Matthew collected amazing taperstry : want to show the continuation of Torah

How Jesus Fulfilled Old Testament Prophetic Promises

New Moses - came out of Egypt: Greater Moses

Look up Old Testament and look closely at the people who accept Jesus

Setting is super important for every Biblical story

Prepare you for what is coming!

Good authors would make good use of settings

Egypt - big middle-east empire in the Nile vs. Jesus' stories: how Jerusalem became

Humans were called to be God's representative on the earth

Humans wanted to be the ruler of the world

The rest of the Scripture story was waiting for the coming Son of Man

Sin - consumes humans and Daniel saw the Son of Man - partnership renewed

One God or 3? We just cannot understand God's dimension clearly- high tech video

In reality God is all one but we cannot comprehend it easily

God is transcendent. God's attributes - wisdom, glory, one powerful God!

Complicated character - Son of Man in Daniel's dream: complex God

Ultimate Pearls; mustard seeds - provoke imagination: how to read parables by Jesus

Jesus' parable was about himself and his mission through bold claims

Upside down value of God's kingdom: treasures to be discovered

Death would be a tiny seed buried on the ground - we can all ponder them

Different expectations about the Messiah - Peter came up with the right answer

Jesus became king through a different way - suffered and died for His own people

The upside down kingdom of God

Great Commission - be baptized, follow Jesus' teaching, God with us

All stories in the Old Testament pointed to the ultimate royal priest - Jesus

Baptism - royal coronation: restore people who are impure

Who do you think who I am? Jesus asked - someone greater than the king David

Are you the anointed one? Are you the royal priest? I am - ruing the God's kingdom

Witness - someone sees or experiences something important

God wants a group of witnesses - to the rest of the nations: true God and King

Israelites are not good witnesses - chief witnesses: leaders and prophets

Israelites did forget- Isaiah: ultimate witness Jesus, sent us out to bear witnesses