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December 1st, 2019 father of , 5 and Salmon the father of by , and Boaz the father of by , and Obed The Genealogy of the father of , 6 and Jesse the father of the king. :1-17 And David was the father of by the wife of IN A YEAR READING PLAN , 7 and Solomon the father of , and Nov 24 Romans 1-3 Nov 28 Romans 14-16 Rehoboam the father of , and Abijah the father of Nov 25 Romans 4-7 Nov 29 1 Cor 1-4 Asaph, 8 and Asaph the father of , and Nov 26 Romans 8-10 Nov 30 1 Cor 5-8 Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Nov 27 Romans 11-13 Dec 1 1 Cor 9-11 , 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of , and Ahaz the father of , 10 December Lessons: During the month of December and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the leading up to Christmas, we will be looking once again at father of , and Amos the father of , 11 and some of the passages from Matthew and Luke related to Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the the incarnation of Jesus . As we begin in Matthew time of the deportation to Babylon. 1, we will examine that the which demonstrates His fulfillment of Scriptures 12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was concerning the . the father of , and Shealtiel the father of , 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Lesson Idea: The genealogy of Jesus teaches us that we Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of can trust to accomplish His plans to perfection, and Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the that He can use imperfect people to do it. father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of , and Eleazar the father of Cross References: Matthan, and Matthan the father of , 16 and Jacob Genesis 12; 22:18; 38; 2; 6:15-25; 2 11- the father of the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus 12; 9:24-27; :26-56; 8:19-21; 11:27-28; was born, who is called Christ. :41; 4:25-26; 14:6; 20:31; Romans 1:3; Galatians 4:4; 11:31; James 2:25 17 So all the generations from to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation Background: from David Guzik, concerning Matthew: to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the The theme of the of Matthew: Jesus as King deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen and Messiah. generations. The key phrase “this was to fulfill what had spoken by the prophet” occurs some 16 times in this Verses 1-6 Jesus is the Son of Abraham Gospel. Matthew shows Jesus as the rightful Messiah The Genealogy of Jesus Demonstrates Jesus as the of , fulfilling prophecy. Promised Seed of Abraham (Matthew 1:1) Matthew shows his theme in the • V 1. Why did Matthew refer to Jesus as the Messiah? first verse: Jesus as the fulfillment of prophecy Why did he emphasize that Jesus was the son of and of Israel’s expectation. David and the son of Abraham? • V 2. Why does Matthew begin the genealogy with Matthew 1:1-17 English Standard Version Abraham? As Matthew listed the of the 1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of Jewish nation, he only listed one of Jacob’s twelve David, the son of Abraham. sons by name. What is the significance of Jesus being from the tribe of ? (see Genesis 49:10) 2 Abraham was the father of , and Isaac the father • V 3. Who was , and how was the birth of her of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, sons “tainted”? (see Genesis 38) Why would the 3 and Judah the father of and by Tamar, and Lord inspire Matthew to recall this incident while Perez the father of , and Hezron the father of listing the genealogy of Jesus? , 4 and Ram the father of , and Amminadab the father of , and Nahshon the December 1st, 2019, Page 2

• V 5. Who was Rahab? (Read Joshua 2; 6:15-25; iii. To show that there is a new place for women :31; James 2:25) How does her story under the New Covenant. In both the pagan and the demonstrate the magnitude of God’s grace? of that day, men often had little regard • What do you recall about Boaz and Ruth? (see the for women. In that era, Jewish men prayed every ) How is Boaz, as the kinsman morning, thanking God that they were not Gentiles, for Ruth, a foreshadowing of the ? slaves, or women. And women were regarded more • V 6. David was the young man who battled Goliath highly among the than among the pagans! and became Israel’s greatest King, but what incident is cited in this genealogy, and why? (see 2 Samuel Verses 7-17 Jesus is the Messiah 11-12) How does God’s forgiveness and acceptance The Genealogy of Jesus shows that He comes from the of David and point towards the mission of tribe of the rightful Kings and that the royal identity Christ Jesus? was not lost in spite of the . • V 7-11. Matthew listed the succession of kings over Notes: In Genesis 22:18, God told Abraham that through Judah until their defeat at the hands of the his offspring all nations on earth would be blessed. The Babylonians. Some of the kings were good and some Apostle Paul in Galatians 3:16 clarifies that “the promises were bad. What do you remember about any of were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does them? How do their reigns contrast with the reign of not say ‘and to seeds,’ meaning many people, but ‘and to Jesus as the King of Kings? your seed,’ meaning one person, who is Christ.” It was • V 12-15. There’s not much written in the Bible about important for Matthew to demonstrate that Jesus came most of the names in this list of ancestors of Jesus through the proper lineage for the Scriptures foretold during and following the Babylonian captivity. Why that the Messiah