The Voice of Elijah® July 1999 Newsletter

They Got God at a Fire Sale Price (and a Whole Lot More Than They Bargained For)—Part II

This is the second half of a two-part article that explains what Matthew had in mind when he attributed Matthew 27:9–10 to Jeremiah instead of Zechariah. It does so by outlining the basics of the Canaanite beliefs concerning resurrection that the Prophets were mocking when they explained the things Matthew had in mind. Those things relate to the parabolic pantomime in which “the death” of the Man Jesus Christ graphically depicts “the death” of the man Adam at the End of the Age.

Questions & Answers

This column is devoted exclusively to answering a question concerning what Jesus had in mind when He gave the Sermon on the Mount. It points out how Matthew begins his Gospel by explaining just enough of the parabolic imagery involved to make sure his reader understands Jesus Christ is conducting a parabolic pantomime in which He is depicting Himself as Corporate Israel. At the conclusion of that extended introduction to his Gospel, Matthew describes how Jesus went up on a hill and blessed the members of Corporate Israel for being just as the priests cursed them for not doing (Deut. 27).