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January 23, 2021

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Reading along with us in Matthew? Here’s today’s reading:

Matthew 1 (NIV)

The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,........Continue Reading

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  1. So cool to see the genealogy of Jesus track all the way back to Abraham that we just read about!

    The angels need to reassure Joseph seems completely reasonable. That must have been a tough pill to swallow the woman you are to marry is pregnant and claiming no infidelity! God’s plan included a man of strong faith, Joseph that trusted this angel and God and did not walk away.
    God always has a plan even when our minds don’t see it or understand!

  2. As I read through the genealogy I couldn’t help but think of the stories of each person mentioned. Made me think of pastor’s point about the complexity of creation being unfathomable and unexplainable by “science” or human reasoning. Likewise the fulfillment of prophecy to the minutest detail is unattainable by man’s orchestration or explainable by random chance.

  3. Genealogies are not all that common today but they were/are very important for the jews, especially to show the credentials of whom Messiah was to come from. It is very notable that several women are mentioned here because that was not common for them to be mentioned at all in genealogies and shows God’s affirmation of the value He places on them and the importance of the role they played. It is also striking that there are several infamous people here and consummations that were unrighteous. That God would have these in the line of His Son and then put it right out there is an expression of His grace and mercy and His willingness to work with the sinful and lowly.

    And what an amazing account how Jesus came into the world. We are so familiar with what is shared, it is important to reflect on the sheer majesty and miracle of what we have here. Imagine the tight spot Mary’s announcement put Joseph in. What character he had to do what was right but also express care for Mary. What awesome responsibility and privilege was theirs in being chosen to be Jesus’ dad and mom. But God brought it all together in just the way He wanted and in His consummation we have the trinity on display. I was also struck by the name Jesus meaning savior and the fact that He would be Immanuel which means God with us. Hallelujah!

  4. 21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
    22All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
    24When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

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