2. Tamar A woman Most likely a Canaanite Married to Er, Judah’s son
Gives birth to Perez and Zerah with Judah.
Jesus would descend from Perez

3. Rahab A woman from Jericho A prostitute Believed in the God of Israel
Married Salmon, an Israelite descended from Perez, Judah’s son.
Rahab and Salmon have a son Boaz

4. Ruth From Moab A childless widow Believed in the God of Israel
Ruth marries Boaz the son of Rahab.
Ruth and Boaz have a son Obed, David’s grandfather.

5. Bathsheba The wife of Uriah the Hittite
Matthew does not mention her name
The sin of David is being pointed out
David and Bathsheba have a son Solomon – from whom Jesus descends.

6. Israel's Kings Fifteen kings of Israel mentioned
Some God-pleasing kings – David, Solomon, Hezekiah, Uzziah, Josiah.
Some wicked kings – Ahaz, Manasseh.

7. Jesus came from a family tree as flawed and messed up as anyone.
Something Learned….
Jesus came from a family tree as flawed and messed up as anyone.

8. Christmas Promises Revealed Through Christ’s Ancestry
This Christmas ancestry promises that no one has a past failure too wicked for Christ to overcome.

9. Christmas Promises Revealed Through Christ’s Ancestry
This Christmas ancestry promises that Christ is not contaminated with wickedness through contact with us; we instead are fully cleansed through spiritual contact with him.

10. Christmas Promises Revealed Through Christ’s Ancestry
This Christmas ancestry promises that God is not ashamed to call us family.
In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. 11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters. Hebrew 2:10-11

11. Christmas Promises Revealed Through Christ’s Ancestry
This Christmas ancestry promises that Jesus came to earth to save people from their sins – he is the Savior of the world!