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From shame to glory: the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1
Episode 11 -Stephanie takes us from her grandmother's Christmas kitchen straight into the genealogy that introduces the Christmas story in Matthew chapter 1. Despite the apparent boredom of such long-winded lists of names to our modern Western ears, Matthew is actually penning the ultimate Jewish page-turner. What did these names evoke in his audience's mind? What national and personal memories did they trigger? How is Jesus introduced to Matthew's original audience? How did Joseph and Mary fare as Jesus was born, and grew up amongst the whispers and shameful glances in small-town Nazareth?
That's the beginning of the Christmas story, and it is found in chapter 1 of Matthew's gospel.
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Episode 11 -Stephanie takes us from her grandmother's Christmas kitchen straight into the genealogy that introduces the Christmas story in Matthew chapter 1. Despite the apparent boredom of such long-winded lists of names to our modern Western ears, Matthew is actually penning the ultimate Jewish page-turner. What did these names evoke in his audience's mind? What national and personal memories did they trigger? How is Jesus introduced to Matthew's original audience? How did Joseph and Mary fare as Jesus was born, and grew up amongst the whispers and shameful glances in small-town Nazareth?
That's the beginning of the Christmas story, and it is found in chapter 1 of Matthew's gospel.
DISCOVER THE GOSPEL SPICE MINISTRIES
The Gospel Spice Podcast is part of a larger range of tools given to you by Gospel Spice Ministries.
In a nutshell, we exist to inspire Christ-followers to delight in God.
In more details: we provide resources to empower Christian leaders across generational, social, ethnic and geographical boundaries towards more intimacy with Jesus Christ and discipleship effectiveness through a Biblical Christocentric foundation. The Gospel-Spice Ministries provide a safe environment for spiritual and community growth empowering people to know Christ more intimately, serve one another more powerfully, and reach the world for Jesus.
PLAY IT FORWARD by SHARING the link with friends and family.
PRAY IT FORWARD by praying for us and those you share it with!
PAY IT FORWARD!! Would you consider supporting this show today to help others enjoy it for free? It comes to you completely free, but is labor-intensive to produce, and we want to keep putting it in the ears of people!
Gospel Spice Ministries is a non-profit organization registered under the tax-exempt 501c3 status. Your donations are tax-deductible under IRS Section 170. We want to be the best possible stewards of your financial support. All donations above our minimal operating costs go to Christian organizations fighting human trafficking.
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Additional content: Wondering about that list of names? Here it is!
Matthew 1 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
The historical record of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:
2 Abraham fathered Isaac,
Isaac fathered Jacob,
Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,
3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
Perez fathered Hezron,
Hezron fathered Aram,
4 Aram fathered Amminadab,
Amminadab fathered Nahshon,
Nahshon fathered Salmon,
5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,
Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,
Obed fathered Jesse,
6 and Jesse fathered King David.
Then David fathered Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
7 Solomon fathered Rehoboam,
Rehoboam fathered Abijah,
Abijah fathered Asa,
8 Asa fathered Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat fathered Joram,
Joram fathered Uzziah,
9 Uzziah fathered Jotham,
Jotham fathered Ahaz,
Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,
10 Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,
Manasseh fathered Amon,
Amon fathered Josiah,
11 and Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers
at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12 Then after the exile to Babylon
Jechoniah fathered Shealtiel,
Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,
13 Zerubbabel fathered Abiud,
Abiud fathered Eliakim,
Eliakim fathered Azor,
14 Azor fathered Zadok,
Zadok fathered Achim,
Achim fathered Eliud,
15 Eliud fathered Eleazar,
Eleazar fathered Matthan,
Matthan fathered Jacob,
16 and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary,
who gave birth to Jesus who is called the Messiah.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were 14 generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, 14 generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, 14 generations.
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