<p>Matthew starts out his gospel with a long genealogy of Christ’s pedigree. Why does it matter? Because in order for Jesus to claim to be a king, he needs to prove that kingship is in his bloodline. Matthew didn’t have <a href="http://ancestry.com/">ancestry.com</a> to assist him. He did research the old-fashioned way and researched the temple scrolls. Thank God He did, because shortly after he penned this book, the temple with all its scrolls was destroyed, never to be recovered.</p> <p>So the genealogy we read in this passage is the last surviving Jewish one that connects Jesus to Abraham.</p> <p>That may not be very exciting to you, but to a guy like Matthew, it was mind-blowing.</p> <p>Enjoy this sermon from the book of Matthew, Chapter 1.</p> <p>Visit us online at: www.DEVOTION.CHURCH</p>