Outline of Matthew
  1. The Introduction of the King (1-4)
    1. The genealogy of the king (1:1-17)
    2. The birth of the king (1:18-2:23)
      1. The birth of Jesus
      2. The magi visit Herod
      3. Joseph warned to flee to Egypt
      4. Herod slaughters the babies in Bethlehem
      5. Joseph returns to Palestine and moves to Nazareth
    3. The baptism of the king (3)
    4. The temptation of the king (4:1-25)
  2. The Presentation of the King (5-20)
    1. Message of the King: His message (5-7)
      1. The beatitudes
      2. The principles of the kingdom
    2. The Power of the King: His miracles (8-10)
      1. Authority over disease
      2. Authority over nature
      3. Authority over demons
      4. Authority to forgive sin
      5. Authority over men
      6. Authority over death
      7. Authority over circumstances
      8. Authority over the kingdom
    3. The Opposition to the King: His enemies (11-12)
      1. Doubts of John the Baptist
      2. Opposition in the cities
      3. Opposition by the Pharisees
    4. The Parables of the King (13)
    5. The Ministry of the King (14-20)
      1. John the Baptist executed
      2. Feeding the 5,000
      3. Walking on the water
      4. Healing at Gennesaret
      5. Debate with the scribes and Pharisees
      6. Healing the Syrophenician woman
      7. Feeding the 4,000
      8. Pharisees rebuked
      9. Peter’s confession
      10. First mention of the church
      11. First mention of His death
      12. Transfiguration
      13. Second announcement of His death
      14. Further teachings
      15. Third announcement of His death
  3. The Rejection of the King (21-27)
    1. The Entrance of the King (21:1-22)
    2. The Rejection of the King (21:23-22:46)
    3. The Rejection of the nation by Christ (23)
    4. The Return of the King (24-25)
      1. Signs of His coming
      2. Parables of the Kingdom
    5. The Death of the King (26-27)
      1. His anointing
      2. The Passover
      3. Gethsemane
      4. Arrest and trials
      5. Crucifixion
      6. Burial
  4. The Resurrection of the King (28)
    1. The resurrection (28:1-15)
    2. The commission (28:16-20)