This verse always reminds me that running with the crowd is not what Jesus would want for my life. The narrow way is so much harder yet so simple ......... By: Amber Gregg - November 13, 2006 - Public Category: Matthew`s Biography of Jesus - Chapter 1
The book of the generation
of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father
of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of
Judah and his brothers. Judah became the father of Perez
and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the
father of Ram. Ram became
the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon
became the father of Salmon. Salmon became the father of Boaz
by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father
of Jesse. Jesse became the
father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon by her who
had been the wife of Uriah. Solomon became the father of
Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father
of Asa. Asa became the
father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram
became the father of Uzziah. Uzziah became the father of
Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of
Hezekiah. Hezekiah became
the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became
the father of Josiah. Josiah became the father of
Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon. After the exile to Babylon,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of
Zerubbabel. Zerubbabel
became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim
became the father of Azor. Azor became the father of Sadoc.
Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
Eliud became the father
of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the
father of Jacob. Jacob
became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from
Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to
Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the
Christ, fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus
Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph,
before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, her husband,
being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example,
intended to put her away secretly. But when he thought about these
things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying,
"Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your
wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She shall bring forth a son. You
shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from
their sins."
Now all this has
happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through
the prophet, saying,
which is, being interpreted, "God with us."
Joseph arose from his
sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife
to himself; and didn't
know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named
him Jesus.
