Click to Enlarge MapThe first chapter of Matthew takes us through the geneaology of Jesus and His birth. It was important especially for Matthew to show Jesus connection to his Jewish heritage. After the exile that we read about in the Old Testament Heritage is very important. All the Jews had been dispersed. The Luke and Matthew geneologies have some differences. One reason for this is Matthew is focusing on Jesus' Legal family line and Luke is focusing on Jesus' Biological Line.
Jesus life was full of miracles, especially his birth to a Virgin! We see Matthew emphasizing and pointing out where Jesus is fulfilling Old Testament prophecy. (Isaiah 7:14) This is seen throughout Matthew to show that Jesus is the Messiah.
What about you? --> Matthew 1 gives us the beginning of Jesus life! Jesus was a human just like us. There is nothing that he does not understand. He is personal and always there for us!
Make sure to click on comment tab below if you have questions about Chapter 1...
why so many names?
ReplyDeletethe names are the genealogy or family tree of Jesus. Since Matthew was showing that Jesus was the Messiah he showed us where his family came from. He is descended from David.
ReplyDelete