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1. Matthew 1:1-17

2. Caution:
Genealogical research can be difficult.
Genealogies can be boring.
A Genealogical search may expose more
than we want to know.

3. Is difficult.
Is by no means boring.
Is full of characters most of us wouldn’t brag
about.

4. Distinctions between Matthew’s and Luke’s
genealogies of Jesus:
• Matthew starts with Abraham and moves forward
to Jesus
• Luke starts with Jesus and moves backwards to
Adam (son of God).
• There are people in each gen. that are not in the
other.
• Matthew traces Joseph’s genealogy.
• Luke appears to be tracing Mary’s genealogy.

5. Matthew 1:1 (NIV)A record of the genealogy
of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of
Abraham:
Literally: “This is the book of the Genesis of
Jesus Christ”

6. The expression, “the record of the
genealogy” in the Greek text reads,
somewhat literally, “the book of the genesis of
Jesus Christ.” It is nearly identical with the
Greek translations of Genesis 2:4 and 5:1:
Gen. 2:4 “This is the book of the genesis of the
heavens and the earth … .”
Gen. 5:1 “This is the book of the
genesis/generations of mankind/Adam … .”

7. Linked to creation even as John does.
Linked to the first man.
Everyone in Adam’s genealogy died.
Everyone in Jesus’ genealogy died.
But everyone in Jesus generation after him
lives. Jesus is the start of something new.
Everyone “in Adam” dies. Everyone “in
Christ” is given the gift of eternal life.

8. Matthew is careful to show that our Lord’s
lineage makes Him both a “son of
David,” and a “son of Abraham”:
Conclusions: Jesus is the fulfillment of both
the Abrahamic (see Galatians 3:15-16) and
the Davidic (see Matthew 22:42-46)
covenants. Jesus is the legitimate heir to
the throne of David; He is the king of
Israel.
Galatians 3:15-16 (NIV) 15 Brothers, let me take an example from
everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human
covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16 The
promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture
does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your
seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ.
Matthew 22:42-46 (NIV) 42 “What do you think about the Christ?
Whose son is he?” “The son of David,” they replied. 43 He said to
them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him
‘Lord’? For he says, 44 “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right
hand until I put your enemies under your feet.” ’ 45 If then David
calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” 46 No one could say a
word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any
more questions.

9. Matthew 1:2-6 2 Abraham was the father of
Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the
father of Judah and his brothers, 3 Judah the
father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was
Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron
the father of Ram, 4 Ram the father of
Amminadab, Amminadab the father of
Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5
Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother
was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose
mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, 6
and Jesse the father of King David.

10. Many of the names in this genealogy from
Abraham to David are names that we
recognize. These are the names of real
people, people who lived many years ago,
but real people nevertheless.
Conclusion: Jesus was a human being (as
well as divine), a real person, born of a line
of real people.
1 John 4:1-2 (NIV)
1 Dear friends, do not believe every
spirit, but test the spirits to see whether
they are from God, because many
false prophets have gone out into the
world. 2 This is how you can recognize
the Spirit of God: Every spirit that
acknowledges that Jesus Christ has
come in the flesh is from God,

11. All those listed in Matthew’s Gospel were
sinners, and some are really rotten!
Conclusion: The blessings of God on His
people had/has nothing to do with the
good works of men, but can only be
explained in terms of the mercy and grace
of God.

13. The Father of faith but
had a dysfunctional
family.
On several occasions lied
that Sarah was his sister.
Listens to his wife and had
a child through Hagar,
Sarah’s handmaid.

14. Deceived his father and
stole his brother’s
birthright
Had competition
between his wives
Had out of control
children
Maybe the most
dysfunctional family in
the Bible

15. Peeping Tom
Adulterer
Murderer

16. Matthew includes four women in his
genealogy.
Three were Gentile by birth and the fourth
(Bathsheba) was married to a Hittite (a Gentile).
Three of the women are not high in regards to noble
character.
Conclusion: God’s promise of salvation
through the Messiah was for unworthy
sinners, including Gentiles.

18. A Gentile
The daughter-n-in-law of
Judah
Played the role of a
prostitute in order to
have a child through
Judah.

19. A Gentile
A Prostitute

20. Moabite (Gentile)

21. The wife of Uriah
Adulterous

22.  Matthew 1:6-11 David was the father of Solomon,
whose mother had been Uriah’s wife, 7 Solomon
the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of
Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, 8 Asa the father of
Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,
Jehoram the father of Uzziah, 9 Uzziah the father of
Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father
of Hezekiah, 10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of
Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his
brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

23. 700 wives
300 concubines
Allowed pagan
practices and idolatry
through his wives.

24. Arrogance and lack of
wisdom divided the
Kingdom

25. These were pretty good kings, though each
had his weaknesses.

26. Ahaz is judged by the Hebrew historians as having
committed such abominable Canaanite practices as
sacrificing his son and worshiping at high places (2
Kings 16:1-4).
He comited Idolatrous abominations (2 Kin. 16:3, 4; 2
Chr. 28:2–4, 22–25).
Under his reign Judah was invaded by the kings of
Syria and Samaria, 2 Kin. 16:5, 6; 2 Chr. 28:5–8.
He robed the temple to purchase aid from the king of
Assyria, 2 Kin. 16:7–9, 17, 18; 2 Chr. 28:21.
He visited Damascus, obtained a novel pattern of an
altar, which he substituted for the altar in the temple
in Jerusalem, and otherwise perverted the forms of
worship.
Because of his wickedness he was “not brought into the
sepulchre of the kings.”

27. Matthew 1:12-16 12 After the exile to Babylon:
Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel
the father of Zerubbabel, 13 Zerubbabel the
father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 Azor the father of
Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the
father of Eliud, 15 Eliud the father of Eleazar,
Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the
father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of
Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was
born Jesus, who is called Christ.

28. Second to last king of Judah
Ruled for 100 days
Was exiled to Babylon
After an imprisonment of thirty-seven years
(Jer. 52:31, 33), he was liberated by Evil-
merodach, and permitted to occupy a
place in the king’s household and sit at his
table, receiving “every day a portion until
the day of his death, all the days of his life”
(52:32–34).

29. Matthew included names that seem
insignificant and unknown to us.
Conclusion: Even those not known to us are
significant to God.

30. Mathew took great care in the organization
of Jesus’ genealogy.
Matthew 1:17 (NIV) Thus there were
fourteen generations in all from Abraham
to David, fourteen from David to the exile
to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to
the Christ.

31. Everyone after Adam sinned and died.
Everyone of Jesus’ descendents died. Death
is common to all.
Jesus death gives the gift of eternal life.
Jesus’ genealogy includes real people. Jesus,
though the Son of God was also a man.
Jesus had dysfunctional people and
dysfunctional families in his genealogy. He
died for dysfunctional people with
dysfunctional genealogies.