Matthew 1:1-17 "The Genesis of Jesus"

Next Slide: Summary Main Idea: By tracing Jesus’ lineage through Israel’s history, Matthew emphasizes that Jesus really is the Messiah: the Anointed One, sent by God, to save his people from their sins.

Main Idea: Jesus is the promised son of David and the promised offspring of Abraham, whom God sovereignly and graciously brought forth from men and women - both Jews and Gentiles - so that he might be the Christ: the Messiah sent by God for the sake of all kinds of people, no matter their background, ethnicity, sinfulness, or associations.

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Summary Main Idea: By tracing Jesus’ lineage through Israel’s history, Matthew emphasizes that Jesus really is the Messiah: the Anointed One, sent by God, to save his people from their sins.

Introduction: Many people throughout Jesus’ earthly ministry asked the simple question, “Who is this?”

Summary Main Idea: By tracing Jesus’ lineage through Israel’s history, Matthew emphasizes that Jesus really is the Messiah: the Anointed One, sent by God, to save his people from their sins.

Next Slide: Expanded Main Idea: By tracing Jesus’ lineage through heroic figures in Israel’s history, as well as reminding his audience of their own ancestry - full of sinners, just like everyone else’s family tree - Matthew emphasizes that Jesus really is the Messiah: the Anointed One, sent by God, to save his people - all types of people, from all over the world - from their sins.

For example: “A storm threatens to swamp a boat, drowning everyone on board. Jesus stands up, rebukes the wind waves, and they stop at once. His disciples see it and ask, ‘Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!’ (; ).”

“He forgives sins and the bystanders ask, ‘Who is this who even forgives sins?’ ()”.

Expanded Main Idea: By tracing Jesus’ lineage through heroic figures in Israel’s history, as well as reminding his audience of their own ancestry - full of sinners, just like everyone else’s family tree - Matthew emphasizes that Jesus really is the Messiah: the Anointed One, sent by God, to save his people - all types of people, from all over the world - from their sins.

“He enters Jerusalem attended by a crowd that lays cloaks and palm branches on the road before him. They call out ‘Hosanna to the Son of David,’ and the city asks, ‘Who is this?’ ().”

Next Slide: Introduction: Many people throughout Jesus’ earthly ministry asked the simple question, “Who is this?”

“At his trial, the high priest of the Jews asks, ‘Are you the Christ?’ The Roman procurator, Pontius Pilate, asks, ‘Are the king of the Jews?’ (, ).”

Introduction: Many people throughout Jesus’ earthly ministry asked the simple question, “Who is this?”

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Doriani, Reformed Expository Commentary:

“The whole Gospel asks and the whole Gospel tells who this is, starting in Chapter 1. This child’s name is Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins (, ). He is the Christ, the one anointed by God for a given task (, ). He is the Son of David - born the king of the Jews (; ). He is the son of Abraham - he will bring blessing to the nations (). He is born of the Holy Spirit (). He is Immanuel - God with us ().

Matthew 8:27 ESV

And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

Also

“Jesus received names such as Jesus and Immanuel not because they were fashionable or manly, but because they were fraught with significance. Each name reveals part of Jesus’ identity. The question, ‘Who is this?’ leads next to the question ‘Why is he important?’ The answer leads through the hopes and fears of two thousand years of Israel’s history.

Also

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“Matthew tells us who Jesus is. Yet his nature is never separated from his work, for he is the Savior for the nations. introduces us to the hero by stating his name and his origin. He is Jesus the Savior, Christ the anointed, the son of Abraham, hence of both pagan and Jewish lineage, and he is the Son of David, the great king.”

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Luke 7:49 ESV

Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?”

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“1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

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“The book of the genealogy”

Matthew 21:10 ESV

And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”

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“The very first verse of Matthew resonates with OT themes and covenants: ‘The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham’.

“The words translated ‘the book of the genealogy’ (biblos geneseos) recall the first book of the Bible, which is the only other place where the phrase biblos geneseos occurs (; ), suggesting here the inauguration of the new creation in Christ.”

Matthew 26:63 ESV

But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, “I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Also: 27:11

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

Also: 27:11

Doriani, Reformed Expository Commentary:

“So, in a sense, Matthew is the New Testament’s book of Genesis, its book of beginnings.

Doriani, Reformed Expository Commentary:

Whereas Genesis reveals the origin of creation, through the gospel according to Matthew, God reveals the origin of the Church.

