THE COMING OF THE MESSIAH MATTHEW ONE The saddest chapter in the Bible is Genesis 3. It is sad because it is the story of sin entering into the world. Satan used the sneaky snake to deceive the woman. He asked her if there was any tree in the garden from which they could not eat the fruit. She expl... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE BACKGROUND OF THE MESSIAH MATTHEW 1:1-11_ : The genealogy of Jesus connects him with God and man, Jew and Gentile, rich and poor, and men and women. It is of interest that four women are named in the lineage of Jesus, Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba mentioned by implication in Matthew 1:6. Je... [ Continue Reading ]
_MORE ABOUT THE ANCESTORS OF JESUS MATTHEW 1:12-17:_ There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David. There were also fourteen generations from David to the exile in Babylon. There were fourteen generations from the exile in Babylon to the birth of the Messiah. The purpose of the genealogy is... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH MATTHEW 1:18-21:_ "But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons." (Galatians 4:4-5) Christ was born in fulfillment of prophecy. "Th... [ Continue Reading ]
_HIS NAME WAS CALLED JESUS MATTHEW 1:22-25:_ The conception of Jesus took place in an extraordinary manner. While Mary was a virgin, still untouched by any man, she conceived a child by the Holy Ghost. The prophet had predicted that a virgin would have a son and now the thing was done. The child of... [ Continue Reading ]