The Genealogy Of Jesus

THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS

MATTHEW 1:1-16

          The genealogy of Jesus teaches us many things about Him, such as:

I.                  HE IS A TRUE KING

A.   SON OF DAVID

B.    HE WAS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE PROMISE MADE TO DAVID

C.    HE IS THE ANOINTED ONE

II.               HE WAS A TRUE JEW

A.   A SON OF ABRAHAM

B.    GOD HAD PROMISED ABRAHAM THAT ALL NATIONS WOULD BE BLESSED BY HIS SEED

III.           HE WAS TRUE MAN

A.   FOUR WOMEN MENTIONED IN HIS GENEALOGY

1.    TAMAR, WHOSE SON WAS ZARA, WHOSE FATHER WAS JUDAH (GENESIS 38:6)

2.    RAHAB THE HARLOT

3.    RUTH OF MOAB, THAT NATION OF INCESTUOUS ORIGIN, FORBIDDEN TO ENTER THE HOUSE OF THE LORD UNTIL THE TENTH GENERATION (GENESIS 19, LOT AND HIS DAUGHTER; BALAAM; DEUTERONOMY 23:3)

4.    BETHSHEBA THE WIFE OF URIAH AND DAVID

B.    GENEALOGY OF MARY (LUKE 3:23-)

C.    HE HAD THE EMOTIONS OF A MAN

D.   KNEW THE PHYSICAL DISCOMFORTS OF MAN

E.    WAS TEMPTED AS A MAN

IV.           HE WAS TRULY DIVINE

A.   HIS BIRTH WAS SUPERNATURAL

B.    HIS MIRACLES WERE SUPERNATURAL

C.    HE SPOKE AS THE AUTHOR OF THE WORD

D.   HIS DEATH WAS UN-NATURAL

E.    HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD

F.     HE IS COMING AGAIN