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Matthew 1:1-17
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1This is the genealogy of
Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2Abraham was the father of
Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of
3Judah the father of Perez
and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the
father of Ram,
4Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5Salmon the father of Boaz,
whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed
the father of Jesse,
6and Jesse the father of King
David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
7Solomon the father of
Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,
8Asa the father of
Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
9Uzziah the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
10Hezekiah the father of
Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
11and Josiah the father of
Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to
12After the exile to
13Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,
Abihud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
14Azor the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Elihud,
15Elihud the father of
Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
16and Jacob the father of
Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the
Messiah.
17Thus there were fourteen
generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to
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1)
According to
verse 1 whose genealogy is the current genealogical record?
o
It is the genealogy
of Jesus,
o
The Messiah.
o
The son of David.
o
The son of
Abraham.
2)
What is the
significance of ‘son of David’?
o
It is a reference
to the Messiah or the Christ.
o
It is also a
description as being descended from the line of David.
3)
What is Jesus entitled
to as the son of David?
o
Jesus is entitled
to the throne of David.
4)
Why is Jesus referred
to as the son of Abraham?
o
Abraham is the
ancestor of the Jews.
o
Anyone who is
Jewish in descent is a son of Abraham.
5)
Who was Tamar
mentioned in verse 3 as the mother of Perez and Zerah, whose father was
o
Tamar was also
o
When
o
She conceived
from him twins,
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Perez.
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And Zerah.
6)
Who was Rahab mentioned
in verse 5 as the mother of Boaz?
o
Rahab was a
Canaanite prostitute.
7)
Who was Ruth mentioned
in verse 5 as the mother of Obed?
o
Ruth was a
Moabitess.
8)
Who was Uriah’s
wife mentioned in verse 6 as the mother of Solomon?
o
Bathsheba
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Was Uriah’s wife.
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And conceived Solomon.
o
When
o
David committed
adultery with her.
9)
Why is David
specifically referred to as King David in verse 6 in Jesus’ genealogy?
o
God promised David
that he shall never fail to have a man sit upon the throne of the house of
o
Jesus as the
eternal king over the house of
10)
According to
verse 16 who was the husband of Mary?
o
Joseph was
the husband of Mary.
11)
According to
verse 16 who was the mother of Jesus?
o
Mary was the
mother of Jesus.
12)
What was Mary
accused but not guilty of?
o
Mary was
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Accused.
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But not guilty of
adultery.
13)
Why were women of
shady reputation specifically mentioned in Jesus’ genealogy?
o
They were mentioned
to address concern over Mary who was
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Accused.
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But not guilty of
adultery.
14)
Were Tamar, Rahab,
Ruth and Bathsheba Jewish?
o
Tamar, Rahab and Ruth
were Gentiles.
o
Bathsheba was
probably a Gentile too.
o
Because
o
Her husband Uriah
was a Hittite.
15)
Why were Gentile
women mentioned in Jesus’ genealogy?
o
Jesus is the
Messiah or the Christ of Gentiles too.
16)
Is Joseph explicitly
mentioned as the father of Jesus?
o
No.
17)
According to
verse 17 how many generations were there from Abraham to David?
o
Fourteen.
18)
According to
verse 17 how many generations were there from David to the exile to
o
Fourteen.
19)
According to
verse 17 how many generations were there from the exile to the Messiah or the
Christ?
o
Fourteen.
20)
Where can we find
reference materials for Jesus’ genealogy?
o
https://jewsforjesus.org/learn/the-genealogy-of-the-messiah
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Matthew 1:1-17
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