16: Matthew’s wording here is very obvious. This genealogy is that of Joseph, who was thought to be the father of Jesus, and who was so legally. However, Matthew is very specific in that he does not say Jesus is begotten of Joseph. Without the virgin birth there could be no such thing as the gospel of…

14-15: For these last couple of verses there are no Old Testament parallels. However, the accuracy of the genealogy in this section has never been seriously challenged. Personal Journal Entry #12078Prayer Journal Entry #12078Daily Bible Reading: Joshua 23:1-Judges 1:36Praise Journal Entry #12038: Heavenly Father, You have made so many wonderful things. It is amazing how…

12: This Zerubbabel is the great leader who restored the worship of Almighty God in Jerusalem after the return from captivity. Though not a king, he was a very influential leader.13: If one looks back a the children of Zerubbabel, Abiud will not be found. However, Meshullam, his eldest, was probably Abiud. Beginning around the…

11: This verse brings up several difficulties. The first is actually fairly easy to deal with. Jeconias is Jeconiah, Jehoiachin, or Coniah. This king God said to write as childless. In other words, none of his children would sit upon the throne. And, indeed, they did not. However, though the legal line of Christ through…

10: Hezekiah, though not faultless, was a good king. He is the one who asked God for more years of life, and was given them. His son, Manasseh, was very sinful. However, he repented at the end of his life and had the longest reign of any king of Judah. Manasseh’s son, Amon, also called…

9: Here we see Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. Personal Journal Entry #12074Prayer Journal Entry #12074Daily Bible Reading: Joshua 10:1-12:24Praise Journal Entry #12035: Heavenly Father, thank You for Your many blessings. We always talk of blessings as if we could number them and thank You for each one. Be we cannot. Your blessings are too…

8: Here we have Asaph, Jehoshaphat, Joram, and Uzziah. Personal Journal Entry #12073Prayer Journal Entry #12073Daily Bible Reading: Joshua 7:1-9:27Praise Journal Entry #12034: Heavenly Father, Your wisdom is so wonderful. May we gain some measure of it in our lives! We know that Your way is perfect. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ…

7: One of the big things to keep in mind on genealogies in the New Testament is that the spellings of the names are different than what might be expected. The Old Testament, being written in Hebrew, led to names being translated (or transliterated, as the case most often would be), differently from the New Testament, which…

6: Bathsheba was, of course, the name of this woman by whom David had Solomon. Although David and Bathsheba were both Jewish, it was no more flattering to mention them that the foreigners in the line before. This lineage shows, then, the legal right of Christ to the throne, and the great mercy of God.…

4: This same genealogy can be seen at the end of Ruth. It is listed there to show the lineage of king David.5: Salmon was a Jewish man who married who married the woman of Jericho who helped the spies escape from detection. though she was a harlot before, she evidently changed completely after joining the Jewish…