Matthew 5:17-48 Bible Study - Jesus Fulfills the Law

(Aired Sept. 16 2020)
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Description:
In this week's study, Dave continues going through the Sermon on the Mount, looking at Jesus' claim to be the fulfillment of The Law and The Prophets and what that means. In addition, Dave talks about:
- Murder
- Adultery
- Pornography
- Alcoholism
- Divorce
- Oaths
- An eye for an Eye "Lax Talionis"
- Love for Enemies
- and ultimately how Jesus raises the bar on everything.

References:

Matthew 05;17-48

02:05 - “Our aim in studying the Scriptures is not merely to know more ancient history or to learn useful life principles, but rather to be brought to see in a new way the glory of God in Jesus Christ and to bow our hearts before him in adoration and praise.” (Is Jesus in the Old Testament? - Ian M. Duguid)

18:21 - Luke 24;5 “why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!”

18:49 - Luke 24;25-27 “‘How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?’ And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the scriptures concerning himself”

Luke 24;44 “He said to them, ‘This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms”

21:35 - J. Barton Payne, scholar and author (Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy) found 574 verses in the Old Testament that somehow point to or describe or reference the coming Messiah.

21:50 - Alfred Edersheim Jewish Scholar converted to Christianity found 456 Old Testament verses referring to the Messiah

22:37 - Genesis 3;15 (protoevangelium, first gospel) “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

27:59 - Exodus ch 12 - Jesus is the Passover Lamb

30:24 - Exodus 12;13 - “The blood will be a sign on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will passover you.”

30:53 - John 1;29 - “Behold the lamb of God.” (John the Baptist)

03:20 - 1 Peter 1;19 - “the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.”

33:17 - Numbers 21;4-9 - Bronze Serpent in the desert

35:56 - John 3;14 - “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

38:24 - what is up with all the talk of Blood in the Old Testament?

40:40 - Romans 6;23 - “The wages of sin is death”

40:59 - Romans 3;23 - “All have sinned, all have fallen short.”

41:17 - Leviticus 17;11 - “For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.”

41:53 - Hebrews 9;22 - “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin.”

42:59 - Hebrews 10;01-04 - “The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins. It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.”

45:42 - 1 Peter 1;18-19 - “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.”

46:59 - Murder - OT referrence - Exodus 20;13 & Dt. 5;17

50:12 - Adultery - OT referrence - Exodus 20;14 & Dt. 5;18

54:20 - Divorce - OT referrence - Deuteronomy 24;1-4

54:44 - Oaths - OT referrence - Exodus 20;07, Leviticus 19;12, Numbers 30;02, Deuteronomy 05;11, 06;03, 22;21-33

56:34 - Eye for Eye - “Lax Talionis” Law of Retaliation - OT referrence - Exodus 21;24, Leviticus 24;19-20, Deuteronomy 19;21, (Not meant for vengeance Leviticus 19;18)

58:07 - Love for Enemies - OT referrence - Leviticus 19;18

01:01:33 - 2 Peter 3;9 - “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”

01:01:52 - Romans 10;9-10 - “If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”