Matthew1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David,
the Son of Abraham: 2 Abraham begot Isaac,
Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot
Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. 4 Ram begot
Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. 5 Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth,
Obed begot Jesse, 6 and Jesse begot David the
king.David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of
Uriah. 7 Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot
Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa. 8 Asa
begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. 9 Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot
Hezekiah. 10 Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh
begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah. 11
Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to
Babylon. 12 And after they were brought to
Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and
Eliakim begot Azor. 14 Azor begot Zadok, Zadok
begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. 15 Eliud begot
Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. 16
And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is
called Christ. 17 So all the generations from
Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in
Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the
Christ are fourteen generations. 18 Now the birth
of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not
wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. 20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of
David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is
conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 And she
will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His
people from their sins." 22 So all this was
done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the
prophet, saying: 23 "Behold, the virgin shall
be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us." 24
Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded
him and took to him his wife, 25 and did not know
her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called
His name Jesus.
After 400 years of darkness, (represented by the two
blank pages in your Bible between the Old Testament and the New,) a Light
shines.
Thinking of all the possibilities God may or could have employed
for Jesus to enter the world He created, this may have been the least expected
or anticipated way, except for one thing – it is exactly what the scriptures
had said about the birth of The Savior.
Have you noticed by now God ALWAYS does exactly what He
says He will do?
You might have thought The Son of God would enter the
world upon a chariot of fire accompanied by an army of the angelic host. God
had said He would be born of a virgin. (Isaiah 7:14.) Which entry is more
spectacular?
In the same quiet way He is born into every human heart
which will allow Him room. It may not seem like that big of a deal – but it
will change your whole world.
Jesus did not come to leave things as they are.
-Pastor Bill
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