1. Matthew records the fulfillment to the OT Messianic prophecies. Matthew breaks the silence of 400 years with “that it might be fulfilled” eleven times (1:22-23; 2:15, 17-18, 23; 4:14-16; 8:17; 12:17-21; 13:35; 21:4-5; 26:56; 27:9-19).

2. Matthew is the first book in the NT. It is the Genesis of the NT. It is the book of a new beginning. It is the gateway to new revelation.