Dec 1, 2019
Matthew 1:1-17
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the
son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and
Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his
brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by
Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of
Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab
the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the
father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6
and Jesse the father of David the king.
And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,
7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the
father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, 8 and
Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of
Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the
father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the
father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of
Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of
Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his
brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was
the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the
father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14
and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and
Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of
Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father
of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband
of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were
fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon
fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the
Christ fourteen generations.
Advent is a season of preparation. For centuries, Christians have used the month prior to the celebration of Christ’s incarnation to ready their hearts and their homes for the great festival. While we moderns tend to do a good bit of bustling about in the crowded hours between Thanksgiving and Christmas, that hardly constitutes the kind of preparation Advent calls for. Traditionally, Advent has been a time of quiet introspection, personal examination, and repentance. It is a time to slow down, to take stock of the things that matter the most, and to do a thorough inner housecleaning. Advent is, as the ancient teaching of the church asserts, a time of fasting, prayer, confession, and reconciliation. All the great Advent stories, hymns, customs, and rituals—from the medieval liturgical antiphons and Scrooge’s Christmas Carol to the lighting of Advent candles are attuned to this notion: that the best way to prepare for the coming of the Lord is to make straight His pathway in our hearts. —from Christmas Spirit, Greg Wilbur & George Grant
Key Words: Genealogy, Son, Father, David,
Abraham, Jesus, Generations
Keystone Verse: “… Jesus was born, who is called
the Christ.” (Matthew 1:16)
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