Matt 1:1-17: Rags to Riches to Rags to...

Intro:

Review from last week:

We are looking at a Geneology today

Some might be tempted to think of a Geneology as something my son calls “BORING”!

Geneologies are important.

Doesn’t Paul warn us against getting caught up in Geneologies?

Are you ready for a quick flight through the Old Testament? 512-5512 (PIC)

5- Penateuch (Law)

12- Historical

5- Wisdom

5- Major Prophets

12- Minor Prophets- Ask Ed for an overview

Obscurity to royalty, royalty to obscurity, obscurity to royalty

Outline:

Order out of Chaos (People): “Abraham to David” (vs. 1-6)

Royal Order to Religious Chaos (Kings): “David to Deportation” (vs. 6-11)

Royalty to Obscurity: “Deportation to Christ” (vs. 12-17)

Summary:”Even when I don’t see it, You’re working”

Illustration: The suit that belonged to my Papa

Prayer:

Order out of Chaos (People): “Abraham to David” (vs. 1-6)

It is all about Jesus! (v. 1)

The book- being written by Matthew, a former tax collector, Matthew writes so show unbelieving Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.

of the genealogy- God is about to do something new

of Jesus Christ- His family tree

The son of David- Messianic line, royal line

the son of Abraham- Jewish line, the father of the Jewish people

These two individuals were very well known to ever Jew, kind of like there are people in your family that everyone knows about.

A Nobody to a Nation: A From Gen 12- 1 Kings/1 Chronicles (vs. 2-6a)

Abraham (Sarah and Haggar)- why start with Abraham? His is not the beginning of humanity? He is the beginning of the God’s people, the Father of many nations. To the Jews, he is very imortant! Matthew is writing his account to show the signifiance of Jesus to the Jewish people.

From Ur of the Chaldeans- (PIC) the first Jew was not a Jew and he was not from Jerusalem or anywhere in Israel.

The father of Issac- let’s not forget the struggle that this couple had with furtility. We read that “Abraham father Isaac” and we just move along. But don’t forget, that did not happen until “his body was as good as dead” at 100 and Sarah was 90?

Isaac (Rebekah, Laban)

the father of Jacob- not the firstborn, but received the double blessing after Esau sold his birthright.

Jacob (Leah and Rachel)

the father of Judah- first born

and his brothers- this makes up the 12 tribes of Israel

These three, “Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob” make up the first patriarch refered to in “The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob”. God is creating order out of chaos, a blessing to the nations.

Judah (Shua, Canaanite woman, Tamar his daughter-in-law)

the father of Perez (breach)

and Zerah- twin sons, Perez put his hand out first and the midwife put a scarlet thread around his wrist, but then his brother was born before him

by Tamar- Remember, she deceived Judah and possed as a prostitute, because he had not given her a husband.

Perez

the father of Hezron

Hezron

the father of Ram- “Aram”

Ram- “Aram”

the father of Amminadab

Amminadab

the father of Nahshon

Nahshon

the father of Salmon

Nothing much in this time period is recorded about these men. But we do know that there is 400 years of captivity in Egypt, the Exodus, Red sea, Mt. Sinai, the 10 commandments, 40 years in the wilderness…and the Holy Spirit is at work fulfilling God’s plan.

Salmon

the father of Boaz

by Rahab- the prostitute that was helpful to the spies from Joshua in the conquest of Jericho (not Jewish).

Boaz

the father of Obed

by Ruth- Moabitess

Obed

the father of Jesse

Jesse

the father of David the King

This has to be true in order for Jesus to thus be called, “The KING of the Jews”

David

the father of Solomon

by the wife of Uriah- Bethsheba

Application/Implications:

Renew the Mind (the Scriptures):

What caught your attention in this section?

Which verses or words would you like to study a little more this week?

Engage the Heart (humility vs. pride):

God is starting something new with Abraham and the Jewish people. Genesis 1:2 “The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”

The Holy Spirit was and is used to create order out of Chaos!

From the creation of a people

to the Leader of a Nation

We are coming into the Christmas season, some of our families are wierd, some of the are blended, some of them have unresolved conflict. So what do we do? Allow the Holy Spirit to make order out of Chaos, starting with you! Maybe you don’t have family around you at all. Jesus’ family on earth was not perfect, but his family in heaven is.

4 women in this list, and not the 4 (Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah) that the Jews often highlight. The four that are mentioned are all Gentile and 3 out of 4 had sorted pasts or where morally questionable. This displays God’s grace and a focus on Gentiles, showing that they have a place in Jesus family and kingdom. “Matthew is surely saying that the gospel is for all people, not Jews only, and that the gospel is for sinners. It is a sinful world, and Matthew is writing about grace.

Leon Morris, The Gospel according to Matthew, The Pillar New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Leicester, England: W.B. Eerdmans; Inter-Varsity Press, 1992), 23.

Enlist the Body (Words, actions, emotions):

Pick 3 names from this list and do some research this week. Tell your spouse, sibling, friend, or coworker what you find out.

Transitional phrase: Praise the Lord we serve a God that is capable of making order out of Chaos. But He did not stop there!

