Matthew 1:2-6

Fall is getting to feel a lot like winter, though not quite yet. Hopefully the day is sunny and warm enough for Avery's party. Hard to believe its almost here already. My little girl just walks to the door now when she sees daddy is home. Life is just so precious. 

Lets get into some more of Matthew.

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Matthew 1:2-6

Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David the king, David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah..
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After listing off several male names we get to the name Tamar who bore a son for Judah out of marriage. We learn from the story in Genesis 39 that Judah refused to give his youngest son to Tamar as a husband because the Lord had killed his oldest after they sinned before the Lord by refusing to bear children. Tamar was actually within her rights to expect Judah to provide a child according to the Law. Also the Law teaches that one of illegitimate birth will not enter the Lord’s presence till the tenth generation (Deut 23:2). 

Now the third woman who comes up on the list of Ruth who married Boaz and they had a son named Obed. In the book of Ruth the people bless Ruth and give a special prayer that their son will be like the son who Tamar bore to Judah. That would make David the tenth son from the one born by Tamar. David would become King of Israel and the Lord promised that from His throne would come the King of Kings.

Matthew is a tax collector by trade, a government official and still a devoted passionate Jew. He begins His gospel with a message that our Lord Jesus is from the line of King David but reminds us that it wasn’t a perfect and righteous line. Verse six even points out David’s own sin by taking Bathsheba. The Spirit does not point out anything else other than David’s own failure. He had forgiveness with consequence. The people who came before were just that, people. The only righteousness we can ever have is that given to us by the Lord, right standing before Him.