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JESUS THE SON OF DAVID, ABRAHAM AND ADAM
LORD’S DAY, APRIL 6
Matthew 1:1-17

Luke 3:23-38

 

“For as in Adam all die,
even so in Christ

shall all be made alive.”

 

JESUS THE SON OF DAVID, ABRAHAM AND ADAM
 
A genealogy traces the ancestry of a person. It is important for a Jew to be able to trace his lineage. This is because to a Jew, his genealogy serves as his identity card. Israelites prove their racial identity by their genealogies (cf. Phil 3:5).
 
Jesus claimed to be the Son of David. Where is the proof? The proof is in His genealogy. Matthew, writing mainly to the Jews, proved that Jesus came from the line of Abraham and David. This is significant because it is prophesied in the Old Testament that the Messiah would be a descendant of Abraham (Gen 13:15; cf. Gal 3:16; John 8:56), and of David (2 Sam 7:13b-14a).
 
Matthew’s genealogy mentions two women (Matt 1:5). Usually only the men are mentioned; but here we find two women: Rahab (Josh 2) and Ruth (Ruth 1-4). Both were Gentiles, not Jews. Rahab was a prostitute from Jericho, and Ruth was a Moabite. Why were they given such a place of honour? Is it not to teach the important lesson that God’s grace is showered not only upon Jews but also Gentiles (Gal 3:28-29)? By grace through faith, Rahab was saved and later married Salmon, the descendant of Judah. They gave birth to Boaz who married Ruth, the Moabitess who bore Obed, the father of Jesse, and grandfather of David, king of Israel. How we thank God that He did not count us, Gentiles, out of His grace and favour!
 
Luke’s genealogy of Jesus goes right back to the first man: Adam (Luke 3:38). Jesus is the Son of man. He is the greater Adam (Rom 5:12-21).
 
THOUGHT: God loves all people, but loves His children especially.
PRAYER: Father, help me to “do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”

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