Matthew 1:1-25

This is, of course, the Christmas Story – the Miracle of the Incarnation! Cf. Matthew 1:1-25; Luke 3:23-28; John 1:1-3, 14

Key Verses: John 1:14; Matthew 1:20-21; Luke 2:11

Jesus Christ is God come to earth in human flesh! And the reason He has come is to, “save His people from their sins.”

Jesus Ben Joseph of Nazareth is the only Jew alive today that has His genealogy intact to prove that He is a descendant, (and heir to the throne) of David!

This is the legal genealogy of Jesus to King David through Joseph. If this were the source of Jesus’ bloodline to David, Jesus could not sit on the Throne of David because of the curse on Jeconiah (Coniah) and his sons! Cf. Jeremiah 22:28-30

*Luke 3:23-28 is the genealogy (the bloodline) through Mary to David’s son Nathan. So, Jesus has both the legal right to David’s throne through His step- father Joseph and the birthright to David’s throne through His mother Mary!