Matthew 1 1 Jesus Genealogy From Abraham Matthew’s Gospel commences with a genealogy of Jesus, “the son of David, the son of Abraham” (1:1) Jesus is introduced as heir of God’s promises to Abraham and of the royal heritage of David The 1 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham
Matthew 1 Holy Bible English Biblewordings Then the genealogy traces the descendants of Abraham down to "David the king" (Mt Just as "God with us" appears as the climactic name for Jesus at the end of Matthew 1, so it appears at the Therefore, Matthew begins his gospel by taking all the genealogy of Jesus; he wanted to show that Jesus was the son of David, and now traces this back to Abraham For Matthew, Jesus is not the son [2] 1:7 Asaph is probably an alternate spelling for Asa; some manuscripts read Asa; also verse 8 [3] 1:10 Amos is probably an alternate spelling for Amon; some manuscripts read Amon; twice in this Matthew mentions only five women in Jesus’ genealogy the care of widows “pure religion” (James 1:27) So let us make our churches and homes welcoming places for those who need help 2 Abraham was
Matthew 1 1 The Book Of The Generation Of Jesus Christ The Son Of [2] 1:7 Asaph is probably an alternate spelling for Asa; some manuscripts read Asa; also verse 8 [3] 1:10 Amos is probably an alternate spelling for Amon; some manuscripts read Amon; twice in this Matthew mentions only five women in Jesus’ genealogy the care of widows “pure religion” (James 1:27) So let us make our churches and homes welcoming places for those who need help 2 Abraham was This is another example of Matthew referring to the Old Testament and showing how Jesus has fulfilled it The Magi have a symbolic role to play in this birth narrative Coming from the east Let’s review the only two Old Testament passages where Melchizedek is mentioned and introduced in Genesis 14: After his baptism, Jesus went to the desert to think about and prepare for his ministry He spent forty days and forty nights in the desert where he was tempted on three occasions by the Devil Judas Iscariot, known for betraying Jesus, met a grim end According to Matthew 27:5, he hanged himself, but Acts 1:18 adds that he Almeida/ Shutterstock The genealogy of Jesus in Matthew