Mar. 08, 2026

Saints & Sinners

The Genealogical Record of Jesus

March 7 & 8, 2026 

Primary Text: Matthew 1:1-16                             

1)  Genealogical Records of Jesus

Matthew 1:1-6:  A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of King David.  (See also Luke 3:31-34)  

Matthew 1:17:  Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David. 

Isaiah 11:1-5:  A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.  The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord—and he will delight in the fear of the Lord….  Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist.  

DQ 1) Why is the record of the genealogy of Jesus important?  

DQ 2) What is the significance of fourteen generations from Abraham to David?

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2)  David to the Exile

Matthew 1:6-11:  David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife, Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah, Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. (See also Luke 3:27-31.)  

Matthew 1:17:  Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon.  

DQ 3) Which of the kings of Judah in the lineage of Jesus honored the Lord? 

DQ 4) Who were the most wicked kings in the lineage of Jesus?

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3)  The Exile to Joseph

Matthew 1:12-16:  After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 

Matthew 1:17:  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 Christ.

Luke 3:23-38:  Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.  He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melki, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel… the son of David, the son of Jesse… the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham…  the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch… the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. 

DQ 5) What is the significance of fourteen generations from the exile to the Christ?  

DQ 6) How can the differences in the two genealogies of Jesus in Matthew 1:1-16 and Luke 3:23-38 be reconciled?  

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4)  The Davidic Covenant

2 Samuel 7:8-16:  “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture and from following the flock to be ruler over my people Israel.  I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you.  Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men of the earth…. ‘The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you: When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.  He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.  I will be his father, and he will be my son.  When he does wrong, I will punish him with the rod of men, with floggings inflicted by men.  But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.  Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’” (See also 1 Chronicles 17:10-14)  

DQ 7) What are the major components of the Davidic Covenant?  

DQ 8) How is the Davidic Covenant eternal?

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