“The whole Gospel asks and the whole Gospel tells who this is, starting in Chapter 1. This child’s name is Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins (, ). He is the Christ, the one anointed by God for a given task (, ). He is the Son of David - born the king of the Jews (; ). He is the son of Abraham - he will bring blessing to the nations (). He is born of the Holy Spirit (). He is Immanuel - God with us ().

The church’s origin comes through Abraham and David - which were heroic figures for all the Jews.

“Jesus received names such as Jesus and Immanuel not because they were fashionable or manly, but because they were fraught with significance. Each name reveals part of Jesus’ identity. The question, ‘Who is this?’ leads next to the question ‘Why is he important?’ The answer leads through the hopes and fears of two thousand years of Israel’s history.

“Matthew tells us who Jesus is. Yet his nature is never separated from his work, for he is the Savior for the nations. introduces us to the hero by stating his name and his origin. He is Jesus the Savior, Christ the anointed, the son of Abraham, hence of both pagan and Jewish lineage, and he is the Son of David, the great king.”

But Matthew is careful to also include two things that most Jews would not want to be reminded of:

“Matthew tells us who Jesus is. Yet his nature is never separated from his work, for he is the Savior for the nations. introduces us to the hero by stating his name and his origin. He is Jesus the Savior, Christ the anointed, the son of Abraham, hence of both pagan and Jewish lineage, and he is the Son of David, the great king.”

Next Slide: “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

#1 - the inclusion of women, who were Gentiles - all four of which had unseemly aspects to their characters, lives, or background:

1. “Tamar of Canaan,

“The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

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2. “Rahab of Jericho,

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: “The book of the genealogy”

3. “Ruth of Moab, and

: “The book of the genealogy”

4. “‘The wife of Uriah’ the Hittite” (, , ).”

“The very first verse of Matthew resonates with OT themes and covenants: ‘The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham’.

#2 - Matthew reminds them of their exile

“The words translated ‘the book of the genealogy’ (biblos geneseos) recall the first book of the Bible, which is the only other place where the phrase biblos geneseos occurs (; ), suggesting here the inauguration of the new creation in Christ.”

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

The crooked line from Abraham through David and up to the time of the birth of Jesus “take the detour of exile for sin, ‘the deportation to Babylon’ ().”

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

“of Jesus Christ”

“So, in a sense, Matthew is the New Testament’s book of Genesis, its book of beginnings.

Whereas Genesis reveals the origin of creation, through the gospel according to Matthew, God reveals the origin of the Church.

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

Whereas Genesis reveals the origin of creation, through the gospel according to Matthew, God reveals the origin of the Church.

The church’s origin comes through Abraham and David - which were heroic figures for all the Jews.

Jesus means “Yahweh saves.”

Next Slide: But Matthew is careful to also include two things that most Jews would not want to be reminded of:

Although the name, “Jesus” could be anyone’s name due to his common usage at the time, “Matthew insists that for this child it means more. …

Next Slide: But Matthew is careful to also include two things that most Jews would not want to be reminded of:

But Matthew is careful to also include two things that most Jews would not want to be reminded of:

1. “First, Jesus’s origin (his “genesis”) is not merely human, but divine as well:

But Matthew is careful to also include two things that most Jews would not want to be reminded of:

“she [Mary] was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit” ().

Next Slide: #1 - the inclusion of women, who were Gentiles - all four of which had unseemly aspects to their characters, lives, or background:

Next Slide: #1 - the inclusion of unlikely women, and #2 - the reminder of the exile to Babylon

2. “Second, the reason he bears the name “Yah saves” is that his mission is to “save his people from their sins” (), a task only God himself can perform.”

#1 - the inclusion of women, who were Gentiles - all four of which had unseemly aspects to their characters, lives, or background:

#1 - the inclusion of unlikely women, and #2 - the reminder of the exile to Babylon

Next Slide: #1 - the inclusion of women, who were Gentiles - all four of which had unseemly aspects to their characters, lives, or background:

#1 - the inclusion of women, who were Gentiles - all four of which had unseemly aspects to their characters, lives, or background:

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Doriani, Reformed Expository Commentary: “Jesus is a Greek name. In the Hebrew it is Joshua;... The name Joshua reminds us of the Joshua who succeeded Moses and led Israel into the Promised Land. In his day, the Lord saved his people physically and materially by giving them their land and ending their years of wilderness wandering.”

