Prepared in Ancient History (Pt 1)

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 Matthew 1:1-17

Sermon: Sinclair Ferguson- up to time stamp 6:56 today.

Song: O Come, O Come Emmanuel

For the duration of the study we will be looking at messages about this passage of scripture. An outline of each days portion will be here plus questions to chew through as we meditate on the Word through this Advent season!

Ancient History:

-In all the verses of the New Testament this opening passage is one most people skip over. Whether it be for lack of desire to pronounce them all, missing the understanding of the importance of the passage or wanting to skip forward to the birth of Jesus.

Matthew's genealogy is a genealogy with a difference- there are 3 deliberate breaks

- Abraham to David (14 generations)

- David to the exile in Babylon (14 generations)

- Exile in Babylon to the birth of Jesus (14 generations)

The purpose the this genealogy was not to be full, but to be deliberate- thus the 14,14,14.

Purpose: to show and teach the important things of the identity of whose genealogy it is.

Abraham --> David --> Jesus

These would serve as clear clues to the reader: Jesus fulfills 2 great promises of the Old Testament

   1) The Seed of Abraham would bring blessing to all the nations

   2) That there would sit upon the throne of David the Son of David who would reign for ever and ever.

We should not lose sight of where this family tree is not the lessons that its meant to teach us about Jesus.

-Time stamp 6:56


Thoughts to ponder and additional scripture references.

1) Do you usually browse past this portion of the Christmas narrative? If so why?

In that, if you were to sit and write out this timeline of persons ( I HIGHLY suggest you do this) how much could you fill in? Do you recognize the names, the importance of who they were, did you realize they were related? Would you be able to share the good news of Jesus through the redemptive History and promises o God using this genealogy (as Matthew is doing for us?!)

2) Are you familiar with the 2 promises mentioned in this portion of the sermon?

Abraham and David? Summarize your familiarity and then take a moment to read the promises for yourself found when you click their names. Did anything stand out to you? Were there details you never noticed? (Further study articles here and here.)

3) Its hard not to be dazzled by the incredible purposeful, deliberate march through history dating not just from Abraham but straight to the garden unfolding generation after generation to this point in time. Are there spots in our hearts where we need to confess a lack of joy in Jesus and His birth? Has it become simply a child's story to us or does it maintain the power of the Son of God born and dwelling among us?

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