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JOURNEY THROUGH THE BIBLE MATTHEW Day 1 Matthew 1 Matthew 1:1 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; 10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; 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. 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. 24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: 25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. People want to know where their roots come from and have taken up the hobby of looking into their ancestry, and even taking DNA tests to determine their biological makeup. The Jewish people kept a careful genealogy because they knew the Messiah would come from one of their tribes, mainly the tribe of Judah. There are two genealogies listed in the gospels. The first is here the other is in Luke. They are both the same. They are both different. One genealogy follows the line of Joseph, the other follows the line of Mary. Joseph’s line does not follow the kings after Solomon, while Mary’s line does. This one, listed here, is Mary’s line. You will also note a different spelling of the names. The Old Testament was written primarily in Hebrew, while the New Testament was written in Greek, so you have the Greek spelling for the names. As we begin this study in Matthew, it is good to know who this gospel was written for, what audience in particular. You will see Matthew will cite the prophecies regarding Jesus, and how he fulfilled them. Therefore, Matthew wrote to the Jews. First, he showed the Jews Jesus’ lineage through Abraham to Joseph. All genealogies are through the male, as the woman was unimportant, except in Jesus’ genealogy, where you have four women mentioned. Thamar or Tamar was supposed to be given to the son of Judah, but he did not give her to him as she had been given to his other two sons and they both died. Tamar seeing that he would not give her to his youngest son, played a harlot and became pregnant. Genesis 38:24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. 27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah. (KJV) Rachab or Rahab was a harlot whom Joshua saved when Israel marched around the walls of Jericho. Joshua 6:25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwells in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. Ruth was the wife of Boaz. Ruth was not an Israelite but a Moabite who married a man from the tribe of Judah and the city of Bethlehem. Ruth 4:21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, 22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. (KJV) Then there is Bathsheba the wife of Uriah, whom David killed when he found out Bathsheba was pregnant with his child. However, that child died because of David’s sin of adultery, but their second son, Solomon was their son. 2 Samuel 12:24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him. (KJV) Through this genealogy, you see Jesus is for everyone, no matter their background or lineage as Ruth was a Moabite and Rahab was a Canaanite. Four hundred years spanned the time between the prophet Malachi and the coming of John the Baptist who would be the messenger spoken of by Malachi to proclaim the coming of Messiah. Matthew continues his gospel with the announcement of the angel to Joseph about the baby Mary carries in her womb and gives the prophetic reference. Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (KJV) This is also the first reference we see that Jesus is God, because his name, Immanuel means God with us. God was sending his Son, born in the flesh, to bring the people to him, and bring about their salvation. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. This is the beginning of the proof of who Jesus is, and all those who accept Jesus as their Savior will have eternal life. Let’s pray: Father, thank you for the proof you provided your people, that Jesus is not only your Son, but he is God in the flesh, God incarnate. Thank you that Jesus is for everyone, not just one nation or people, but for me too. Give me your grace and mercy as I study to learn more about you and spread your Word to everyone who is hungry for you. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen. Copyright © 19 April 2018 by Valerie Routhieaux Image courtesy of Pixabay