Next Slide: 1. “Tamar of Canaan, 2. “Rahab of Jericho, 3. “Ruth of Moab, and 4. “‘The wife of Uriah’ the Hittite” (, , ).”

1. “Tamar of Canaan,

But Jesus did not come to conquer, militarily, like Joshua did. While Jesus did heal some people and deliver them from their diseases and afflictions “such deliverance pointed beyond itself, to God’s eternal restoration of all things. says, “7 O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. 8 And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.”

By the sheer fact of his “incarnation, Jesus began to address the problem that lie at the root of all pains and sorrows. He came to save his people from their sins.

2. “Rahab of Jericho,

“We see this already in the genealogy.

3. “Ruth of Moab, and

4. “‘The wife of Uriah’ the Hittite” (, , ).”

“Jesus descended from the line of Jewish kings.

4. “‘The wife of Uriah’ the Hittite” (, , ).”

1. “Tamar of Canaan,

“Matthew names fifteen of them, from David to Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin).

1. “Tamar of Canaan, 2. “Rahab of Jericho, 3. “Ruth of Moab, and 4. “‘The wife of Uriah’ the Hittite” (, , ).”

“So Jesus came from a noble line, but if we look hard we see that this regal group was not so righteous. About half of the kings were men of faith.

2. “Rahab of Jericho,

3. “Ruth of Moab, and

“Several, including David, Hezekiah, and Josiah, were great men. Still even among the believers, some committed striking sins.

“Jehoshaphat entered into alliances with wicked men ().

4. “‘The wife of Uriah’ the Hittite” (, , ).”

“In foolish pride, Hezekiah showed the treasures of Israel to her powerful enemies, who later plundered them ().

Next Slide: #2 - Matthew reminds them of their exile: “The crooked line from Abraham through David and up to the time of the birth of Jesus “take[s] the detour of exile for sin, ‘the deportation to Babylon’ ().”

#2 - Matthew reminds them of their exile: “The crooked line from Abraham through David and up to the time of the birth of Jesus “take[s] the detour of exile for sin, ‘the deportation to Babylon’ ().”

“After years of successful rule, Uzziah became proud and dared to usurp the role of a priest. He entered the Lord’s temple to burn incense on the altar ().”

#2 - Matthew reminds them of their exile: “The crooked line from Abraham through David and up to the time of the birth of Jesus “take[s] the detour of exile for sin, ‘the deportation to Babylon’ ().”

Next Slide: “of Jesus Christ”

“About half the kings in the genealogy were truly wicked.

Next Slide: “of Jesus Christ”

: “of Jesus Christ”

“For example, Ahaz worshiped the pagan gods of Assyria. He practiced human sacrifice. He killed one of his own sons. He stripped the gold and silver from the temple and gave it to other kings. He defiled the Lord’s altar and installed pagan altars instead (). Nor was Ahaz alone.

: “of Jesus Christ”

“Rehoboam and Jeconiah were almost as bad and Manasseh was worse. Indeed, Manasseh ‘did more evil than the nations’ that the Lord drove out of Canaan. He promoted the worship of idols and murdered innocent people ().”

Next Slide: Jesus means “Yahweh saves.”

Jesus means “Yahweh saves.”

Also, re: “Christ”, Matthew is intentional to use this title in order to emphasize the revealed truth that Jesus really is the Anointed One sent by God for a particular purpose

Jesus means “Yahweh saves.”

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

Schreiner, The King in His Beauty:

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

“...Matthew, in composing his Gospel, regularly identifies Jesus as the Christ.

Next Slide: Although the name, “Jesus” could be anyone’s name due to his common usage at the time, “Matthew insists that for this child it means more. …

“The title ‘Christ’ is used quite often in the birth narratives (1:1, 16, 17, 18; 2:4), so that the reader knows from the outset that Jesus is Christ the king.”

Although the name, “Jesus” could be anyone’s name due to his common usage at the time, “Matthew insists that for this child it means more. …

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

“The most important text is [Matthew] 16:13-20, where Peter declares that Jesus is the Christ,... Peter’s declaration functions as one of the climaxes in Matthew’s narrative, demonstrating that Jesus’ disciples are finally beginning to grasp his identity.” Schreiner, Thomas R. The King in His Beauty: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. 2013. 434.

Next Slide: 1. “First, Jesus’s origin (his “genesis”) is not merely human, but divine as well:

“the son of David”

1. “First, Jesus’s origin (his “genesis”) is not merely human, but divine as well:

Schreiner:

1. “First, Jesus’s origin (his “genesis”) is not merely human, but divine as well:

“she [Mary] was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit” ().

