Matthew was careful to include each one of these people in the list, and we can see here that we are definitely not beyond the reach of God’s grace to also be included in His family!
Notice names such as Tamar, who was raped Rahab, who was a prostitute Ruth, a Moabitis Uzziah, who was full of pride Ahaz, who was pure evil and Manasseh, who was a vile king. This genealogy of Jesus would illustrate that Jesus was officially in the bloodline of King David.įurthermore, Matthew also included others in this list that we can relate to and see for ourselves that we may also be grafted into the family of Christ, even as an outsider who is unworthy of His grace. This explains why Matthew often uses many references to the Old Testament in his writings, because his original readers would understand and relate. His Gospel was written for the purpose of convincing the Jews that Jesus is truly the Messiah, the King who would sit eternally on the throne of David. To understand Matthew’s perspective, he was Jewish and writing to other Jews. Matthew begins with a lengthy genealogy of Jesus, but this was for a powerful purpose. In Matthew, chapters 1-4, we have a brief but fascinating introduction to the life and ministry of Christ. I am so excited to begin our new Bible study this week, The Sermon on the Mount, by Jen Wilkin, a study of Matthew 5-7! This is going to be awesome!
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