His Genealogy and Office - Called Christġ The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:Ģ Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers,ģ And Judah begot Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Aram,Ĥ And Aram begot Aminadab, and Aminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon,ĥ And Salmon begot Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begot Obed of Ruth, and Obed begot Jesse,Ħ And Jesse begot David the king. The King's Antecedents and Statusġ:1- 2:23 A. Proving That Jesus Christ Is the King-Savior CHAPTER 1 I. Recipients: The Jews in general, as indicated by the absence of explanations about Jewish customs and festivals (15:2, cf. Place of Writing: Probably the land of Judea. 37-40, shortly after the Lord's resurrection (28:15) and prior to the destruction of the temple (24:2).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TOĪuthor: Matthew, also called Levi, formerly a tax collector, later an apostle (9:9 Luke 5:27), as indicated by the omitted reference to him as the host of the reception in 9:10 and by the special mentioning of him as the tax collector in 10:3.