Biblical Reading and Reflections: August 28th (Amos 9 & Matthew 1:1-17)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Book of Chronicles Is Like a New Book of Genealogy
The book of chronicles begins with the very beginning, with god's creation of adam. And then it moves into a focus upon the genealogy of abraham and of david. That's what matthew is doing here. He's connecting christ with that very beginning of the book of chronicle. It isn't just a list of names, though. There are people mentioned within it who are not strictly part of the genealogy itself. People like zarah, or people like uriah, or the brothers of judah, or jechaniah. Women did not need to be recorded in the list, but they are recorded.
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