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Matthew 9:35-10:8 Three things from this passage 1. It is about the Kingdom of God Matthew 9.35: Jesus went about proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom. Matthew 10.7: Jesus gives instructions to his disciples: ‘Proclaim the good news, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven has come near’. The Kingdom of God is a central theme, possibly the central theme, in the teaching of Jesus. It was his big message. "The Kingdom of God is near". In the Old Testament we are told about the Kingdom of God, the rule of God. When God’s kingdom comes, creation is reordered: evil is cast out, the unclean are restored, the sick are healed, the dead are raised, and the scattered are gathered. Isaiah gives us pictures of abundance, freedom and peace — wolves lying down with lambs, children safe even where danger once lived. It is a vision of a world healed, a world of beauty and well-being and life under the rule of God. And at the heart of this kingdom there will be a king, God’s special ruler, also des...