Matthew's genealogy traces Jesus's lineage back to Abraham and David to demonstrate his legal right to the throne of David and fulfillment of God's covenants. It shows that Jesus is the long-awaited Messiah through whom God's blessing would extend to all nations, not just Israel. The genealogy's structure in three sets of fourteen generations hints at the universal extent of Jesus's mission to save people from sin and usher in a new creation under God's kingdom.

2. Matthew 1:1-3
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac
the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of
Judah and his brothers, and Judah the
father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and
Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the
father of Ram,
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3. Matthew 1:4-6
and Ram the father of Amminadab, and
Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and
Nahshon the father of Salmon, and Salmon
the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the
father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the
father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of
David the king. And David was the father of
Solomon by the wife of Uriah,
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4. Matthew 1:7-9
and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and
Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah
the father of Asaph, and Asaph the father
of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the
father of Joram, and Joram the father of
Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of Jotham,
and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz
the father of Hezekiah,
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5. Matthew 1:10-12
and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and
Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos
the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father
of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time
of the deportation to Babylon. And after
the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was
the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the
father of Zerubbabel,
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6. Matthew 1:13-15
and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and
Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the
father of Azor, and Azor the father of
Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and
Achim the father of Eliud, and Eliud the
father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of
Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob,
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7. Matthew 1:16-17
and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband
of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is
called Christ. So all the generations from
Abraham to David were fourteen
generations, and from David to the
deportation to Babylon fourteen
generations, and from the deportation to
the Christ fourteen generations.
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9. Matthew’s genealogy may
not be as EXCITING as John’s
intro; nor as INTRIGUING as
Luke, but it had considerable
IMPORTANCE to the Jew

10. Matthew’s genealogy may
not be as EXCITING as John’s
intro; nor as INTRIGUING as
Luke, but it had considerable
IMPORTANCE to the Jew
Matthew is declaring that the Christ has
ARRIVED with a genealogy that is both
HISTORICAL and THEOLOGICAL.

11. Matthew’s genealogy may
not be as EXCITING as John’s
intro; nor as INTRIGUING as
Luke, but it had considerable
IMPORTANCE to the Jew
Matthew is declaring that the Christ has
ARRIVED with a genealogy that is both
HISTORICAL and THEOLOGICAL.
Matthew’s intent is not to be EXHAUSTIVE
but to trace the line of DESCENT from David

12. He is emphasizing Jesus’s
LEGAL right and CLAIM to
David’s throne.

13. He is emphasizing Jesus’s
LEGAL right and CLAIM to
David’s throne.
The Messiah came to FULFILL the covenants
made with David and Abraham; a KING
through Whom the families of the earth
would be BLESSED

14. He is emphasizing Jesus’s
LEGAL right and CLAIM to
David’s throne.
The Messiah came to FULFILL the covenants
made with David and Abraham; a KING
through Whom the families of the earth
would be BLESSED
Jesus is not only the fulfillment of the
PROPHECIES to Israel but the means of
EXTENDING God’s blessings to the Gentiles

15. Matthew hints at the
UNIVERSAL mission of Jesus
Who came to SAVE us from
our SINS.

16. Matthew hints at the
UNIVERSAL mission of Jesus
Who came to SAVE us from
our SINS.
There will be a new CREATION under a new
COVENANT.

17. Matthew hints at the
UNIVERSAL mission of Jesus
Who came to SAVE us from
our SINS.
There will be a new CREATION under a new
COVENANT.
Matthew uses a word to imply a new
GENESIS has come with the BIRTH of Jesus.

18. Please take a moment to fill out your
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NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Reflect on the importance of Jesus’s genealogy
( ) Reflect on the titles Christ, the Son of David,
and the Son of Abraham
( ) Evaluate what it means to submit to Jesus as
King.
( ) Meditate on the blessings received through
Jesus
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