Matthew 1:1-17

The genealogy of Jesus Christ.
v.1 Title: The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
v.2-17 The genealogy demonstrates (1) that Jesus was truly human, (2) that he descended from the kingly lineage of David, and (3) that he was a descendant of Abraham. Jesus Christ become a man in the flesh while not ceasing to be God. “The word became flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn 1:14). The list includes five women: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba (wife of Uriah), and Mary. Matthew divides the genealogy into three sections with 14 generations each (v.17). A slightly different form of the genealogy appears in Lk 3:23-38.

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