“Matthew also proclaims that Jesus is the Christ, the son of David. The promise of a Davidic dynasty, signaled in the first verse of Matthew, finds its fulfillment in Jesus of Nazareth. The kingdom has come because the king has come.

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

“Since Jesus is the true offspring of Abraham and David, his connection to David receives particular emphasis in the genealogy (1:6, 17).”

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

Next Slide: 2. “Second, the reason he bears the name “Yah saves” is that his mission is to “save his people from their sins” (), a task only God himself can perform.”

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

Next Slide: 2. “Second, the reason he bears the name “Yah saves” is that his mission is to “save his people from their sins” (), a task only God himself can perform.”

2. “Second, the reason he bears the name “Yah saves” is that his mission is to “save his people from their sins” (), a task only God himself can perform.”

“...Matthew’s genealogy stresses Jesus’s belonging to the Davidic line ().

2. “Second, the reason he bears the name “Yah saves” is that his mission is to “save his people from their sins” (), a task only God himself can perform.”

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

“It is Israel’s new King the magi seek,”

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

Next Slide: “Jesus is a Greek name. In the Hebrew it is Joshua;... The name Joshua reminds us of the Joshua who succeeded Moses and led Israel into the Promised Land. In his day, the Lord saved his people physically and materially by giving them their land and ending their years of wilderness wandering.”

And a few hundred years before, it was the prophet Micah who said “Israel’s ruler [was] to be born” in Bethlehem

“Jesus is a Greek name. In the Hebrew it is Joshua;... The name Joshua reminds us of the Joshua who succeeded Moses and led Israel into the Promised Land. In his day, the Lord saved his people physically and materially by giving them their land and ending their years of wilderness wandering.”

“Jesus does not often assert that he is the Christ or the son of David in Matthew, probably because such a title had political associations that were liable to be misunderstood.”

Doriani, Reformed Expository Commentary:

Next Slide: But Jesus did not come to conquer, militarily, like Joshua did. While Jesus did heal some people and deliver them from their diseases and afflictions “such deliverance pointed beyond itself, to God’s eternal restoration of all things. says, …

But Jesus did not come to conquer, militarily, like Joshua did. While Jesus did heal some people and deliver them from their diseases and afflictions “such deliverance pointed beyond itself, to God’s eternal restoration of all things. says, …

Doriani, Reformed Expository Commentary:

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Matthew is intentional, from the outset, to communicate to his audience that these titles really do belong to Jesus.

Psalm 130:7–8 ESV

O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

Next Slide: By the sheer fact of his “incarnation, Jesus began to address the problem that lie at the root of all pains and sorrows. He came to save his people from their sins.

“The kingship of Jesus is apparent also in texts where he is identified as the son of David.

By the sheer fact of his “incarnation, Jesus began to address the problem that lie at the root of all pains and sorrows. He came to save his people from their sins.

“What is striking is the social status of those who identify him as such:

By the sheer fact of his “incarnation, Jesus began to address the problem that lie at the root of all pains and sorrows. He came to save his people from their sins.

“We see this already in the genealogy.

1.“blind persons”,

“Jesus descended from the line of Jewish kings.

“Matthew names fifteen of them, from David to Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin).

2. “a Canaanite woman”,

“So Jesus came from a noble line, but if we look hard we see that this regal group was not so righteous. About half of the kings were men of faith.

“Several, including David, Hezekiah, and Josiah, were great men. Still even among the believers, some committed striking sins.

3. “crowds of common people (), and

“Jehoshaphat entered into alliances with wicked men ().

“In foolish pride, Hezekiah showed the treasures of Israel to her powerful enemies, who later plundered them ().

4. “children ().”

“In foolish pride, Hezekiah showed the treasures of Israel to her powerful enemies, who later plundered them ().

“After years of successful rule, Uzziah became proud and dared to usurp the role of a priest. He entered the Lord’s temple to burn incense on the altar ().”

“the son of Abraham”

“About half the kings in the genealogy were truly wicked.

“The references to David and Abraham hearken back to OT covenants. The promise to Abraham included land, offspring, and blessing (). ...the offspring, as we will see, is Jesus himself.

“For example, Ahaz worshiped the pagan gods of Assyria. He practiced human sacrifice. He killed one of his own sons. He stripped the gold and silver from the temple and gave it to other kings. He defiled the Lord’s altar and installed pagan altars instead (). Nor was Ahaz alone.

