Tag: Matthew 1:1

  • Jesus, the Son of Abraham. Studying Matthew 1:1

    Jesus, the Son of Abraham. Studying Matthew 1:1

    The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.  -Matthew 1:1  In the last two posts, we’ve looked at the identity of Jesus in Matthew 1:1. We’ve seen Jesus as the Christ. We’ve seen Jesus as the Son of David, the promised Messiah of the Old Testament. In…

  • Jesus the Son of David. Matthew 1:1

    The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.  -Matthew 1:1  In my last post, I talked about how Jesus is a prophet and priest. In this post, I will talk about how Jesus is also a king.  In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is referred to as the…

  • Christ as a title. Studying Matthew 1:1

    Christ as a title. Studying Matthew 1:1

    The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. -Matthew 1:1   At first glance, it might not catch our attention that Matthew says Jesus Christ. After all, those are both very common words we see in the Bible.  Jesus is his name. We’ll actually see him given that name…