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From Galilee to Glory: The New Moses - Jeff Streszoff


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Matthew wrote around 80-85 CE, after the Temple's destruction, for Jewish Christians asking, "Who are we now?" His answer: Jesus is the New Moses who fulfills Israel's entire story and extends God's covenant to all nations. We explore Matthew's Moses parallels—the infancy narrative, five teaching blocks, the Sermon on the Mount delivered from a mountain—and his constant refrain "this took place to fulfill." But Matthew's vision is radical: the Magi come from the East, the centurion amazes Jesus with faith, and the Canaanite woman persists. The boundaries are breaking. This sermon challenges us to ask: Who are we excluding that Jesus is inviting in? What walls are we building that God is tearing down? Keywords: Matthew's Gospel, New Moses, fulfillment, Sermon on the Mount, inclusion, boundaries, Gentiles, covenant

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