The Gospel of Matthew, 1:17

 "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."

Commentary

In Matthews genealogical recall there are 42 generations that divide up into three fourteen generation segments, each one then seemingly representing a perfect arrangement, for our God and Father who is the Author of the Holy Scriptures (and our salvation) had a very deliberate plan when He brought forth His Son into the world. And so from Abraham to David there are listed fourteen generations which cover the establishment of God’s Nation and Christ’s Future Throne. The next fourteen generations then cover Israel as a divided nation, whose kings largely led them into apostasy, and ultimately into their 70 year captivity in Babylon (Ezekiel 43:6-9). While the final phase covers the genealogical record that tracts the Israelites who came up from Babylon to what would have been their then present day, and thus what would be most familiar to them in establishing their own family lineages, which brings us to God’s fulfillment of His redemption plans for us all through His Son Jesus, Joseph and Marry then being the last listed as the family through whom Christ came into the world (see Matthew 1:1-16).

Scripture Citation

The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982.


 

 

 

 

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