START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION
(KJV) Matthew 1:1-16
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; 5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; 7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; 8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; 9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; 9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; 11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; 13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; 14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
Matthew’s Gospel – his account of the “good news” and true story about Jesus Christ – opens with this list of Jesu’ Jewish ancestors. This Gospel traces Jesus’ family history through the paternal line (His earthly father’s side), as was Jewish custom (Matthew 1:16). Although Joseph was not Jesus’ biological father (Jesus was conceived by a miracle of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 1:20), he was his legal father. God had promised that the Messiah – the promised Savior who would be a blessing to the whole world – would be a descendant of Abraham (Genesis 12:3; Genesis 22:18; Galatians 3:16) and King David (2 Samuel 7:12-19; Jeremiah 23:5). By tracing Jesus’ legal ancestry back to these two men, Matthew shows the Jews that Jesus had the proper genealogy (family history) to qualify as the Messiah (Matthew 1:1). Look closely at some of the people in Jesus’ family line. Several in the list experienced some major failures in their lives (Judah, Rahab, Manasseh), yet they represent the broad range of people who put their faith in God and became part of His family. They also serve as examples of how God can work His highest purposes through anyone who totally submits to Him, no matter how ungodly their background or failures have been.
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Blessings,
Margarita & Stace