would be a son of Abraham. are they important nevertheless? Concerning the four women mentioned in the • V 16. How is Joseph described in this verse, and genealogy, David Guzik in his commentary on Matthew why? How is Mary described, and how does that explains: compare with the way she is viewed by some people Tamar. . . Rahab. . . Ruth. . . her who had been the today? How should she be viewed? wife of Uriah: In this genealogy is the unusual • V 16. Why is Jesus called the Messiah? (see Daniel presence of four women. Women were rarely 9:24-27; John 1:41; 4:25-26; 20:31) mentioned in ancient genealogies, and the four • V 17. What significance is found in the division of the mentioned here are worthy of special note as genealogy of Jesus into three divisions of fourteen examples of God’s grace. They show how God can generations? How does this reveal the perfection of take unlikely people and use them in great ways. the purposes and plans of God? (see Galatians 4:4) i. Tamar (Matthew 1:3): She sold herself as a prostitute to her father-in-law Judah to bring forth Notes: All of the Kings listed in this genealogy had one Perez and Zerah. important thing in common—they were all of the line of ii. Rahab (Matthew 1:5) She was a Gentile prostitute, David. God had promised David that his family would for whom God took extraordinary measures to save have an eternal kingship. The genealogy helps to from judgment and her lifestyle of prostitution. establish that Jesus will be the fulfillment of that iii. Ruth (Matthew 1:5): She was from , a promise. Matthew will use His gospel to demonstrate Gentile. how Jesus is the eternal King of Kings. Even during the iv. Her who had been the wife of Uriah: Bathsheba Babylonian captivity, the Jewish nation kept good family (mentioned by implication in Matthew 1:6) was an records. Jesus is shown to be a legal heir to David’s adulteress, infamous for her sin with David. throne. (see Halley’s comparison of the genealogies of Why are these four women listed in the genealogy Matthew and Luke at the end of this lesson). of Jesus? Notice that Joseph is called “the husband of Mary” i. To demonstrate that Jesus Christ was not some kind and not “the father of Jesus.” Matthew is careful to of “blue blood” in the sense that He did not come maintain that Mary was His mother, but God was His from a “pure” aristocratic background. Father through the power of the (see ii. To demonstrate that Jesus identifies with sinners in Matthew 1:20-23). Luke 1 explains that Mary was “highly His genealogy, even as He will in His birth, baptism, favored” and would be considered “blessed” because life, and His death on the cross. she was chosen by God to bear His Son, but she should December 1st, 2019, Page 3 not be worshipped (see Luke 1:26-56; 8:19-21; 11:27- (:23)—that is, ’s son-in-law. Jacob was 28). Joseph’s father (Matthew 1:16). These genealogies are Matthew leaves no room for misunderstanding about given more fully in 1 Chronicles 1-9; they form the his purpose for this genealogy—it is to declare that Jesus framework of Old Testament history. Carefully guarded is the Messiah, the son of Abraham and of David and of through long centuries of change and upheaval, they God. He presents the genealogy in three groups of 14 contain a family line through which a promise was generations to signify the perfection of God’s plan (both transmitted for 4000 years, a fact unparalleled in 3 and 7 [14 equals double 7’s] are numbers indicating history. completeness or perfection in the Old Testament). Bro Stan Application: • What does the inclusion of “tainted” and imperfect DECEMBER SS LESSONS people in the genealogy of Jesus tell us about His mission of forgiveness? How will you demonstrate Dec. 1st Matthew 1:1-17 The Genealogy of Jesus your gratitude for His grace this week? • What does the genealogy of Jesus tell you about the Dec. 8th Matthew 1:18-25 Call His Name Jesus plans of God? How will you submit to His plans for you this week? Dec. 15th :1-12 Wise Men Seek Jesus ______NOTES from Halley’s Bible Handbook: Dec. 22nd :1-20 Born for You a Savior Matt. 1:1-17 GENEALOGY OF JESUS Matthew and Luke both give a genealogy of Jesus Dec. 29th :1-4 The Radiance of God’s Glory (Luke 3:23-38). The coming of Christ to the earth had been anticipated from the beginning. In the early days of human history God had chosen one family, that of Abraham, and later on a family within the larger Abrahamic family, that of David, to be the family through which His Son would make entrance into the world. The genealogy in Matthew is abridged. Some names are omitted, as was frequently done in genealogies, without invalidating the line of descent. The 42 generation, in three group of 14 each, cover 2000 years (the first group, 1000 years; the second group, 400 years; the third group, 600 years). The third group, however, names only 13 generations, the 14th spot evidently being intended for Mary. The genealogy as given in Luke is somewhat different. Matthew goes back to Abraham, Luke to . Matthew starts at the beginning (Abraham was the father of Isaac, etc.), Luke at the end (Joseph was the son of Heli, etc.; Luke 3:23). From David to Jesus they present separate lines of descent, touching in Shealtiel and Zerubbabel. The commonly accepted view is that Matthew gives Joseph’s line, showing Jesus to be legal heir to the promises given to Abraham and David, and that Luke gives Mary’s line, showing Jesus’ blood descent: “who as to his human nature was a descendant of David” (Romans 1:3). Mary’s genealogy, in accordance with Jewish usage, was in her husband’s name. Joseph was the son of Heli