2. The Genealogy of Jesus
Matthew 1:1-17

3. What’s to Gain in a Genealogy?
It’s profitable for Teaching
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,… 2 Timothy 3:16

4. What’s to Gain in a Genealogy?
It’s profitable for Teaching
It’s consistent with Matthew’s purpose
Mark wrote to Romans
Luke wrote to Greeks
John wrote to the church
Matthew wrote to JEWS

5. What’s to Gain in a Genealogy?
It’s profitable for Teaching
It’s consistent with Matthew’s purpose
It shows messianic prerequisites fulfilled

6. …and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.” Genesis 22:18
Must be a descendant of Abraham..
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord Isaiah 11:1-2
Must be a descendant of David

7. What’s to Gain in a Genealogy?
It’s profitable for Teaching
It’s consistent with Matthew’s purpose
It shows messianic prerequisites fulfilled
Matthew 1:1 proclaims this
Matthew 1:2-17 demonstrates it

8. What’s to Gain in a Genealogy?
It’s profitable for Teaching
It’s consistent with Matthew’s purpose
It shows messianic prerequisites fulfilled
It demonstrates mercy, grace, and love of the Heavenly Father

9. What’s do we see in Matthew’s Genealogy?
3 divisions of 14 generations each

10. What’s do we see in Matthew’s Genealogy?
3 divisions of 14 generations each
Jesus’ “legal” right to David’s throne in Joseph
Luke 3 gives Mary’s genealogy through Nathan, not Solomon, giving Jesus’ fleshly lineage in Judah

11. What’s do we see in Matthew’s Genealogy?
3 divisions of 14 generations each
Jesus’ “legal” right to David’s throne in Joseph
Honesty/humanity in Jesus’ lineage as well as mercy and acceptance
Tamar played the harlot with Judah
Rahab was a harlot
Ruth, a sweet & noble Gentile
Bathsheba, committed adultery

12. What’s do we see in Matthew’s Genealogy?
3 divisions of 14 generations each
Jesus’ “legal” right to David’s throne in Joseph
Honesty/humanity in Jesus’ lineage as well as mercy and acceptance
That God always keeps His promises
Promised Eve a defeating descendant
Promised Abraham a blessing to all
Promised David an eternal dynasty
Promised a Messiah through Isaiah

13. What’s do we see in Matthew’s Genealogy? FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!
3 divisions of 14 generations each
Jesus’ “legal” right to David’s throne in Joseph
Honesty/humanity in Jesus’ lineage as well as mercy and acceptance
That God always keeps His promises
FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!

14. God will keep His word today
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.” Acts 17:30-31
God will keep His word today