“Matthew particularly underscores that the blessing will reach the whole world (both Jews and Gentiles), indicating that the people of God, the new Israel, includes both Jews and Gentiles.”

“Rehoboam and Jeconiah were almost as bad and Manasseh was worse. Indeed, Manasseh ‘did more evil than the nations’ that the Lord drove out of Canaan. He promoted the worship of idols and murdered innocent people ().”

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…: “Abraham’s and David’s stories were not told in a vacuum, nor were they intended to serve ethnic and national pride.

“Rehoboam and Jeconiah were almost as bad and Manasseh was worse. Indeed, Manasseh ‘did more evil than the nations’ that the Lord drove out of Canaan. He promoted the worship of idols and murdered innocent people ().”

Next Slide: Also, re: “Christ”, Matthew is intentional to use this title in order to emphasize the revealed truth that Jesus really is the Anointed One sent by God for a particular purpose. In fact, Matthew uses “Christ” more than any other Synoptic Gospel author. (16x; ; )

“They were told for ‘all the families of the earth’ (; cf. , one of the most Davidic psalms).”

Next Slide: Also, re: “Christ”, Matthew is intentional to use this title in order to emphasize the revealed truth that Jesus really is the Anointed One sent by God for a particular purpose. In fact, Matthew uses “Christ” more than any other Synoptic Gospel author. (16x; ; )

Also, re: “Christ”, Matthew is intentional to use this title in order to emphasize the revealed truth that Jesus really is the Anointed One sent by God for a particular purpose. In fact, Matthew uses “Christ” more than any other Synoptic Gospel author. (16x; ; )

In John, “Christ” is used 18 times

“Jesus is quickly established in this gospel as one who is legally descended from David and Abraham ().”

Schreiner, The King in His Beauty:

“...Matthew, in composing his Gospel, regularly identifies Jesus as the Christ.

Walt Kaiser: “While the Davidic monarchy had been lost as it went into the Babylonian exile, it reemerged in Jesus, who was born as “king of the Jews” (2:2).

“...Matthew, in composing his Gospel, regularly identifies Jesus as the Christ.

“The title ‘Christ’ is used quite often in the birth narratives (1:1, 16, 17, 18; 2:4), so that the reader knows from the outset that Jesus is Christ the king.”

That was how he entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (21:5);

“The title ‘Christ’ is used quite often in the birth narratives (1:1, 16, 17, 18; 2:4), so that the reader knows from the outset that Jesus is Christ the king.”

and that was how he suffered at his crucifixion: “This is Jesus, King of the Jews” (27:37, 42).

“The most important text is [Matthew] 16:13-20, where Peter declares that Jesus is the Christ,... Peter’s declaration functions as one of the climaxes in Matthew’s narrative, demonstrating that Jesus’ disciples are finally beginning to grasp his identity.” Schreiner, Thomas R. The King in His Beauty: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. 2013. 434.

Next Slide: “the son of David”

But that would not be the end of it, for one day he would “sit on his glorious throne” (25:31) to judge the nations.”

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: “the son of David”

Schreiner:

“Matthew also proclaims that Jesus is the Christ, the son of David. The promise of a Davidic dynasty, signaled in the first verse of Matthew, finds its fulfillment in Jesus of Nazareth. The kingdom has come because the king has come.

,

“Since Jesus is the true offspring of Abraham and David, his connection to David receives particular emphasis in the genealogy (1:6, 17).”

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…

“...Matthew’s genealogy stresses Jesus’s belonging to the Davidic line ().

2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,

“...Matthew’s genealogy stresses Jesus’s belonging to the Davidic line ().

“It is Israel’s new King the magi seek,”

and Isaac the father of Jacob,

“It is Israel’s new King the magi seek,”

And a few hundred years before, it was the prophet Micah who said “Israel’s ruler [was] to be born” in Bethlehem

and Jacob the father of

“Judah”

“Jesus does not often assert that he is the Christ or the son of David in Matthew, probably because such a title had political associations that were liable to be misunderstood.”

and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

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and Perez the father of Hezron,

2 Samuel 7:12–16 ESV

When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.’ ”

and Hezron the father of Ram,

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4 and Ram the father of Amminadab,

Psalm 132:11 ESV

The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: “One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.

and Amminadab the father of Nahshon,

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and Nahshon the father of Salmon,

Isaiah 11:1 ESV

There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.

