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Jesus’ Family Tree… Who begat who really does matter… …especially to valueless, purposeless, helpless, hopeless and restless souls, like you and me.

The Genealogy of

1 This is the the Messiah the son of , the son of : 2 Abraham was the father of , Isaac the father of , Jacob the father of and his brothers, 3 Judah the father of and , whose mother was , Perez the father of , Hezron the father of 4 Ram the father of , Amminadab the father of , Nahshon the father of , 5 Salmon the father of , whose mother was , Boaz the father of , whose mother was , Obed the father of , 6 and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of , whose mother had been Uriah’s wife, 7 Solomon the father of , Rehoboam the father of , Abijah the father of Asa, 8 Asa the father of , Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of , 9 Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of , Ahaz the father of , 10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of , 11 and Josiah the father of and his brothers at the time of the exile to . 12 After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of , Shealtiel the father of , 13 Zerubbabel the father of , Abihud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Elihud, 15 Elihud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of , the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah. 17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah. :1–17 (NIV) Sermon Outline

1 Jesus and the Gospel is good news, not good advice

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2 Jesus and the Gospel turns the world upside down

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3 God may take His time, but He keeps His word

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4 Jesus and the Gospel is ultimate rest

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Questions to Dig Deeper

1. Have you ever researched your family tree? How far back can you trace your family? What does knowing your family history tell you about whom you are? What did your family pass on to you (consider genetics, behaviours, culture, etc.)?

2. Who were the significant spiritual people who influenced your and journey with Christ? What did they pass on to you?

3. Does this passage seem dry and boring? Why?

4. How can knowing the stories behind the people in this genealogy-all of the adventures, faith, struggles, and such-inspire you?

5. How does knowing that God works through diverse people, regardless of wealth, culture, or position, give you hope and assurance?

6. How assured are you that Christ will keep His great promises? How does this help you keep promises, and trust in Him and His promises?

7. Matthew shows Christ's right to the Kingship of the world. Does He have this right in you? What have you done with His Kingship-Lordship in you?

8. Before Sunday’s worship, did you see or consider that there are great things to learn even from this seemingly obscure passage? How can this help motivate your reading?

9. What do you think about the role of women in a culture that considered them lower than farm animals, and that even harlots and an adulteress are used in the royal line? How does this give you more faith?

10. How can this passage help you know that God makes promises and God keeps His promises through all generations?

11. God transcends time. Therefore, when we are going through trials and tribulations, He is there-before, during, and after-carrying us through. How does this give you hope in times of distress?

Bible Background

Tamar: (Genesis 38) The daughter-in-law of Judah, to whose eldest son, , she was married (Gen. 38:6). After her husband’s death, she was married to , his brother (8), and on his death, Judah promised to her that his third son, , would become her husband. This promise was not fulfilled, and hence Tamar’s revenge and Judah’s great guilt (38:12–30).

Rahab: ( chapters 2 & 6) A Canaanite prostitute who aided Israelite spies in . As a result of her belief in the God of , she and her family were spared during Joshua’s conquest of Jericho. Included in Jesus’ genealogy and praised in the for her faith and her actions. The New Testament contains three references to Rahab:

1. Matthew includes her as one of four women in Jesus’ genealogy (Matt 1:5), identifying her as the mother of Boaz. 2. The author of includes her among the great examples of faith “because she welcomed the spies” (Heb 11:31). 3. The letter of James offers Rahab and Abraham as examples of faith and action combined. James 2:25 asks, “was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?” (ESV).

Ruth: The is named for a Moabitess who had married a Hebrew man living in . After the death of her husband, Ruth migrated with , her widowed Hebrew mother-in-law, to in Israel. There God providentially provided for her and led her to marry Boaz, a prosperous Hebrew farmer. Ruth became the great-grandmother of King David. Ruth and Esther are the only two books in named for women.

Bathsheba: The wife of Uriah the Hittite, she was coveted and seduced by David while her husband was with Joab, fighting against the Ammonites at Rabbath, east of the Jordan (2 Sam. 11:1-4). After David had ordered Uriah sent into the forefront of the battle where he was killed, he married Bathsheba. The Bathsheba adultery was rebuked by Nathan the . Bathsheba became the mother of Solomon (2 Sam. 12:24) and begged the elderly David for Solomon’s succession to the throne (1 Kings 1:15-17). The name ‘Sheba’ (‘Shua’ in 1 Chron. 3:5) probably refers to a foreign god, which

Ian Heath 02 12 2018