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Matthew 1:1
From the very first verse in Matthew's Gospel to the closing statement in John's Apocalypse, the focal figure of the New Testament is Jesus Christ... and the thrilling testimony is salvation by grace through faith to all who believe. From the opening verse of his Gospel, Matthew begins to open our understanding that Jesus Christ is the promised Seed of Abraham through Whom all the families of the earth will be blessed.
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Matthew 1:18
Christ's kingly lineage was traced back from Joseph the husband of Mary, through David's kingly line, to Israel's celebrated forefather, Abraham, through whom all the families of the earth were to be blessed. They were to be blessed by Christ, the only begotten Son of the Father Who was full of grace and truth.
It was our Lord Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of God, Who was to be born of Mary the betrothed wife of Joseph the read more...
Matthew 1:21
Christ is born in Bethlehem, is the line of a much-loved carol, but those words are pregnant with meaning, for the birth of this baby was for a divine purpose and to fulfil prophecy. Christ was born as part of God's eternal plan for man. The birth of Jesus shows Him to be both true deity and fully man. It was this point in time when God the eternal Son, became Jesus the perfect Man, Who took upon Himself a human nature. From eternity past, He was fully read more...
Matthew 1:22
The Jews are the target audience of Matthew's Gospel, and many prophecies relating to Jesus are found in his writings. Matthew opens by announcing that Jesus is the Son of David and Son of Abraham, and throughout his Gospel, Matthew refers to things which were fulfilled by Old Testament prophets "as it was written..."
Matthew records Micah's prophecy of His birth in Bethlehem. He quotes from Isaiah, Malachi, read more...
Matthew 1:23
Sometimes we are so familiar with the words of Scripture that we fail to see the enormity of their content. Sometimes the Word of God has become so commonplace in our lives that we have lost the eternal context and significance of God's eternal plans and purposes.
So it is with the Scriptures that detail Christ's birth. These Scriptures are some of the most well known and well loved, even with unbelievers as, year after year, they read more...