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Lesson OneOverview of Matthew (Matt 1, 18, 27–28)13 Activities
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Lesson TwoIsrael's Story and Mission (Matt 2–4, 11–15)15 Activities
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Lesson ThreeJesus and the Torah (Matt 5–7, 16–17, 23–25)18 Activities
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Lesson Four"The Kingdom of God is Like..."10 Activities2 Assessments
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Lesson FiveAuthor and Audience13 Activities
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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]
In our In the Text study, we often discover parallels from other parts of Scripture. These intertextual parallels can highlight what a biblical writer is emphasizing. The table below highlights parallels between Judas’ betrayal of Jesus and David’s betrayal by Ahithophel.
| Jesus and Judas | David and Ahithophel |
| Judas betrays Jesus. (Matt 26) | Ahithophel betrays David. (2 Sam 15–17) |
| Jesus, after Judas has left to betray Him, crosses the Kidron. (John 18:1) | David, after being betrayed by Absalom and Ahithophel, crosses the Kidron. (2 Sam 15:23) |
| Jesus prays on the Mount of Olives that God might let the hour and cup pass. (Matt 26:36-46) | David prays on the Mount of Olives that God might ‘turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness’. (2 Sam 15:31) |
| After the agony of Gethsemane, Judas comes upon Jesus at night with a crowd with swords and clubs, and all the disciples flee. (Matt 26:47-56) | While David is ‘weary and discouraged’, Ahithophel plans to take David at night with twelve thousand men and make ‘all the people that are with him flee’. (2 Sam 17:1-2) |
| Judas, who broke bread with Jesus and “ate of his body” betrayed Him. (Matt 26–27) | In Psalm 41:9 (attributed to David), we read: ‘Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me’. |
| Judas is ‘one of the twelve’ and Jesus calls him ‘friend’ or ‘companion’. (Matt 26:50) | Ahithophel was known as a friend and companion of David. (Ps 55:12-14) |
Source: Dale C. Allison, Jr., Matthew: A shorter commentary, 2004, pp. 504-505.
- By drawing these parallels, what might Matthew be trying to communicate in his Gospel?