Insights on Matthew 1--15 - (Swindoll's Living Insights New Testament Commentary) by Charles R Swindoll (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Matthew's Gospel shows that Jesus was Israel's king and long-awaited Messiah. In Insights on Matthew Part 1, Chuck Swindoll explores the announcement, arrival, proclamation, and reception of the king. Chuck's deep insight, signature easygoing style, and humor bring a warmth and practical accessibility not often found in commentaries. The 15-volume Swindoll's Living Insights New Testament Commentary series draws on 13-time Christian Book Award winner Chuck Swindoll's more than 50 years of studying and preaching God's Word. Each volume includes both the NLT and NASB translations of the Bible, verse-by-verse commentary, charts, maps, photos, key terms, and background articles with practical application. A must-have for pastors, teachers, and anyone else who is seeking a deeply practical resource for exploring God's Word"--

Book Synopsis

Matthew's Gospel shows that Jesus was Israel's king and long-awaited Messiah. In Insights on Matthew 1-15, Chuck Swindoll explores the announcement, arrival, proclamation, and reception of the king. Chuck's deep insight, signature easygoing style, and humor bring a warmth and practical accessibility not often found in commentaries.

The 15-volume Swindoll's Living Insights New Testament Commentary series draws on 13-time Christian Book Award winner Chuck Swindoll's more than 50 years of studying and preaching God's Word. Each volume includes both the NLT and NASB translations of the Bible, verse-by-verse commentary, charts, maps, photos, key terms, and background articles with practical application. A must-have for pastors, teachers, and anyone else who is seeking a deeply practical resource for exploring God's Word.

From the Back Cover

What a profound and powerful message to kick off the opening pages of the New Testament! After four hundred years of prophetic silence, many of God's waiting people may have wondered whether He had forgotten His promises and deserted them. But then Jesus Himself arrived with an offer of the kingdom, based on one condition--faith. Faith in a Messiah who met very few people's expectations. Faith in a kingdom that advanced through peace rather than war. Faith in a God who cared not only for His people, Israel, but for the whole world.

For anybody who feels like God forgets His people, Matthew speaks loudly in the silence. Though God may not show up exactly the way we're expecting or through the means we think He should, God does show up. Matthew's Gospel not only reveals that Jesus is the King, Israel's long-awaited Messiah, but it also reminds us that Jesus is our Immanuel--"God with us"--now resurrected and ascended, yet with us still, even to the end of the age.

Get ready to meet your King!

--Chuck Swindoll