Sermon Listening Guide

Speaker: Dr. Condy Richardson
Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17
Sermon Title: “Genealogy ”

Matthew 1:1-17 (NIV)
1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
4 Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
6 and Jesse the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
Abijah the father of Asa,
8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,
Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
9 Uzziah the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amon,
Amon the father of Josiah,
11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12 After the exile to Babylon:
Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13 Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,
Abihud the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor,
14 Azor the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Akim,
Akim the father of Elihud,
15 Elihud the father of Eleazar,
Eleazar the father of Matthan,
Matthan the father of Jacob,
16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.
17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.
First Thoughts
We all want to know who and where we came from.
Matthew 1 tells the story of Jesus’ genealogy through Joseph.

Who He Came From
Matthew 1 is divided into 3 sections each containing 14 generations of ancestors.
From Rahab to David and Zerubbabel to Joseph, Jesus’ ancestors are not squeaky clean.
One of the beautiful things about the Bible is that it is brutally honest in its history.
Matthew 1 shows both the divinity and humanity of Christ.

Knowing who Jesus came from helps us to understand who he came for.
Who He Came For
As Jesus came from sinners and many Gentiles, he came for sinners and Gentiles.
Luke 19:10 and John 1:29 speak to who Jesus came to save.
The compassion Jesus felt for the lost should inspire the church.
You and I are surrounded by messy people that need Jesus.
Jesus came to reach people just like his ancestors.

Final Thoughts
We should love the sinners of this world as Jesus did.