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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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Course Wrap-upCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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In Front | Workbook: Jesus and Jeremiah’s Prophetic Indictment of the Temple
Grab your Workbook Journal!
[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]
Before we wrap up this lesson, consider how Jesus’ calling for true righteousness echoes that of the Old Testament prophets. They often contrasted hollow ritual with righteous behavior. When Jesus indicts the Temple leadership in Matthew 23, His message has much in common with Jeremiah’s “Temple Sermon” in Jeremiah 7.
Dr. Ross Winkle has identified three thematic parallels between these two texts:
1) Sending of the prophets
2) Murder of the prophets
3) Prophetic judgment against the Temple
4. Complete the table below with specific verse references from both Jeremiah and Matthew that address these motifs:
| Jeremiah 7 | Matthew 23:29–24:2 | |
| Sending of prophets | ||
| Murder of prophets | ||
| Prophetic judgment against the Temple |
Source: Ross E. Winkle, “The Jeremiah Model for Jesus in the Temple,” Andrews University Seminary Studies, Summer 1986, 24:2, pp. 155-172.
| Jeremiah 7 | Matthew 23:29–24:2 | |
| The sending of prophets | Jer 7:25 | Matt 23:34 |
| The murder of prophets | Jer 7:6 | Matt 23:29-32, 34-35, 37 |
| Prophetic judgment against the Temple | Jer 7:9-15 | Matt 23:38–24:2 |