Why did matthew call out these women in particular. Study the bible online using commentary on genealogy of jesus. What is the significance of the genealogy of jesus in the. A genealogy is a list of a persons ancestor, showing their family tree. Matthews account of jesus genealogy begins with the words the book of the generations of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of. The book that is, this is the book, the verb being elegantly omitted, according to the custom of the hebrews, and also of the greeks and romans. Matthew begins his gospel with a genealogy of jesuss ancestors extending from abraham to jesuss father joseph mathew 1. The genealogy of jesus in matthew bible background.
He committed adultery with bathsheba, and then conspired to cover his sin with the treacherous murder of her husband. Matthews genealogy includes four women, tamar, rahab, ruth, and bathsheba, who played important roles in ot history but at the end it is joseph, the legal father of jesus, who is named. Matthew was writing only for jews, and they, by reason of their old testament prophecies, looked for the messiah to be born of a certain family, he begins his gospel with a pedigree of jesus. Jesus family background is a natural place for an author to begin his account of jesus birth, but matthews genealogy of jesus matthew 1. So matthew begins his account of the life of jesus christ. What matthew records is not christs biological ancestry but his legal one. Apocryphal new testament oxford bible commentary concise concordance to nrsv. Jesus was the literal son of david through mary, a descendant of nathan, one of davids sons, as in lukes genealogy. Matthew, the first book of the new testament, begins by looking back to the old testament by means of a genealogy. The purpose of matthew here is to show that jesus is the legitimate heir to the throne of david, who is mentioned five times in 1. He was also the antitypical son of david in that many parallels exist between the life of our lord and that of king david. Why are jesus genealogies in matthew and luke zondervan.
Matthew 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. The record of the genealogy of jesus the messiah, the son of david, the son of abraham matthew 1. Nov 15, 2010 one interesting commentary points out that by beginning with abraham, the father of the jewish nation, matthews genealogy shows the relationship of jesus to all jewshe is their messiah. Matthew s genealogy begins with abraham and ends with jesus christ. In the list of ancestors, matthew includes four women.
The genealogy given in matthew is that of joseph, the fosterfather of jesus, lineal descendant of david and heir to the throne, through whom the throne rights were transmitted to our lord. Matthew presents the list in three partsfrom abraham to david, from david to the captivity in babylon, and from the captivity to christeach with fourteen generations. Commentary on matthew 1 genealogy of jesus tough questions. On the other hand, lukes genealogy reveals the physical genealogy of jesus. Jun 28, 20 study of matthew by pastor paul leboutillier from calvary chapel ontario, oregon recorded january 1, 2012. The genealogy of jesus christ the book of the genealogy of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Tamar, rahab, ruth, and bathsheba matthew calls her the wife of uriah. So, matthew begins his account of the life of jesus christ. The other main way of harmonizing the two genealogies was first proposed by annius of viterbo in 1490, that matthew gives the genealogy of joseph, whereas luke traces the genealogy of mary nicely defended by norval geldenhuys, commentary on the gospel of luke, eerdmans, pp. Although david is remembered as a man after gods own heart acts. Jesus, while not josephs actual son according to heredity, became the legal heir when joseph married mary and thus adopted him. The list may be through marys side, but because matthew omits some of the names, lukes genealogy could be josephs from another branch. The book of the generation of jesus christ that is, strictly speaking, the account of his birth and genealogy.
The genealogy of jesus the messiah this is the genealogy of jesus the messiah the son of david, the son of abraham. Dec 26, 2011 the evidence presented is overwhelming. The gospel of matthew is the first book of the new testament, and his genealogy of jesus christ is found at the very beginning of. He was also the antitypical son of david in that many parallels exist.
When jesus entered the historical scene, the land of israel called palestine by the romans had been under the control of the roman empire for over 70 years. One of the ways each book does this is by recounting jesus genealogy. Matthews genealogy covers the entire history of israel, from abraham to christ. The book of matthew opens with a stylized genealogy of jesus of nazareth matthew 1. These opening verses are very important because jewish people, who made up matthews audience, were very interested in a persons genealogy. The opening words of the gospel show that it is written by a jew for jewish readers. The book of matthew opens with the genealogy of the king. Matthews genealogy begins with abraham and ends with jesus christ.
For example, matthew gives josephs father as jacob matthew 1. To begin with, the first two greek words of the new testament, biblos geneseos the book of the genealogy. Abraham was the father of isaac, and isaac the father of jacob, and jacob the father of judah and his brothers, and judah the father of perez and zerah by tamar, and perez the father of hezron, and hezron the father of ram, and ram the father of amminadab, and amminadab the father. One interesting commentary points out that by beginning with abraham, the father of the jewish nation, matthews genealogy shows the relationship of jesus to all jewshe is their messiah. Matthew 1 commentary ironsides notes on selected books. Four features of matthews listing of jesuss family tree deserve comment.