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“Tamar”

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Jeremiah 23:5 ESV

“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

Next Slide: Matthew is intentional, from the outset, to communicate to his audience that these titles really do belong to Jesus.

About 5 minutes to read it out loud

Next Slide: Matthew is intentional, from the outset, to communicate to his audience that these titles really do belong to Jesus.

and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab,

Matthew is intentional, from the outset, to communicate to his audience that these titles really do belong to Jesus.

“The kingship of Jesus is apparent also in texts where he is identified as the son of David.

“Rahab”

Next Slide: “What is striking is the social status of those who identify him as such:

“What is striking is the social status of those who identify him as such:

and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth,

“What is striking is the social status of those who identify him as such:

“Ruth”

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1.“blind persons”,

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and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David

Matthew 9:27 ESV

And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.”

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“Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse,

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“So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem),”who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.”the king.

Matthew 20:30–31 ESV

And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

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“And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,”

2. “a Canaanite woman”,

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“Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. And the LORD loved him”

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Matthew 15:22 ESV

And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.”

“Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.”

Next Slide: 3. “crowds of common people (), and

3. “crowds of common people (), and

And here is the fourth of the four women mentioned in the genealogy, so far.

3. “crowds of common people (), and

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Matthew 21:9 ESV

And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

??? QUESTION: What do they have in common?

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4. “children ().”

A: They are involved in sexual sin, themselves, or were descendants of those who were involved, or were suspected of having been involved in sexual sin.

4. “children ().”

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Walt Kaiser: “Had not King David, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, recognized that the Man of Promise, who would be born in his line, was the one David called his own “Lord”? (22:44; )? Thus, while he truly was the son of David, Jesus was nonetheless the Son of God. The evidence for this was not only in his supernatural birth but also in the fact that it all had taken place as divinely foreordained (1:22).

Matthew 21:15 ESV

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant,

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READ FROM HERE: “True, there had been women in that line with some questionable history (Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba, 1:3, 5, 6), but in the divine providence, God used them to open up the invitation of salvation to Gentiles, if not also to stop those who were murmuring and whose tongues were clucking over the virgin birth of Jesus.

: “the son of Abraham”

“They could look into their own closets and backgrounds as well for legacies that were not all top of the line if they wanted to demean the birth of Jesus!

Next Slide: “The references to David and Abraham hearken back to OT covenants. The promise to Abraham included land, offspring, and blessing (). ...the offspring, as we will see, is Jesus himself.

Doriani, Reformed Expository Commentary:

“The references to David and Abraham hearken back to OT covenants. The promise to Abraham included land, offspring, and blessing (). ...the offspring, as we will see, is Jesus himself.

Next Slide: “Matthew particularly underscores that the blessing will reach the whole world (both Jews and Gentiles), indicating that the people of God, the new Israel, includes both Jews and Gentiles.”

“Within this quartet, all but Tamar came from foreign land or families. They were outside the family of God. Moreover, of the four, three were known prostitutes or adultresses. Looking at Jesus’ genealogy, it is quite clear. He comes from [a] human line… His own people, his own family, needed him to save them from their sins.”

“Matthew particularly underscores that the blessing will reach the whole world (both Jews and Gentiles), indicating that the people of God, the new Israel, includes both Jews and Gentiles.”

7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

“Matthew particularly underscores that the blessing will reach the whole world (both Jews and Gentiles), indicating that the people of God, the new Israel, includes both Jews and Gentiles.”

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…: “Abraham’s and David’s stories were not told in a vacuum, nor were they intended to serve ethnic and national pride.

Re: “Jechoniah”

Kidd, A Biblical-Theological Intro…: “Abraham’s and David’s stories were not told in a vacuum, nor were they intended to serve ethnic and national pride.

“They were told for ‘all the families of the earth’ (; cf. , one of the most Davidic psalms).”

“who had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away.”

“They were told for ‘all the families of the earth’ (; cf. , one of the most Davidic psalms).”

“After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile from Jerusalem Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, together with the officials of Judah, the craftsmen, and the metal workers, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me this vision: behold, two baskets of figs placed before the temple of the LORD.”

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“For thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, the sea, the stands, and the rest of the vessels that are left in this city, 20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take away, when he took into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem—”

Genesis 22:18 ESV

and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.”

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12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

Galatians 3:16 ESV

Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ.

Next Slide: “Jesus is quickly established in this gospel as one who is legally descended from David and Abraham ().”

