and destiny is a heavenly one and at this time was still "hid in God" (Eph. 3: 8, 9) being

vitally connected with the heavenly phase of the kingdom of God.

What is peculiar to Matthew is important. The incidents and teaching that are found

only in this Gospel are the following: the genealogy traced through David to Abraham;

the coming of the wise men; the slaughter of the innocents; the flight into and return

from Egypt; the extended report of the Sermon on the Mount; Peter's walking on the

sea; Christ's reply to Peter's confession; Christ's woes against the Pharisees; the

judgment of the nations at the Second Advent; Christ's betrayal by Judas for 30 pieces of

silver; his remorse and suicide; the watch at the sepulcher; the bribing of the soldiers;

the opening of the graves; the parables of the Tares, the hid treasure, the goodly Pearl,

the fish net and the unmerciful servant, the labourers in the vineyard, the two sons, the

marriage of the King's son, the ten virgins, the talents, the coin in the fish's mouth, the

wonderful words, "Come unto Me, all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give

you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart;

and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light"

(Matt. 11: 28-30).

What a loss we should have sustained if Matthew had not recorded these wonderful

We now give the outline of the Gospel. We have used the structure of 100: H. Welch,

but extended it to include the six great discourses around which the Gospel revolves: