Matthew 1 – The Kings of Israel  1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David…  6 and Jesse the father of David the king. Then he died at a good age, full of days, riches, and honor. (1 Chronicles 29:28)  And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father… (2 Chronicles 9:31)

Matthew 1 – The Kings of Israel  1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David…  7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David… (2 Chronicles 12:16)  and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. (2 Chronicles 14:1)

Matthew 1 – The Kings of Israel  1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David…  and Abijah the father of Asaph (aka Asa), Yet even in his disease he did not seek the LORD, but sought help from physicians. And Asa slept with his fathers, dying in the forty-first year of his reign. They buried him in the tomb that he had cut for himself in the city of David. (2 Chronicles 16:12-14)  8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David… (2 Chronicles 21:1)

Matthew 1 – The Kings of Israel  1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David…  and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, 18 And after all this the L ORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease. 19 In the course of time, at the end of two years, his bowels came out because of the disease, and he died in great agony. His people made no fire in his honor, like the fires made for his fathers. 20 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he departed with no one's regret. They buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. (2 Chronicles 21:18-20)

Matthew 1 – The Kings of Israel  1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David…  and Joram the father of Uzziah (aka Azariah), And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the burial field that belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” (2 Chronicles 26:23)  9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David… (2 Chronicles 27:9)

Matthew 1 – The Kings of Israel  1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David…  and Jotham the father of Ahaz, And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. (2 Chronicles 28:27)  and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the upper part of the tombs of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. (2 Chronicles 32:33)

Matthew 1 – The Kings of Israel  1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David…  10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his house… (2 Chronicles 33:20)  and Manasseh the father of Amos (aka Amon), And his servants conspired against him and put him to death in his house. (2 Chronicles 33:24)  and Amos the father of Josiah, And he died (after an arrow wound) and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. (2 Chronicles 35:24)

Matthew 1 – The Kings of Israel  1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David…  11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. I can assure you they are all dead…  16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ (anointed). God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. (Acts 5:31)

Matthew 1 – The King of Israel  18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus (God saves), for he will save his people from their sins.”

Matthew 1 – The King of Israel  22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14)” (which means, God with us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.

Matthew 2 – The King of Israel  2 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 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.”

Matthew 2 – The King of Israel  3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: 6 “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel (Micah 5:2).’”

What did this King accomplish with His life?  Christ, the Exemplar  Philippians 2:4-8 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

What did this King accomplish with His life?  Christ, the Exemplar  1 Peter 2: For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.  John 17:4-5 4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

What did this King accomplish with His life?  Christ, the Exemplar  1 Corinthians 11:1 Be imitators of me (Paul), as I am of Christ.  Ephesians 4:32-5: Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. 1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

What did this King accomplish with His death?  Christ, the Substitute  1 Peter 2: He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 25 For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.  1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God…  2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

What did this King accomplish with His death?  Christ, the Victor  Genesis 3:15 …he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.  Colossians 2: And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.

Will you receive your King?