
Each gospel has its own Purpose…
• Matthew presents Jesus as the
• Mark presents Jesus as the
• Luke presents Jesus as the Son of
• John presents Jesus as the Son of
Each gospel has its own Audience…
• Matthew writes to the
• Mark writes to the
• Luke writes to the
• John writes to the
Each gospel has its own Emphasis…
• Matthew focuses on what Jesus
• Mark focuses on what Jesus
• Luke focuses on how Jesus
• John focuses on who Jesus
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David the king.
And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
Matthew 1:1-17
The genealogy of Jesus is rooted in God’s
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Matthew 1:1
…and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
Matthew 1:16
The genealogy of Jesus is rooted in God’s
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Matthew 1:1
So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
Matthew 1:17
3 major stages of Jewish history…
• The patriarchy of Abraham to the monarchy of David
• The monarchy of David to the captivity of Israel.
• The captivity of Israel to the nativity of the Messiah.
The genealogy of Jesus is rooted in God’s
God’s Promise of a nation:
1 Now the Lord said to Abraham, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Genesis 12:1-3
God’s Promise of a king:
12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
2 Samuel 7:12-13
God’s Promise of freedom:
10 “For thus says the Lord: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. 11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:10-11
God’s Promise of a Messiah:
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Isaiah 9:6-7
The genealogy of Jesus is rooted in God’s
4 Women are mentioned…
• Tamar: Genesis 38:1-30
• Rahab: Joshua 2:1-24, 6:22-25
• Ruth: Deuteronomy 23:3-6, Ruth 1:1-7
• Bathsheba: 2 Samuel 11:1-27
The Genealogy of Jesus…
• Shows us the fulfilled
• Shows us the faithful
• Shows us the forgiving