History, Humanity, Help: 1. History - In the fulness of time, God sent forth His Son 2. Humanity - He is born of women, he took on humanity 3. Help - He came to bring redemption
Matthew's genealogy is presented in three movements: 1. Abraham to David (v. 2-6a) 2. The Monarchy (v. 6b-11) 3. The Deportation (v. 12-16)
He is drawing a connection with the Messiah and the history of the whole nation.
In what sense is Jesus the Son of Abraham and the Son of David? Jesus is the one through whom God will bless all the nations of the world, and the fulfilment of the promise God made to David. Matthew is building a royal line.
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What a joy it is for me to serve as the pastor of Faith Community Baptist Church. By God's great grace, along with several other precious brothers and sisters in Christ, we started FCBC, December of 1998.
I did my graduate work at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary...