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Charts from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission
Another Chart from Charles Swindoll

THE LIFE OF JESUS AS COVERED
BY MATTHEW (shaded area)


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CAVEAT: A number of the resources listed below interpret the events of Mt 24:15ff as prophecy which was fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy by the Romans in 70 AD. Matthew 24:21 would seem to be a stumbling block to such an interpretation. Jesus said "For then (speaking of Mt 24:15-20+) there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will." Note His qualifier "NOR EVER WILL." Jesus is describing a time in history that will never be repeated (if we interpret Him literally, which I do). That means the worst tribulation in the history of the world occurred in 70 AD! What about World War I? What about World War II when 85 million people were killed? But let's say we restrict the "great tribulation" to an event just affecting the Jews. To say that the killing of upwards to a million Jews in 70 AD is worse than the 8 million killed by Hitler in the Holocaust does not seem to fit with Jesus' teaching in Mt 24:21 "NOR EVER WILL." For more discussion see Matthew 24:21 Commentary All this to say BE A BEREAN when you read the comments (INCLUDING MINE!) on the eschatological passages, especially Matthew 24-25. 

HENRY ALFORD

JOSEPH ADDISON ALEXANDER GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW

Cyril Barber - Published posthumously in 1861 and covering (in detail) only chapters 1-16, this volume contains the same richness of thought and close attention to detail that is found in Alexander's other commentaries.

INDEX - Note that chapters 17-28 are only brief summaries.

STEVE ANDREWS

MICHAEL ANDRUS - click link for audio and notes - click "Notes" for pdf

WILLIAM BARCLAY

Comment: I appreciate Barclay's unique insights on Greek words, but clearly his teaching about a "second chance" is NOT sound doctrine! Be an Acts 17:11 Berean with Barclay. See discussion of his orthodoxy especially the article "The Enigmatic William Barclay".

ALBERT BARNES

BRIAN BELL

CHRIS BENFIELD

JOHANN A BENGEL

JOSEPH BENSON

BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATOR

BRIAN BILL Sermons on Matthew

JIM BOMKAMP SERMONS MATTHEW

JOHN BROADUS - well done verse by verse

James Rosscup writes that "In many ways it is the finest and most satisfying overall older commentary on Matthew. It helps the student on almost every verse. Broadus deals frontally with problems and gives much rich material that throws light on the text. His citations from other sources are often very helpful. From the standpoint of the Greek text, he is also sound. This 1886 work, long a part of the American Commentary on the New Testament series, is still one of the best in detailed explanation of the text where it counts." (Ibid)

Rosscup rates this as the #2 best detailed exegetical commentary on Matthew.

Cyril Barber - Very complete. Tackles interpretative problems honestly. Provides "Homiletical and Practical" suggestions for preachers. Adopts an amillennial interpretation of Christ's parables and teaching about the Kingdom. Valuable.

D Edmond Hiebert - One of the ablest American commentaries on Matthew from the past century and still valuable for the systematic interpretation of the gospel. It is the work of an accomplished conservative scholar.

Note: Broadus does interpret Mt 24:15 as fulfilled in 70AD.

WILLIAM BURKITT

JOHN CALVIN interprets Mt 24:15, 21 ;as fulfilled in 70AD 

ALAN CARR

ARTHUR CARR

RICH CATHERS

OSWALD CHAMBERS My Utmost for His Highest

KNOX CHAMBLIN

ADAM CLARKE

THOMAS CONSTABLE

W A CRISWELL

RON DANIEL - Sermon Notes

BOB DEFFINBAUGH

JOHN DUMMELOW

J LIGON DUNCAN

EARLY CHURCH FATHERS

CHARLES ELLICOTT (editor) - Edward H Plumptre - author of Matthew

CHARLES R ERDMAN

D Edmond Hiebert A well-outlined paragraph-by-paragraph interpretation by a noted conservative Presbyterian teacher and writer. Intended for the lay reader. His understanding of the Olivet Discourse is premillennial.

This commentary is easy to read often with a devotional flavor.

EXPLORE THE BIBLE

EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - John Gibson

EXPOSITOR'S DICTIONARY OF TEXTS - excerpts from other sermons

EXPOSITOR'S GREEK TESTAMENT - A B Bruce

D Edmond Hiebert - Greek text. Provides introductory material on the synoptics in relation to each other and individually. The notes provide many illuminating insights for the Greek student. Due to its age, it does not reflect the latest insights concerning the Greek.

DON FORTNER

A C GAEBELEIN

GENE GETZ - 10+/- minute videos emphazing principles in each section of Scripture

  • Matthew; Principle #54; Mt. 26:6-16;  Carnal Influence: We must not allow critical and carnal people to impact our thinking in negative ways. Video
  • Matthew; Principle #55; Mt. 26:31-75;  Our Great High Priest: Without justifying our failures, we are to be reassured that we have a great high priest who understands our humanness. Video

JOHN GILL

GOTQUESTIONS GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

L M GRANT

DAVID GUZIK

SCOTT GRANT - Links keep changing - go to link for sermons, select "Browse Books" then "Matthew" and scroll down

  • Matthew 26:17-29 Receive What Jesus Gives
  • Matthew 26:57-75 The Tears of Opportunity

ROBERT HAWKER

MATTHEW HENRY

F B HOLE

HOLMAN STUDY - Open>select "gear" symbol right upper page>select "Synch>enter Scripture

DAVID HOLWICK - frequent illustrations

JAMES HASTINGS Matthew - Great Texts of the Bible

DAVID HOCKING

HOMILETICS - from Pulpit Commentary

  • Not Futuristic
  • 26 

H A IRONSIDE

IVP COMMENTARY - Craig Keener

Tim Challies: Keener’s work receives high recommendations and significant warnings about the limits of its usefulness.

Click for Another Critique on Keener's commentary on Matthew

JAMIESON, FAUSSET, BROWN

S LEWIS JOHNSON

Futuristic on Matthew 24-25

LOWELL JOHNSON - MATTHEW 8-28 - click for sermons below

WILLIAM KELLY

STEVE KRELOFF - Messianic Pastor

PAUL KRETZMANN

LANGE'S COMMENTARY

JOHN LIGHTFOOT

JOHN MACARTHUR

Futuristic on Matthew 24-25 

ALEXANDER MACLAREN

BRYN MACPHAIL - sermons

J VERNON MCGEE

JAMES MCCULLEN - sermons

F B MEYER

HEINRICH A MEYER - Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament

G CAMPBELL MORGAN - Commentary

Hiebert - The prince of biblical expositors covers the entire gospel in a series of seventy-three biblical expositions. This volume on Matthew is the best of his expository volumes on the four gospels. Does not deal with critical introductory problems. The volume requires careful and intent reading, and offers many rich spiritual insights into Matthew's gospel.

JAMES MORISON

Hiebert comments on "A Practical Commentary on the Gospel According to St. Matthew" (1895) - The lengthy introduction covers critical problems and supports traditional Matthean authorship. This volume of some 650 closely printed pages offers a thorough interpretation by an accomplished conservative scholar of the previous century. It shows wide acquaintance with the scholarly work on the gospel to his day. (Ed: His comments are verse by verse, phrase by phrase, often with a devotional "flavor.")

HENRY MORRIS - Defender's Study Bible study notes - well-done, conservative

ROBERT NEIGHBOUR

TOMMY NELSON

NET BIBLE NOTES - short notes including notes on passages where there is a variation in the manuscripts used for translation. Futuristic

PHIL NEWTON - sermons - excellent exposition

JAMES NISBET - Church Pulpit Commentary

OUR DAILY BREAD

JOSEPH PARKER

PASTOR LIFE SERMONS - multiple different preachers

PETER PETT

JOHN PIPER

MATTHEW POOLE

PREACHER'S HOMILETICAL

RAY PRITCHARD

PULPIT COMMENTARY

ROBERT RAYBURN

REFORMATION STUDY BIBLE

GRANT RICHISON

A T ROBERTSON

DON ROBINSON - transcripts, conservative

GIL RUGH

BOOKLETS:

