Matthew | Bible Summary

Chapter 1

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ (1-17)

• The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (1:1)
  • Jesus came from the line of David
  • Jesus is the better King of Israel, the better David, the better Adam
  • Jesus fulfill's God's promise to Abraham:
    • "and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.” - Genesis 22:18
• Listing of the genealogies (1:2-16)
• So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations. (1:17)

The Birth of Jesus Christ (18-25)

• Mary betrothed to Joseph but before they came together she was with child from the Holy Spirit (1:18)