Re: Shealtiel

Next Slide: “Jesus is quickly established in this gospel as one who is legally descended from David and Abraham ().”

“When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.”

“Jesus is quickly established in this gospel as one who is legally descended from David and Abraham ().”

Walt Kaiser: “While the Davidic monarchy had been lost as it went into the Babylonian exile, it reemerged in Jesus, who was born as “king of the Jews” (2:2).

Re: Joseph

That was how he entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (21:5);

“Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,”

and that was how he suffered at his crucifixion: “This is Jesus, King of the Jews” (27:37, 42).

But that would not be the end of it, for one day he would “sit on his glorious throne” (25:31) to judge the nations.”

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17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.”

“the Christ”

Matthew 2:2 ESV

saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

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Matthew 21:5 ESV

“Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’ ”

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Matthew 27:37 ESV

And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”

Matthew 27:42 ESV

“He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

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Conclusion

Matthew 25:31 ESV

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

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Thielman, ESV Gospel Transformation Bible:

Matthew “thought of his work as a continuation of the Old Testament story of God’s gracious redemption of his wayward people. His genealogy begins and ends with three great names in Israelite history: Abraham, David, and Jesus (vv. 1, 17). Interspersed with the names of the great patriarchs that recount the progression from Abraham to Jesus are reminders of God’s acceptance of the sinful and marginalized.

Matthew 1:2–6a ESV

Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,

“Five women appear in the genealogy: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, “the wife of Uriah” (Bathsheba), and Mary, all of whom faced great social difficulty in life, but all of whom God treated mercifully and used to carry forward his saving purposes for his people. Tamar, Rahab, and Bathsheba were involved in sexual sin (; ; ), a point that Matthew especially emphasizes when he calls Bathsheba “the wife of Uriah.” This phrase recalls the sordid story of adultery and murder that blighted Bathsheba’s relationship with David (; ). Ruth was a desperately poor immigrant field-worker (), and Mary, although innocent of sexual wrongdoing, was thought to have been unfaithful to her fiancé, Joseph ().”

2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,

and Isaac the father of Jacob,

Significance: Thielman continues:

“Despite lives made difficult by poverty and sin (whether their own or others’), God aided these women and gave them important places in his plan to “save his people from their sins” (v. 21).

and Jacob the father of

Next Slide: “Judah”

“This reminds believers that “the power of God for salvation” comes “to everyone who believes” () and that “God shows no partiality” ().

“God “justifies the ungodly” () and uses for his saving purposes those whom the powerful institutions of the unbelieving world have oppressed and marginalized (; ).

: “Judah”

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“The way in which God helps the needy person is most often through the generosity of those among his people who have themselves experienced his grace and who have the resources to help those in need (; ; ; ; ; ).”

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Genesis 29:31–35 ESV

When the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, “Because the Lord has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.” She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon. Again she conceived and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi. And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she ceased bearing.

Next Slide: and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,

Next Slide: “Tamar”

: “Tamar”

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Next Slide: and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab,

: and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab,

Next Slide: “Rahab”

: “Rahab”

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Joshua 6:25 ESV

But Rahab the prostitute and her father’s household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

Next Slide: and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth,

and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth,

Next Slide: “Ruth”

: “Ruth”

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Ruth 1:1–4 ESV

In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years,

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Genesis 19:30–37 ESV

Now Lot went up out of Zoar and lived in the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters. And the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us after the manner of all the earth. Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.” So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father. He did not know when she lay down or when she arose. The next day, the firstborn said to the younger, “Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine tonight also. Then you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.” So they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose and lay with him, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. Thus both the daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father. The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.

Next Slide: and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David

and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David

“Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse,

“So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem),”who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.”the king.

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Matthew 1:6b–11 ESV

and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

Next Slide: “And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,”

: “And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,”

“Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. And the LORD loved him”

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“Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.”

Next Slide: And here is the fourth of the four women mentioned in the genealogy, so far.

And here is the fourth of the four women mentioned in the genealogy, so far.

??? QUESTION: What do they have in common?

A: They are involved in sexual sin, themselves, or were descendants of those who were involved, or were suspected of having been involved in sexual sin.

Walt Kaiser: “Had not King David, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, recognized that the Man of Promise, who would be born in his line, was the one David called his own “Lord”? (22:44; )? Thus, while he truly was the son of David, Jesus was nonetheless the Son of God. The evidence for this was not only in his supernatural birth but also in the fact that it all had taken place as divinely foreordained (1:22).

