MATTHEW 1:1-2-Continues

Matthew 1:1-2 continues-- To testify that Jesus is the King, the Christ of God prophesied in the Old Testament, Matthew needs to show us the antecedents and status of this King, to prove that He is the proper successor to the throne of David. To prove that Jesus is a proper and normal man. Luke needs to show the generations of this man, to attest that He is qualified to be the Savior of mankind. For the record of a servant, Mark does not need to tell us His origin. To unveil that Jesus is the very God, neither does John need to give us His human genealogy; rather, he declares that, as the Word of god, He is the very god in the beginning. The kingdom, of which Christ is the King, composed of Abraham's descendants, including both his descendants in the flesh and those in faith. Hence, the genealogy of Christ in Matthew begins with Abraham, the father of the called race, not with Adam, the father of the created race. God's kingdom is not built with the created race of Adam but with the called race of Abraham, which includes but the real Israelites (Rom. 9:6-8) and the believers in Christ (Gal. 3:7,9,29). To prove by relating His genealogy that Jesus is a proper man qualified to be Savior of mankind. Luke traces His genealogy back to Adam, the first generation of mankind. In the genealogy of Jesus given by Luke, which proves that He is a proper man, the title Christ is not mentioned (Luke 3:23-38). But in the genealogy of Christ given here by Matthew, which proves that He is the King, the Christ of God, the title Christ is emphasized repeatedly (vv.1,16-170). Matt. 1:1 . . . the son of David, Solomon is a type of Christ as the son of David, the One who inherits the throne and kingdom of David (2 Sam. 7:12-13; Luke 1:32-33). Solomon as a type of Christ, did mainly two things he built the temple of God in the kingdom ( I Kings 6:2) and spoke the word of wisdom (I Kings 10:23-24; Matt. 12:42) Christ, is fulfilling this type, is now building the real temple of God, the church in the kingdom of God and has spoken the word of wisdom. Issac is a type of Christ, as the son of Abraham:, the One who inherits the promise and blessing God gave to Abraham (Gen. 22:17-18; Gal. 3:16, 14). Issac also a type of Christ, did mainly two things he obeyed his father even unto death and was resurrected (Gen. 22:9-10, Heb. 11:19), and he took Rebekah, a Gentile woman as his wife (Gen. 24:61-67) Christ, in fulfilling this type, was put to death and offered to God and was resurrected from death, and He is taking the church as His bride out of the Gentiles.