Royal Order to Religious Chaos (Kings): “David to Deportation” (vs. 6-11)

Kings to exiles: From 1 Kings 1/2Chronicles 1 to (vs. 6b-10)

Solomon- builds the temple,

the father of Rehoboam

Rehoboam- King of Judah (south) split the kingdom(Israel north) by not taking the wisdom of the older advisors. The text says, “This was God’s doing”. The Holy Spirit was working

the father of Abijah

Abijah- evil king of Judah (south), 2 Chronicles 13:21 “But Abijah grew mighty. And he took fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.”

the father of Asaph- “Asa”

Asaph- “Asa” king of Judah

the father of Jehoshaphat

Jehoshaphat- king of Judah

the father of Joram

Joram- king of Judah

the father of Uzziah

Uzziah- king of Judah (#8), Ahaziah, Azariah...

the father of Jotham

Jotham- King of Judah (#10)

the father of Ahaz

Ahaz- King of Judah (#11), “He [YHWH] has held, grasped”, he placed his trust in Assyria when faced with military threat from Egpyt

Isaiah gave Ahaz the sign of Immanuel Isa 7:10-25. “a virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel”

the father of Hezekiah

Hezekiah- King of Judah (#12),

the father of Manasseh

cleanses the temple

Manasseh- King of Judah, notoriously wicked, longest-tenured king of Judah

the father of Amos- “Amon”

Amos- “Amon”, King of Judah (#14), assasinated in his own home by his servants

the father of Josiah

Josiah- King of Judah (#15), “YHWH will give”, religious reforms to the nation because of discovering the “book of the law”.

the father of Jechoniah

and his brothers

Jechoniah- Jehoiachin, carried away by Nebuchadnezzar to Babylon

the father of Shealtiel- “salathiel”

According to Jeremiah 22:30 “Thus says the Lord: “Write this man down as childless, a man who shall not succeed in his days, for none of his offspring shall succeed in sitting on the throne of David and ruling again in Judah.””

The Historical context (vs. 11)

at the time of

the deportation

to Babylon: 586 B.C. (PIC) 597 B.C.?

Application/Implications:

Renew the Mind (the Scriptures):

What caught your attention in this section?

Which verses or words would you like to study a little more this week?

Engage the Heart (humility vs. pride):

This section dealt with the “Kings of Judah” mostly evil and responsible for leading the children of Israel away from God, putting their trust in other nations to save them in moments of fear,

Maybe you would be considered “Religious Royalty”, your grandparens/parents were really involved in starting Central, or were missionaries, Sunday School teachers, Pastors, Deacons, elders, etc. Just because Jesus sat/sits on the throne of your parent’s heart, does not mean that you will let Him sit on the throne of your heart. Papa’s suit.

So what does this teach us about the HS? Well, 2 Peter 1:21 “For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”

we heard that in all of this, things were God’s doing

We interact with a major prophetic portion in Isaiah.

Enlist the Body (Words, actions, emotions):

Pick 3 names from this list and do some research this week. Tell your spouse, sibling, friend, or coworker what you find out.

What is your heart clinging to today, “Religous Royalty” or a “Royal relationship”? Oh Pastor Jeremy, that is so corny! Sure, the words are, but is the concept?

Transitional phrase: From Chaos to order and then from Royal order to religious chaos! What a cycle! It proves that even though there is somone on the throne, doesn’t always mean that they are following God. He allows them tog into 70 years of captivity in Babylon in order to deal with the snare of idolatry.

Royalty to Obscurity (People): “Deportation to Jesus” (vs. 12-17)

The Historical context (v. 12)

and after the deptoration

to Babylon: 586 B.C. (PIC)

Royalty to Obscurity (vs. 12-17)

Jechoniah- start where we left off, with the king that was captured by Nebuchadnezzar

the father of Shealtiel- “Salathiel”

Shealtiel- “Salathiel”- COVID king. He did not have a chance to reign because he was in exile in Babylon. But look at who comes next...

the father Zerubbable

Zerubbable- the governor of Judah following the Babylonian exil. He returns and rebuilds the temple in Jerusalem (516 B.C.). (PIC)

Zechariah 4:6 “Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.” the context is the building of the foundation of the temple!

the father of Abiud

Abiud- a man

the father of Eliakim

Eliakim- a man

the father of Azor

Azor- a man

the father of Zadok

Zadok- a man

the father of Achim

Achim- a man

the father of Eliud

Eliud- a man

the father of Eleazar

Eleazar- a man

the father of Matthan

Matthan- a man

the father of Jacob

Jacob- a man

the father of Joseph (a carpenter)- his legal father, and so right to the throne is traced through Joseph

the husband of Mary

of whom Jesus was born

who is called Christ

Jesus

Obscurity, father is a carpenter

Royalty, line of David the king

Application/Implications:

Renew the Mind (the Scriptures):

What caught your attention in this section?

Which verses or words would you like to study a little more this week?

Engage the Heart (humility vs. pride):

From Abiud to Jacob, they are mearly men, no history, no ackalades, nothing. But without them, we never would get to Joseph or Jesus.

So what do we learn about the HS in this section? Look at Zechariah 4:6 “Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.” If you are going to build a foundation for your life, it is not about my might, nor my power, but the work of the Holy Spirit!

Enlist the Body (Words, actions, emotions):

Pick 3 names from this list and do some research this week. Tell your spouse, sibling, friend, or coworker what you find out.

Transitional phrase:

Summary:

Discussion Starters:

What area of my life would I like to see the Holy Spirit create some order in?

What is my heart clinging to today, “Religious Royalty” or a “Royal relationship”?

Pick 3 names from this list and do some research this week. Tell your spouse, sibling, friend, or coworker what you find out.

Song: King of Kings- we are going to cover some history even in this song.

Benediction/Looking ahead: INVITE PEOPLE TO THE CAFE