Day 1: January 28

January 28th, 2024
by Christine Eliason
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Matthew 1:1-25

SCRIPTURE HIGHLIGHTS: Matthew 1:1-16

OBSERVATIONS:
All those names…. I had to slow down and read. It’s easy to skim over them. But stop and take a deeper look.

Matthew gives us the lineage of Jesus traced back from Joseph’s side of the family. In these names we see the fulfillment of the long-ago prophesied Messiah. God spoke of the line of Jesus through Abraham (Gen 12:3), Isaac (Gen 21:12), Jacob (Gen 28:14), Judah (Gen 49:10) and finally David (2 Sam. 7:12-16) hundreds of years before he was ever born. Our God fulfills His promises! Clearly seen here in these verses.

Let’s look at who is there and the reason they might surprise us that they are part of the lineage of the Son of God…
Abraham- lied twice (genesis 12 & 20)
Jacob- deceived his father (Genesis 26)
Judah-involved in immorality with his daughter-in-law-(Genesis 38)
Rahab – a Moabite whose line was a product of incest (Genesis 19)
King David- Adulterer, murderer, liar (2 Samuel 11)
On closer inspection, this is an ‘interesting’ (to put it nicely) lineage.

APPLICATION:
Our God is faithful to His promises!

Jesus’ lineage was not what I would expect- Our Messiah (Christ) has a messy family line. The Savior of the world was born into a line of dysfunctional people. But it did not define him- He lived for God’s glory.

My lineage is pretty messy too. I cannot change that. But I can look forward. In Luke 9:62, Jesus tells us of the need to have a forward view. Philippians 3:13-14- Paul tells us to forget what is behind- look ahead. God uses imperfect people to accomplish His will. We cannot change our lineage, but we can look ahead and change the legacy we will leave.
 
PRAYER:
Lord, thank you that your heritage did not define you. You were born and lived to fulfill your part of the Kingdom of God. Help me to not be defined by my lineage, but to live a life of purpose; pursuing the plans you have for me and taking advantage of every good and perfect gift (James 1:17) you provide so that I might glorify you!
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Christine Eliason

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Key - January 29th, 2024 at 9:59am

Amen! An interesting chapter on both the importance of lineage and the promise God has for us all to live/prosper far beyond it! I've grown up being familiar with the divine message sent to Mary when she discovered her pregnancy, but did not realize God spoke to both her and Joseph separately in preparation for the birth of Christ - this passage taught me how God kept Mary and Joseph together and abstinent ahead of the birth of Jesus and (thus) their formal marriage.

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Christine - January 30th, 2024 at 1:30pm

Thanks for your insight! Great thoughts! All praise to our FAITHFUL God!

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