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January 2 Roots

A shoot will come out of the stock of , and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit. – Isaiah 11:1

[:1-17] The book of the and from the carrying away to Babylon to Christ the son of , the Christ, fourteen generations. the son of . [:33-38] Jesus Abraham – – – Jesus Christ, the son of himself, when he began to and his brothers – David, the son of Abraham teach, was about thirty and by – – years old, being the son (as was supposed) – – – – of Joseph - Heli - Matthat - Levi - Melchi - by Rahab – by Ruth – Jesse – Jannai - Joseph - Mattathias - Amos - King David – by her who had Nahum - Esli - Naggai - Maath - Mattathias been the wife of Uriah – Rehoboam – - Semein - Joseph - Judah - Joanan - – Asa – Jehoshaphat – Joram – Rhesa - Zerubbabel - Shealtiel - Neri - Uzziah – Jotham – Ahaz – Hezekiah – Melchi - Addi - Cosam - Elmodam - Er - Manasseh – Amon – Josiah – Jechoniah Jose - Eliezer - Jorim - Matthat - Levi - and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Simeon - Judah - Joseph - Jonan - Eliakim - Babylon. After the exile to Babylon, – Melea - Menan - Mattatha - Nathan - David Shealtiel – Zerubbabel – Abiud – Eliakim – - Jesse - Obed - Boaz - Salmon - Nahshon Azor – Sadoc – Achim – Eliud – Eleazar – - Amminadab - Aram - Hezron - Perez - Matthan – Jacob – Joseph, the husband of Judah - Jacob - Isaac - Abraham - - Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is Nahor - - - - - called Christ. - - Arphaxad - - - So all the generations from Abraham to - - - - David are fourteen generations; from David Mahalaleel - Cainan - - - - to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; God.

1. Why is David before Abraham in the opening? Why list >7 non-direct male ancestors?

2. Why does Matthew only list 41 names? Why the post-Davidic discrepancy with Luke?

3. Jesus, I’m so glad you were born of a human mother in the line of David so that…