Studying the Bible.

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron,…

The Gospel of Matthew begins with a genealogy for Jesus. One of the unique features of the genealogy is that it lists four women.  Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheeba.  This is rare in ancient genealogies (though not unheard of).  But it’s interesting that Matthew chooses the four whom he chooses. While these women are fairly…

It’s an easy section in the Bible to skip over. The genealogy of Jesus at the beginning of Matthew. 42 names from Abraham to Jesus. It’s not a list meant to be skipped. It’s a picture of the history of God’s people in leading to the savior of the world benign born. It points us…

The gospels of Matthew and Luke both give genealogies for Jesus.  But they’re different.  Not just a little different.  From David to Joseph, they’re almost entirely different. Only two names are found in both genealogies in that time period. The genealogies are much more similar from Abraham to David. Matthew has an extra name. That’s…