JESUS, OUR SAVIOR KING, Steve Stasinos
THE GENEALOGY OF THE MESSIAH
Passage: Matthew 1:1~17  
Key verse: 11
The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah(A)(B)(C)
1 This is the genealogy[a] of Jesus the Messiah[b] the son of David,(D) the son of Abraham:(E)
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,(F)
Isaac the father of Jacob,(G)
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,(H)
3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,(I)
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
4 Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,(J)
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
6 and Jesse the father of King David.(K)
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,(L)
7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
Abijah the father of Asa,
8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,
Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
9 Uzziah the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,(M)
Manasseh the father of Amon,
Amon the father of Josiah,
11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah[c] and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.(N)
12 After the exile to Babylon:
Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,(O)
Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,(P)
13 Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,
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 Joseph, the husband of Mary,(Q) and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.(R)
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.
Footnotes
- Matthew 1:1 Or is an account of the origin
- Matthew 1:1 Or Jesus Christ. Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean Anointed One; also in verse 18.
- Matthew 1:11 That is, Jehoiachin; also in verse 12
Cross references
- Matthew 1:1 : 1:1-17pp — Lk 3:23-38
- Matthew 1:1 : 1:3-6pp — Ru 4:18-22
- Matthew 1:1 : 1:7-11pp — 1Ch 3:10-17
- Matthew 1:1 : 2Sa 7:12-16; Isa 9:6, 7; 11:1; Jer 23:5, 6; S Mt 9:27; Lk 1:32, 69; Rev 22:16
- Matthew 1:1 : Ge 22:18; S Gal 3:16
- Matthew 1:2 : Ge 21:3, 12
- Matthew 1:2 : Ge 25:26
- Matthew 1:2 : Ge 29:35; 49:10
- Matthew 1:3 : Ge 38:27-30
- Matthew 1:5 : S Heb 11:31
- Matthew 1:6 : 1Sa 16:1; 17:12
- Matthew 1:6 : 2Sa 12:24
- Matthew 1:10 : 2Ki 20:21
- Matthew 1:11 : 2Ki 24:14-16; Jer 27:20; 40:1; Da 1:1, 2
- Matthew 1:12 : 1Ch 3:17
- Matthew 1:12 : 1Ch 3:19; Ezr 3:2
- Matthew 1:16 : Lk 1:27
- Matthew 1:16 : Mt 27:17
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1. The promise to Abraham (1-6)
Matthew begins his gospel with a genealogy to show that the coming of Jesus was the fulfillment of God's promise, kept over many generations. God promised Abraham that all peoples on earth would be blessed through his offspring. Abraham's only son of the promise was Isaac, but finally his descendants became an entire nation and inhabited the land of Canaan. However, God's promise was not finished yet.
2. The promise to David (7-13)
King David, with his shepherd heart, was a model of the Messiah, but he was still a sinner. God made a promise to send the Messiah from among David's descendants. David's kingdom finally fell and the people were exiled because of their sin. David's descendants were no longer kings but ordinary people. Yet, they could be used to keep God's hope alive. Finally, Jesus the Messiah was sent through humble Joseph the carpenter and Mary.
Prayer: Father, thank you for your faithful work through history to fulfill your promises. Thank you for bringing Jesus the Messiah into the world.
One Word: God keeps his promise through the generations