Matthew: Book 2 Chapters 17-28 (Neighborhood Bible Studies)

Jesus' description of the Kingdom of God clashed with the people's expectations that God would destroy their enemies. Jesus taught and lived as though God had other priorities. Humility, resolving conflicts, resisting greed, forgiveness loving God, and endurance, characterize the Kingdom of God according to Jesus. Matthew sees the Old Testament prophecies about the King fulfilled in Jesus' parables, death and resurrection. God's purposes for all the people in all generations are fulfilled not in a political kingdom but in human hearts.