Matthew Chapters 1-2 - Charlotte Christian School

The Birth of JesusMatthew Chapters 1-2

Matthew 1:1

The Book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David the son of Abraham

|Davidic Covenant2 Samuel 7:12-13

-promise of a king

|Abrahamic Covenant

Genesis 12:2-3-promise of blessings

Israel as a Nation The Kings Restorationv. 2-6 v.7-11 v.12-16

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.

Questions

• Why are some generations not included?• Why are the genealogies in Matthew 1 and Luke 3 different?• Why does Matthew include women?

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Israel as a Nation The Kings Restorationv. 2-6 v.7-11 v.12-16

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.

Why are women in Jesus’ Genealogy?

• Women played a vital role in God’s plan through birth of Jesus• Foreshadow the continued role of women in spreading the gospel• Priscilla – Acts• Phoebe – Romans• Junia - Romans

• We are a part of that plan!

The Birth of Jesus Christ

• What does “unwilling to put her to shame” mean? (1:19)Betrothal – legally bindingDeuteronomy 22:20-21

• Is there significance to Jesus’ name? (1:21)Greek equivalent of Hebrew “Jeshua” (“Yahweh saves”)

“Matthew is not merely looking for random Old Testament prooftexts that Jesus might somehow fulfill; rather he is thinking about the shape of Israel’s story and linking Jesus’ life with key passages that promise God’s unbreakable redemptive love for his people.”

-Richard Hays, “The Gospel of Matthew; Reconfigured Torah”

Matthew 1:22-23 - Fulfillment

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel”

(which means, God with us).

(Isaiah 7:14) (Matthew 1:22-23)Near-Term Fulfillment Far-Term or Ultimate FulfillmentSign for King Ahaz (735-715BC) Sign for all of usBirth of child sign of destruction Virgin birth of Jesus the Messiah who of Israel and Syria will save us from our sins

Chapter 2 – Visit of the Wise Men• King Herod “the great” • 37-4 BC• Idumean/Jewish• Great Builder• Unstable

• Chief Priests• Sadducees – wealth and

power• Wise Men• Astronomers/Philosophers• Region of Babylon

Chapter 2

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

Matthew 2:1-2

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QUESTIONS:• When did the wise men come?• How did they know to look for a king from Judah?

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And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.Matthew 2:23

Reactions to Jesus’ Birth

• Joseph Filled with grace and obedient• Herod Afraid• Chief Priests Indifferent•Wise Men Exceedingly great joy

Jesus is

Because Jesus came to “save his people

from their sins” (Matthew 1:21)

I will seek to share His story with many.