The Gospel Of Matthew Is Treasured As The Gospel Of The Sermon On The Mount, And Jesus' Teaching Sets It Apart From The Other Gospels. It Is Precious To Generation After Generation Of Christians Because Of Its Fusion Of Gospel And Ethics, Of Faith And Morality. This Commentary Proceeds Unit By Unit, Rather Than Verse By Verse, To Emphasize What Each Passage Of Matthew Means To The Author Of The Gospel And To The Modern Church. Douglas Hare Shows That The Purpose Of Matthew's Writing Is To Convince Christians That A Genuine Faith In Christ Must Be Demonstrated In Daily Obedience And That Faith And Ethics Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin. According To Hare, The Turning Point In Matthew Is The Narrative Of Peter's Confession And The Subsequent Passion Announcement. His Commentary Stresses The Close Connection Between The Great Commission, With Which The Gospel Closes, And The Moral Imperatives Of The Sermon On The Mount. I. Who Is Jesus? : The Genesis Of Jesus Christ ; The Royal Genealogy ; The Supernatural Conception And Naming Of The Messiah ; The Infant Messiah's Exodus ; Contrasting Responses To The New King ; Out Of Egypt I Have Called My Son ; The Commissioning Of The Messiah ; The Messiah's Herald ; Baptized For Service ; The Testing Of The Messiah -- Ii. The Messiah's Ministry To Israel : The Messiah Of Word And Deed ; The Messiah Begins His Ministry ; Jesus Begins To Preach ; Called To Fish ; Teaching, Preaching, Healing ; The Messiah's Inaugural Address ; The Setting ; The Beatitudes ; Let Your Light Shine ; Not To Destroy But To Fulfill ; Six Antitheses ; Personal Piety ; The Right Use Of Money ; Judge Not! ; Ask! Seek! Knock! ; The Golden Rule ; Eschatological Epilogue ; The Response To The Sermon ; The Messiah Manifests Divine Power ; Healing The Excluded ; The Second Trio ; Two Additional Disputes ; The Third Trio Of Miracle Stories ; Summary And Transition ; Ministry Through Disciples And Growing Oppositions ; The Disciples' Ministry And Its Cost ; Travel Instructions ; Enduring Hostility For Jesus' Sake ; Encouragement To Fearless Confession ; Are You The Coming One? ; Jesus' Response To The Baptist's Question ; The Rejection Of Jesus By This Generation ; The Great Invitation ; Opposition Intensifies ; Two Sabbath Disputes ; Interpretive Interlude ; The Beelzebul Controversy ; The Demand For A Sign ; Jesus' True Family ; Parables Of The Kingdom ; The Purpose Of The Parables ; The Sower And Its Interpretation ; The Tares And The Net ; Mustard Seed, Leaven, Treasure, Pearl ; Things New And Old ; Messianic Signs Misperceived ; Rejection At Nazareth ; Herod's Execution Of John ; The Feeding Of The Five Thousand Men ; Jesus And Peter Walk On The Lake ; Healing In Gennesaret ; What Defiles? ; The Canaanite Woman ; Healing And Feeding On The Mountain ; Epilogues To The Galilean Ministry Iii.^ The Messiah's Obedient Submission To Death : From Caesarea Philippi To Jerusalem ; The Journey Begins ; Peter's Confession ; Announcement Of The Passion ; The Transfiguration ; The Disciples' Inability To Heal ; The Second Passion Announcement ; Avoiding Giving Offense ; Life Together In The Church ; Concern For The Little Ones ; Dealing With Destructive Sin ; Unlimited Forgiveness ; On The Way To Jerusalem ; Marriage And Celibacy ; What Does It Take To Become A Child Of The Kingdom? ; Rewards And Grace ; The Passion Anticipated And Interpreted ; The Healing Of Two Blind Men ; Conflict In Jerusalem ; The Messiah's Reception In His Capital ; The Triumphal Entry ; The Cleansing Of The Temple ; The Miracle Of The Fig Tree ; Disputes In The Temple ; The Authority Of Jesus Is Challenged ; The Parable Of The Two Sons ; The Parable Of The Wicked Tenants ; The Parable Of The King's Wedding Feast ; The Tribute Question ; The Sadducees' Challenge ; The Double Commandment Of Love ; Who Is Father^ To The Messiah? ; The Messiah;s Valedictory Address ; Christian And Paraisatic Teachers Contrasted ; Seven Woes Concerning The Pharisaic Teachers ; The Final Condemnation ; The Discourse About The Messiah's Glorious Coming ; Events Prior To The Great Tribulation ; The Abomination And The Great Tribulation ; Jesus' Coming In Glory ; The Time When All This Will Happen ; Three Parables About Faithful Waiting ; The Judgment Of The Pagans ; The Messiah's Ill Treatment And Execution ; The Plot Thickens ; The Night Of The Messiah's Arrest ; The Last Supper ; The Prophecy Of Desertion And Denial ; Gethsemane ; Jesus Is Delivered Up ; Jesus Before The High Priest's Council ; Peter's Apostasy ; Condemned, Ill-treated, Crucified ; The Death Of Judas ; The Trial Before Pilate ; Mocked By Gentiles ; The Crucifixion ; The Death Of The Messiah ; The Burial Of The Messiah ; The Guard At The Tomb ; God's Vindication Of The Crucified Messiah ; The Empty Tomb ; Enlist All The Gentiles As Disciples. Douglas R.a. Hare. Includes Bibliographical References.