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BIBLE CHARACTERS

Handout# 4 - MATTHEW LThe Publican turned Preacher)

Name: Roswell B. Relova

LESSON TEXT:

Luke 5:27-32

STUDY TEXTS:

Matthew 9:9-13; Matthew 10:3; Mark 2;14-17; Mark 3:18; Luke 5:27-32; Luke 6:15; Acts 1 :13.

MEMORY VESE:

repentance
Luke 5:32- "I come not to call the righteous, but sinners to __________ "

THE STUDY:

I. THE PUBLICAN'S CIRCUMSTANCES:

A. His Name :

1 . ______ - from Matthias, " a gift o f the Lord."
Matthew
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2 . _____ (his surname) - Luke 5:27.

This indicate his tribal name. If so, the Levites were the priestly tribe and as such were

not given a portion of the promised land ( Deuteronomy 10:8,9).They were supposed t o

collect tithes, not taxes (Hebrews 7 :5).

T h e s o n o f A l p h a e u s
3 . _________ -Mark 2:14.

This could mean he was the brother of the apostle James the less (Luke 6:15), although

this is not conclusive.

B. His location •
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Matthew dwelt in (or neat) the city o f Capernaum - Mark 2:1,13,14.

1 . I t was where the Lord Jesus lived -Matthew 4:13.

2 . I t was a center o f taxation - Matthew 17:24 (no doubt because o f its fishing industry). The

highway from Damascus to the Mediterranean passed through it.

3 . I t was an unrepentant city - Matthew 11 :23.

Consider the mighty works: Matthew 8: - 13; 17: 24-27; Mark 1: 21-34; 2:1-12; John :
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46-54.

C . His Station:
Matthew
From Luke 5:29 i t would appear that ________ was a man of some wealth.

Compare this with Luke 19:2.

II. THE PUBLICAN'S CHARACTER:

A. What Is a "Publican?"

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1. The title comes from the Latin (Roman)" _ _ P u b l i c a n n u s _ _ " - literally: a "public

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servant," a government employee.
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Tax collectors
2 . Publicans were contracted y the Roman as ___________ - Luke 5:27.