham, proving He is the promised Messiah?

Did you know… only Matthew tells us about the wise men who followed a special star and brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to worship the child Jesus?

Did you know… Matthew is the only Gospel that uses the phrase “kingdom of heaven” many times to describe God’s rule coming to earth through Jesus?

Did you know… Matthew tells how Jesus walked on water and Peter actually stepped out of the boat and walked toward Jesus until he got scared and started sinking?

Did you know… Matthew is the only Gospel that tells the story of a coin found in a fish’s mouth to pay the temple tax for Jesus and Peter?

Did you know… Matthew includes the story where a paralyzed man is lowered to Jesus, and Jesus not only heals him but also says his sins are forgiven?

Did you know… Matthew records how Jesus fed more than five thousand people with just five loaves and two fish, and then later four thousand more with seven loaves?

Did you know… in Matthew, Jesus shines like the sun on a high mountain in the Transfiguration while Moses and Elijah appear and talk with Him?

Did you know… Matthew is the only Gospel that mentions an earthquake and tombs opening when Jesus dies on the cross, with many holy people raised to life?

Did you know… Matthew describes how guards were placed at Jesus’ tomb and how an angel rolled away the stone while the guards shook with fear and fell like dead men?

Did you know… at the end of Matthew, the risen Jesus meets His disciples on a mountain in Galilee and gives the Great Commission, telling them to make disciples of all nations?