The Role Of Jesus In The Gospel Of Matthew

While the Gospel of Matthew wasn’t the first one to be written, it is placed first in the New Testament. This is because the Gospel of Matthew is written in a way that relates well to the Jewish crowd, providing a smooth shift from the Old Testament to the New Testament. The Gospel of Matthew talks about the many miracles of Jesus, His death by crucifixion, and resurrection. Using Jesus’s birth and lineage, the many miracles He performed, and His modesty as a leader as examples relating back to the prophecy the savior, Matthew depicts Jesus as the Messiah, the true savior of the people of Israel. The first chapter of Matthew starts out with the genealogy of Jesus Christ. The lineage of Jesus leads back all the way to the times of Abraham.

Soon after Jesus started to perform miracles upon His people, a large crowd started following him everywhere. Jesus would perform his miracles upon this crowd by healing all of the sick people within the crowd. The most significant part about this is not the miracles, but the modesty of Jesus, which follows his great actions. “Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill. He warned them not to tell others about him.” (Matthew 12:15-16). Jesus’s warning to His followers exemplifies his great humility and humbleness. Jesus’s humility helps Matthew’s argument as it relates back to the prophecy of the Messiah, which is stated in the Old Testament. “He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets.” (Matthew 12:19). This verse from the Gospel is also written as part of Isaiah’s prophecy in Isaiah 42:1-4. The prophecy positions that the great Messiah of God’s people will fight for the justice and prosperity of his people, but at the same time he will remain modest, as he “will not quarrel or cry out” his good doings. The position fills the role in which Jesus is playing, strengthening Matthew’s argument that Jesus is the