The Origin of Jesus Christ: Tracing His Lineage to David and Abraham
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. – Matthew 1:1
While we generally accept Jesus Christ as the incarnate Son of God who came to the earth to fulfill the important mission of redemption and reconciling humankind back with God in a father-child relationship, just as God intended right from the beginning, it is also important to note that Jesus would not have been able to accomplish His mission on earth if He hadn’t come in human form.
It takes an earthling to dwell on the earth. For the duration of time He had to live to complete His assignment on earth, Jesus essentially needed to operate in a human form, even though He was divinity and of God. And, since being an earthling requires traceability, Jesus had to come to earth through the lineage of David, of the tribe of Judah, with Abraham as His earthly ancestor.
That is why, even though there were several generations between Abraham and David, as well as David and Jesus, the writer of the gospel in our reference passage today highlighted the three of them first as the most prominent in their genealogy: Abraham, the ancestor; David, the father; and Jesus, the Son. That is why Jesus was sometimes addressed as the Son of David by people in His time, because He came from a prominent family tree, the lineage of David, an illustrious king in ancient Israel, and someone attested by God as a man after His own heart [1 Samuel 13:14].
To be continued…
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. – Habakkuk 2:14
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