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Jesus, Descendant of Abraham and of David

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[Matthew 1:1]

A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:

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Matthew chapter 1 is called the genealogy chapter.

The genealogy is recorded so that we know who the ancestors are.

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Many people appear in Matthew chapter 1. This is divided into three parts as follows:

The first part is the fourteen generations from Abraham to David,

the second part is from the David to the captivity in Babylon and the third part is from Babylon to Jerusalem, from captivity to Jesus.

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The genealogy of Matthew 1 is important because it tells us who Jesus our Savior is. Matthew clearly states that Jesus came to this earth as a descendant of Abraham and of David. Let's read it together.

(Matthew 1:1) “This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham.”

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Jesus came to the earth through the genealogy of Abraham,

which means that he is the Messiah sent by God.

Because God said that through the offspring of Abraham,

everyone in the world would be blessed.

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Let's read it together.

“I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore.

Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,

and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,

because you have obeyed me.”(Genesis 22:17~18)

The descendant here means Jesus who comes as the offspring of Abraham.

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Abraham had a son named Isaac, and Isaac had a son named Jacob.

And among his twelve sons, Jacob had a son named Judas.

Before Jacob's death, he blessed his 12 sons one by one.

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This is how Jacob blessed Judah.

“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.”(Genesis 49:10)

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The blessing given to the tribe of Judah will be a tribe of generations of kings.

This prophecy has been fulfilled. The first is through the great King David.

King David is from the tribe of Judah.

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The second is through Jesus.

Jesus is also from the tribe of Judah and also the son of David who came to this earth.

For this reason, Jesus is the King of the universe and eternal King.

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Among the great prophets of the Old Testament there was a prophet called Isaiah. Isaiah prophesied that Jesus would be born

through a pure virgin 700 years before Jesus was born.

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In Isaiah 11: 1, he makes this prophecy,

“A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.”Jesse, who appears in this prophecy, refers to David's father.

This means that the king will appear through the house of David.

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The Bible says in verse 10 what things will happen through that king.

(Is 11:10) “In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples;

the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious.”

Eventually, a great ruler who will rule with peace will come forth from the family of David.

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The words of this prophecy were fulfilled precisely.

From the time of King David, the genealogy included Solomon, Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joram, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon and Josiah. Through the time the Jews were taken into captivity in Babylon, God preserved the house of David.

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The kingdom of Judah was destroyed by Babylon and the people taken prisoner because of the sin of departing from God. But God preserved David's family in Babylon.

And according to Bible prophecy, the King of Kings was born through Mary,

the wife of Joseph, the descendant of David's family.

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Matthew chapter 1 clearly states that Jesus came through the genealogy of Abraham and David. Jesus is the one God promised to send to the earth.

Jesus is the Son of God, He came to earth in human form to save us from our sins.

We must be sure that Jesus came to this earth, fully human and fully God.

We must have strong faith so as not to be shaken by any temptations.

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