READ FROM HERE: “True, there had been women in that line with some questionable history (Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba, 1:3, 5, 6), but in the divine providence, God used them to open up the invitation of salvation to Gentiles, if not also to stop those who were murmuring and whose tongues were clucking over the virgin birth of Jesus.

“They could look into their own closets and backgrounds as well for legacies that were not all top of the line if they wanted to demean the birth of Jesus!

Doriani, Reformed Expository Commentary:

“Within this quartet, all but Tamar came from foreign land or families. They were outside the family of God. Moreover, of the four, three were known prostitutes or adultresses. Looking at Jesus’ genealogy, it is quite clear. He comes from [a] human line… His own people, his own family, needed him to save them from their sins.”

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Matthew 1:7–11 ESV

and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

Re: “Jechoniah”

“who had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away.”

“After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile from Jerusalem Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, together with the officials of Judah, the craftsmen, and the metal workers, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me this vision: behold, two baskets of figs placed before the temple of the LORD.”

“For thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, the sea, the stands, and the rest of the vessels that are left in this city, 20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take away, when he took into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem—”

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Matthew 1:12–16 ESV

And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

Re: Shealtiel

“When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.”

Re: Joseph

“Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,”

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Matthew 1:17 ESV

So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

Next Slide: “the Christ”

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“the Christ”

: “the Christ”

As mentioned, Matthew uses the title “ Christ” more than the other two Synoptic Gospel Writers; here are some of those references

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Matthew 2:3–4 ESV

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

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Matthew 11:2–6 ESV

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”

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Matthew 16:13–17 ESV

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

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Matthew 22:41–46 ESV

Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet” ’? If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?” And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

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Matthew 23:10–12 ESV

Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ. The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Next Slide: Conclusion

Conclusion

Thielman, ESV Gospel Transformation Bible:

Next Slide: Matthew “thought of his work as a continuation of the Old Testament story of God’s gracious redemption of his wayward people. His genealogy begins and ends with three great names in Israelite history: Abraham, David, and Jesus (vv. 1, 17). Interspersed with the names of the great patriarchs that recount the progression from Abraham to Jesus are reminders of God’s acceptance of the sinful and marginalized.

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Matthew “thought of his work as a continuation of the Old Testament story of God’s gracious redemption of his wayward people. His genealogy begins and ends with three great names in Israelite history: Abraham, David, and Jesus (vv. 1, 17). Interspersed with the names of the great patriarchs that recount the progression from Abraham to Jesus are reminders of God’s acceptance of the sinful and marginalized.

Thielman, ESV Gospel Transformation Bible:

“Five women appear in the genealogy: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, “the wife of Uriah” (Bathsheba), and Mary, all of whom faced great social difficulty in life, but all of whom God treated mercifully and used to carry forward his saving purposes for his people. Tamar, Rahab, and Bathsheba were involved in sexual sin (; ; ), a point that Matthew especially emphasizes when he calls Bathsheba “the wife of Uriah.” This phrase recalls the sordid story of adultery and murder that blighted Bathsheba’s relationship with David (; ). Ruth was a desperately poor immigrant field-worker (), and Mary, although innocent of sexual wrongdoing, was thought to have been unfaithful to her fiancé, Joseph ().”

Significance: Thielman continues:

“Despite lives made difficult by poverty and sin (whether their own or others’), God aided these women and gave them important places in his plan to “save his people from their sins” (v. 21).

Next Slide: “This reminds believers that “the power of God for salvation” comes “to everyone who believes” () and that “God shows no partiality” ().

“This reminds believers that “the power of God for salvation” comes “to everyone who believes” () and that “God shows no partiality” ().

“This reminds believers that “the power of God for salvation” comes “to everyone who believes” () and that “God shows no partiality” (). God “justifies the ungodly” () and uses for his saving purposes those whom the powerful institutions of the unbelieving world have oppressed and marginalized (; ).

“God “justifies the ungodly” () and uses for his saving purposes those whom the powerful institutions of the unbelieving world have oppressed and marginalized (; ).

The way in which God helps the needy person is most often through the generosity of those among his people who have themselves experienced his grace and who have the resources to help those in need (; ; ; ; ; ).”

“God “justifies the ungodly” () and uses for his saving purposes those whom the powerful institutions of the unbelieving world have oppressed and marginalized (; ).

“The way in which God helps the needy person is most often through the generosity of those among his people who have themselves experienced his grace and who have the resources to help those in need (; ; ; ; ; ).”