1. JesuS: King for all people
Matthew 1:1-17

2. JesuS: king for all people Matthew 1:1-17
About genealogies...

3. JesuS: king for all people Matthew 1:1-17
In the Bible...
Women aren’t usually mentioned
Not all the names are listed
“the father of...” isn’t all it seems!

4. JesuS: king for all people Matthew 1:1-17
Abraham (v2)
Hero
Genesis 22:18 ...through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed
Dishonour, cowardice, adultery & unbelief

5. JesuS: king for all people Matthew 1:1-17
Abraham (v2)
Judah (v3)
Micah 5:2 ... you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins are from the distant past.
Sold his brother into slavery

6. JesuS: king for all people Matthew 1:1-17
Abraham (v2)
Judah (v3)
Tamar (v3)
Rahab (v5)
Ruth (v5)
David (v6)
Bathsheba (v6)
Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) (v11)
Mary (v16)

7. JesuS: king for all people Matthew 1:1-17
Why such a shocking family history?
It shows Jesus is legitimately King
Jeremiah 23:5 … the time is coming…when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David's line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land.

8. JesuS: king for all people Matthew 1:1-17
Why such a shocking family history?
It shows Jesus is legitimately King
Jesus is King for men & women
Jesus is King over all nations & cultures
Jesus is King for heroes and villains
“I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people” (Luke 2:10)