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Matthew 3

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Matthew 3 . 1

1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of JudeaCMatthew 03:1-9TOSKMatthew 3:1TTEden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) · New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern)

Matthew 3 . 2

2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”TOSKMatthew 3:2

Matthew 3 . 3

3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”IPIsaiah 40:3TOSKMatthew 3:3TTCrossing the Jordan (Entering God's Rest) · Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) · Glory-Cloud (Divine Presence) · Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character) · New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern) · Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope)

Matthew 3 . 4

4 John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.TOSKMatthew 3:4

Matthew 3 . 5

5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.TOSKMatthew 3:5

Matthew 3 . 6

6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.TOSKMatthew 3:6

Matthew 3 . 7

7 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?TOSKMatthew 3:7

Matthew 3 . 8

8 Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.TOSKMatthew 3:8

Matthew 3 . 9

9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.TOSKMatthew 3:9TTAbraham (Father of Faith) · Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring)

Matthew 3 . 10

10 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.CMatthew 3:10-12TOSKMatthew 3:10

Matthew 3 . 11

11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.CMatthew 3:10-12TOSKMatthew 3:11TTCrossing the Red Sea (Baptism into Christ)

Matthew 3 . 12

12 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”CMatthew 3:10-12TOSKMatthew 3:12

Matthew 3 . 13

13 At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.CMatthew 03:13-17TOSKMatthew 3:13TTCrossing the Jordan (Entering God's Rest)

Matthew 3 . 14

14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”CMatthew 03:13-17TOSKMatthew 3:14

Matthew 3 . 15

15 “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.CMatthew 03:13-17TOSKMatthew 3:15

Matthew 3 . 16

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.CMatthew 03:13-17TOSKMatthew 3:16TTJacob's Ladder (Heaven-Earth Connection)

Matthew 3 . 17

17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”IPPsalms 2:7 · Isaiah 42:1CMatthew 03:13-17TOSKMatthew 3:17TTCovenant Succession (Inheritance and Election) · Crossing the Jordan (Entering God's Rest) · Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) · New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern) · Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring) · Isaac (Child of Promise)

In the wider web18 threads

Intertextuality Pairs

Quotations Matthew 3:3 → Isaiah 40:3

Allusions Matthew 3:17 → Isaiah 42:1, Matthew 3:17 → Psalms 2:7

Trajectories

Abraham (Father of Faith), Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election), Crossing the Jordan (Entering God's Rest), Crossing the Red Sea (Baptism into Christ), Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary), Glory-Cloud (Divine Presence), Isaac (Child of Promise), Jacob's Ladder (Heaven-Earth Connection), Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character), New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern), Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope), Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring)

Chiasms

Shaped Matthew 03:1–9, Matthew 03:13–17, Matthew 3:10–12