This title therefore properly relates to the verses that immediately follow. The entire new testament begins with a verse that declares jesus to be the son of david, the son of abraham. Abraham was the father of isaac, isaac the father of jacob, jacob the father of judah and his brothers, judah the father of perez and zerah, whose mother was tamar, perez the father of hezron, hezron the father of ram, ram the father of amminadab, amminadab the father of. This coincides with the overarching theme and purpose. In fact, the truth about jesus genealogy was so wellknown that even the pharisees and sadducees could not deny it. Apologetics press the genealogies of matthew and luke. The genealogy of jesus christ, the son of david scripture. Dec 03, 2015 four features of matthews listing of jesuss family tree deserve comment. Matthews strategy is to demonstrate that jesus christ is the rightful. He committed adultery with bathsheba, and then conspired. Matthew starts with abraham, while luke begins with adam. Both matthew 1 and luke 3 contain genealogies of jesus.
Dec 20, 2016 one of the ways each book does this is by recounting jesus genealogy. It was necessary to state that the genealogy that followed was that of jesus the messiah, the true anointed of the lord. One of the charges of contradiction brought by skeptics against the bible is the surface appearance of contradiction between matthews genealogical list 1. This view argues that when luke says that jesus was. Jesus is clearly presented as the fulfillment of all that the prophets of old were longing for. Read more share copy show footnotes a service of faithlife logos bible software. Today, both matthews and lukes genealogical records remain a part of the foundation of our faith and a testimony to the sureness of the promises of god. From the statement in the ancient greek text, it is difficult to tell what the book of the genealogy refers to. This coincides with the overarching theme and purpose of the book of matthewto prove that jesus is the messiah. What the bible says about genealogy of jesus christ bible tools. But whats really fascinating is that we see five specific women called out in this passage of scripture. It was the royal line, however, and carried with it the throne rights. The new testament provides two accounts of the genealogy of jesus, one in the gospel of matthew and another in the gospel of luke.
Nov 16, 2017 what is the significance of the genealogy of jesus in the gospel of matthew. The book of matthew was written with a jewish audience in mind and begins with the genealogy of jesus, something which would have been significant to those in the roman empire at the time of christ. Matthew 1 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. However, there is good reason to believe that matthew and luke are in fact tracing entirely different genealogies. Lets cover the surface truths first, the ones that you can pick up from the commentaries and such, and then we will see if we can crack through the surface, and dig a little deeper. The book of the genealogy of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. The gospel of matthew chooses a different approach to introducing jesus. The book of the generation of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. David guzik commentary on matthew 1, which records the history of the birth and genealogy of jesus christ, presenting him as messiah. Jan 02, 2020 matthew traces the genealogy from jesus to abraham. Messiah hebrew and christ greek both mean anointed one. Matthew 1 the book of the genealogy of jesus christ, the.
In the day that god created man, in the likeness of god made he him. How to read jesus genealogy in the gospel of matthew. Matthew begins with the genealogy of our lord from abraham to joseph. Why do matthews and lukes genealogies of jesus differ. When the genealogies arrive at david, they split with davids sons. The old testament predicted that the messiah would come from the line of david. Matthew borrows these words from genealogies in genesis, especially the genealogy of adam, for which the book of genesis was named not only in english but also in greek. Both matthew and luke, in different places in their gospels, record the. What is the significance of the genealogy of jesus in the gospel of matthew. Jesus was the legal son and heir of david through king solomon as in matthew s genealogy. This title therefore properly relates to the verses. The reason for separating the new testament into other downloads was due to the higher resolution of the scans. And david was the father of solomon by the wife of uriah, and josiah the father of jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to babylon. There are lots of genealogies in scripture, but we are looking at the genealogy of jesus in luke 3.
The genealogy of jesus in a family tree that traces only the male line, every deviation from this rule must be very significant. Jesus was the legal son and heir of david through king solomon as in matthews genealogy. With this background in place, we read the opening words of matthew s gospel with new eyes. Matthew 1 new american standard bible nasb the genealogy of jesus the messiah. This is the case in jesus genealogy it seems to lead to mary. The lists are identical between abraham and david, but differ radically from that point.
It was not customary to list the names of women in a genealogy. The genealogy of jesus sermon by robert warren, matthew 1. Why is jesus genealogy different in matthew and luke duration. Matthew traces the genealogy from jesus to abraham. Why are there different genealogies for jesus in matthew 1.
Matthew 1 niv bible this is the genealogy of jesus the. It seems like he was trying to get us to think about these stories, specifically. Matthews account traces the lineage from abraham to jesus 41 generations, while luke records the ancestry from adam to jesus 76 generations matthews genealogy is condensed and divided into three groups of 14, representing a movement through three time periods. As the jews regarded only male descent, unless joseph, the supposed father, was a descendant of david they would not have recognized the genealogy as a fulfillment of the prophecies that christ should be the son of david. Matthew 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on.
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