Sunday, October 25, 2009
Matthew 1:1-25
Matthew summarizes Jesus' genealogy from Abraham to Joesph. He breaks the history into three sections each with 14 generations: Abraham to David, David to the exile, and the exile to the Messiah. It's worth noting that the genealogy is not "pristine": Rahab the foreign prostitute is there as is Solomon, a son from the affair David had with Basheeba. God does not look on the outside or on what we once were. Rather, He chooses us independent of those things and looks at our heart.
Matthew also tells of the virgin birth of Jesus. Thus scripture is fulfilled that Jesus is born as the seed of Abraham, in the tribe of Judah, of the Davidic kingly line and yet not by the will of a man but by the Spirit.
Matthew also tells of the virgin birth of Jesus. Thus scripture is fulfilled that Jesus is born as the seed of Abraham, in the tribe of Judah, of the Davidic kingly line and yet not by the will of a man but by the Spirit.
Labels: Abraham, Bathsheeba, David, exile, Jesus, Joseph, Judah, Matthew, Rahab, Solomon, virgin
