THE NEW TESTAMENT’ * For the Greek Text of tho New Testa For the New Testament and the:+ ‘THE INTER-RELATION OF THE FOUR GOSPELS.* THEIR STRUCTURE AS A WHOLE. GOD SPEAKING “BY HIS SON” (Heb, 1.2)-+ ‘Tar Proctamatiox or tax KING axp rae KINGDOM, ‘Tae Resection of THz KINGDOM axp tHe Cavcirixiox or tHe KING. (Alternation.) B! | MATTHEW. The Lord prosented as Jehovah's KING, “Behold THY. KING" (ech. Sak Behold. - Lil rige unto Davids Righteous BRANCH: and « KING shal and prosper” (Jer. 23.27 i. 1s), Hence the royal genealogy is requited. from Abrahien and Bavtd downward (1. -is): and He is presented as what He is—betore Maw (eclatively) the highest euethly postions the" Wing, POM Sefore Maw (relatively) | MARE, The Lord presented as Jehovah's SERVANT. “Behold MY SERVANT” (haa ani), "Behold, Twill bring forth My Servant THE BRANCH” ® Week a), Hotice xo genealogy is required: and He iy presented as what He is~ before Gon (aly tively) the lowest earthly position, the ideal Servant. LUKE, The Lord presented as Jehovah's MAN. “Behold THE MAN Whose name is THE LRANCH”: (Zech. 0, 1). Hence the human genealogy is Tequited upward to Ades (Luke 3.35): and Mois presented as what He is-before Maw (intrinsically the eat JOHN. ‘The Lon presented as JEHOVAH HIMSELF. “Behold YOUR GOD” Ato, 09, an tha ay at Johowass, BRANCH (-¢- Mesiah) be eaatifal ana jotious” (Isa. 42). Hesice No genealogy is require fe is presented aa W! Bebatbee Goo tutrinsienliyy piney resented aa what * For the order of the Gospels and the other books of the 2%, 900 Ap. 95. I, + For the “sundry times" and ‘divers manors" in which God has spoken to mankind, see Ap. 85, I. {There are twanty-throo Hobrow words translated “Branch in the Old Testament, ‘This word (gemach) ccclis twelve times fore Aj: 70)~ tut in the passages here quoted it refers epecially to the Messiah, and formas link which connects the four chnractoristieg of "the Bratch ” with the four presentations of Une Messiah. us Get forth in the subject-matter of ench of th four Gospels respectively, Tn Jer, 8.4, and 83.15, Christ is presented as the Branch”, the KING raised up to rale in righteousness, ‘Thie forms the subject-matter of Martinis Gospel, Tn Zech. 2, Cheit js presented as "tho Branch.” the SERVANT brought forth for Jehovah's service. This forms the eabject-mattor of Mann's Gospel. Hy is soon a8 Jebovab's servant, entering at once on Hig ministerial fwork without any preliminary words. In Zech. 6.12, Christ i presented as “the Beanch™ growing up ou of His place. This ls the characteristic of Loew's Gospel, in which this growing up forme the subject-matter of the enti (and seperate) portion ofthe Goapel, nnd brings out the pordooicns Of Christ as © perfect man a Ten, 4.2, Christ is pretonted ns “the Braneh of Jehovah” in all His own intrinsic beauty and glory. This a the goeat characteristio of the sabject-mattor of Jons's Gvspel. ‘The Four Gospels thus form one complete whole, and aro not to be explained by any “synoptic” arrangement. ‘The four aro required to sat forth the four sapects of the LIFE of Christ, as the four grent offerings are roguited to set forth the four aspects of His DEATIL 'No one Gospal could set forth the four diferent aspects of the life and ministey of the Lord Jesus, av no one offering could sot forth all the aspects of His desth ‘Hence, itis the Divine parpose to give us, inthe foor Gospels, Our aspects of His life on earth, God ‘has ao orderod thosn that a “Hnemeny” Ie practically impossible; nnd this is the reecon why, out of more than tity atcempts, there are sonresly two that agres, and hot one tat is satisfactory. Tho attempt to make one, isto ignore the Divine purpose in giving for. Noone view could give n true iden of any building; and no one Gospel Harmony” can ‘Presentation of the Lord's life on earth Sea further on “the Diversity” and “ the Unity” of the Four Gospels in Appondixes 98 and 87 ‘Through failure to recognize this fourfold Divine presentation ot the Land, the term * Synoptic Gospels” ‘aaa been givon to the first three, becunse they are supposed to tnko ono wail te same point af vio, and this to differ from tho fourth Gospel = whereas the difference ve enssel by the special object of John's Goopel, which isto prosont the Lord from the Divine standpoint. Joba's Gospal is thus see fromm the Structure above to be ‘essentially ono of the Jour, and not one stenting Apart frm tbe Ure. clude a complete 1808THE GOSPEL ACCORDING 70 MATTHEW. THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK AS A WHOLE. “BEHOLD THY KING” (Zech. 9.9). (Entroversion.) | Al 11-20, PReaONIsTeRrar, Bie. [8s THE BAPTISM: WITH WATER. DJ 41-0, THE TEMPTATION : IN THE WILDERNESS. ByP [4-20 THE KINGDOM PROCLAIMED. Giaitm mun xive | "x rocnsoun MINISTRY OF ‘THE LonD. ‘THE FORERUNNER. @ | 10.21-20.%4, THE KING F|2%.1-28,90, THE KINGDOM D(2.s0-4. THE AGON' (C| 28.2410, THE BAPTISM: OF SUFFERING (DEATH, BURIAL, AND RuSUBREC._ 10M, 20.29 B| 2.10.1, THE SUCCESSORS. A[281,20, POST-MINISTERIAT. }xemcren IN THE GARDEN. ‘For the New Testament, and the order of the Books, soo Ap. 8. ‘For the Diversity of the Four Gospel, soe Ap. 98. ‘For the Unity of the Four Gospels, see Ap. 97. For the Fourfold Ministry of the Lord, we Ap. 119 For words peculiar to Matthew's Gospel, ate some 110 recorded in the notes. 1905