J C RYLE

PHILLIP SCHAFF

SERMON BIBLE

CHARLES SIMEON

CHUCK SMITH - Sermon Notes

JAMES SMITH SERMON OUTLINES GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

Matthew - click here for all of the following topics

C H SPURGEON

C H SPURGEON - Devotionals

  • Matthew 26:33
  • Matthew 26:39 

    There are several instructive features in our Saviour’s prayer in his hour of trial. It was lonely prayer. He withdrew even from his three favoured disciples. Believer, be much in solitary prayer, especially in times of trial. Family prayer, social prayer, prayer in the Church, will not suffice, these are very precious, but the best beaten spice will smoke in your censer in your private devotions, where no ear hears but God’s.

    It was humble prayer. Luke says he knelt, but another evangelist says he “fell on his face.” Where, then, must be THY place, thou humble servant of the great Master? What dust and ashes should cover thy head! Humility gives us good foot-hold in prayer. There is no hope of prevalence with God unless we abase ourselves that he may exalt us in due time.

    It was filial prayer. “Abba, Father.” You will find it a stronghold in the day of trial to plead your adoption. You have no rights as a subject, you have forfeited them by your treason; but nothing can forfeit a child’s right to a father’s protection. Be not afraid to say, “My Father, hear my cry.”

    Observe that it was persevering prayer. He prayed three times. Cease not until you prevail. Be as the importunate widow, whose continual coming earned what her first supplication could not win. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.

    Lastly, it was the prayer of resignation. “Nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.” Yield, and God yields. Let it be as God wills, and God will determine for the best. Be thou content to leave thy prayer in his hands, who knows when to give, and how to give, and what to give, and what to withhold. So pleading, earnestly, importunately, yet with humility and resignation, thou shalt surely prevail.

  • Matthew 26:56 

    He never deserted them, but they in cowardly fear of their lives, fled from him in the very beginning of his sufferings. This is but one instructive instance of the frailty of all believers if left to themselves; they are but sheep at the best, and they flee when the wolf cometh. They had all been warned of the danger, and had promised to die rather than leave their Master; and yet they were seized with sudden panic, and took to their heels. It may be, that I, at the opening of this day, have braced up my mind to bear a trial for the Lord’s sake, and I imagine myself to be certain to exhibit perfect fidelity; but let me be very jealous of myself, lest having the same evil heart of unbelief, I should depart from my Lord as the apostles did. It is one thing to promise, and quite another to perform. It would have been to their eternal honour to have stood at Jesus’ side right manfully; they fled from honour; may I be kept from imitating them! Where else could they have been so safe as near their Master, who could presently call for twelve legions of angels? They fled from their true safety. O God, let me not play the fool also. Divine grace can make the coward brave. The smoking flax can flame forth like fire on the altar when the Lord wills it. These very apostles who were timid as hares, grew to be bold as lions after the Spirit had descended upon them, and even so the Holy Spirit can make my recreant spirit brave to confess my Lord and witness for his truth.

    What anguish must have filled the Saviour as he saw his friends so faithless! This was one bitter ingredient in his cup; but that cup is drained dry; let me not put another drop in it. If I forsake my Lord, I shall crucify him afresh, and put him to an open shame. Keep me, O blessed Spirit, from an end so shameful.

  • Matthew 26:64

C H SPURGEON - EXPOSITION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW

Not Futuristic on Mt 24-25 See Commentary on Matthew in Pdf

SPURGEON'S EXPOSITIONS ON Matthew Commentary

NOTE: This is a different set of expository notes

DON STEWART - 385 pages (1997)

JOSEPH SUTCLIFFE

THIRD MILLENNIUM STUDY NOTES MATTHEW

TODAY IN THE WORD - Devotionals often with good sermon illustrations

JOHN TRAPP

BOB UTLEY

MARVIN VINCENT

DANIEL B WALLACE

JOHN WALVOORD

DANIEL WHEDON

SERMONS BY VERSE

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