THE AFTERWORD | Matthew : Season 7 - Week 2

WestGate Church Teaching

Matthew 14 takes a pretty dark turn, as we see the Kingdom of God and the Kingdoms of this World come into violent conflict. The government kills Jesus’ close friend and cousin, John the Baptist in a particularly gruesome way. This sends shockwaves through the disciples, and Jesus. But Jesus’ response - and the ensuing story - teach us so much not only about God’s good rescue mission for this world, but also about Jesus Himself. Also, Matthew 14 is so chock full of content, this weekend we couldn’t even get to the part at the end of the chapter where Jesus (and then Peter) walks on water. Steve and I discuss that, and how Matthew is setting up Jesus as a type of “new Moses.” Also, David discovers a unique Greek word that Matthew deploys strategically when describing Jesus – and he shares it with Steve. It actually turns out it’s pretty important.