{"id":657,"date":"2022-11-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=657&2022"},"modified":"2022-11-01T18:00:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T00:00:25","slug":"three-sets-of-fourteen-matthew-1-1-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/three-sets-of-fourteen-matthew-1-1-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Sets of Fourteen: Matthew 1:1-17"},"content":{"rendered":"
Focus Passage: Matthew 1:1-17 (NASB)<\/div>

1<\/sup>\u00a0The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: <\/p>

2<\/sup>\u00a0Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of *<\/span>Gr Judas;<\/em> names of people in the Old Testament are given in their Old Testament form<\/span>Judah and his brothers. 3<\/sup>\u00a0Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. 4<\/sup>\u00a0Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. 5<\/sup>\u00a0Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse. 6a<\/sup>\u00a0Jesse was the father of David the king.<\/p>

6b<\/sup>\u00a0David was the father of Solomon by *<\/span>Lit her of Uriah<\/em><\/span>Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah. 7<\/sup>\u00a0Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. 8<\/sup>\u00a0Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. 9<\/sup>\u00a0Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. 10<\/sup>\u00a0Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah. 11<\/sup>\u00a0Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. <\/p>

12<\/sup>\u00a0After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel. 13<\/sup>\u00a0Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor. 14<\/sup>\u00a0Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud. 15<\/sup>\u00a0Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob. 16<\/sup>\u00a0Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah. <\/p>

17<\/sup>\u00a0So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.<\/p>

Read Matthew 1:1-17<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n

When I look at Jesus\u2019 genealogy from Matthew\u2019s gospel, and specifically at how Matthew concludes it, I am amazed at the pattern he draws our attention to. While there are theories that say Matthew abbreviated his list to make this pattern, even if that were the case, I think it is interesting to see the pattern that He draws our attention to.<\/p>\r\n

In verse 17, Matthew tells us, \u201cSo all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\r\n

According to Matthew, there were three sets of fourteen generations from Abraham all the way to Jesus. And each set of generations is marked by a significant transition or historical figure.<\/p>\r\n

To start it all, there is Abraham, the \u201cfather\u201d of the Jewish nation. While it took a few generations to see the multiplication effect, and God\u2019s promise to be fulfilled, Israel\u2019s story begins when Abraham chooses to follow God and leave the land of his birth.<\/p>\r\n

Then fourteen generations later, we meet David, who God appointed through the prophet Samuel to be king. David was the second of the three kings who ruled Israel before the nation divided after some unwise decisions from David\u2019s grandson. David is also the only one in the Bible who is known as a man after God\u2019s own heart.<\/p>\r\n

Fourteen generations after David, God had finally had enough of both Israel\u2019s sins and Judah\u2019s sins and He marks the end of this set of generations with the exile punishment.<\/p>\r\n

And after this fourteen generation set, God sent Jesus, as His Messiah to redeem all people to Him.<\/p>\r\n

In this pattern, we see Jesus\u2019 ancestry include kings and peasants, those who were wealthy and many who were poor, and both Jews and gentiles. This indicates to me that Jesus came to be a Redeemer for all people, not just for one specific nation or group of people. Jesus is the Messiah for the human race, and Matthew draws our attention to this in his record of Jesus\u2019 genealogy.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

This thought was inspired by studying the Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p>

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