Matthew 1:18-21-18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about[d]: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the...
In addition to Tamar, Rahab and Ruth, another woman gets mentioned in Matthew’s genealogical record, the record that lists the ancestors of Jesus, in Matthew 1. Let’s pick it up from verse 5: 5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of...
Ruth is another non-Israelite who is listed in the lineage of Jesus in Matthew 1. She was a Moabite. She was a descendant of Lot, Abraham’s nephew. Moab was one of Lot’s sons. Warning, it’s a messy story. Lot’s daughters got him drunk, took advantage of him and...
Joshua 2:1- Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies. “Go, look over the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. Joshua 6:17- The city and all that is in it are to be devoted[a] to...
How many of you have that one person in your family who is a bit of a wild card at the family Christmas gathering? For those of you who lifted your hands, be honest. How many of YOU are THAT person? Family relationships can be messy, can’t they? How many of you have...
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