Study of MATTHEW CHAPTER ONE-Continues

Matthew 1:6 And Jesse begot David the king. And David begot Solomon of her who had been the wife of Uriah,
David was the eighth son of his father and was chosen and anointed by God (1 Sam. 16:10-13). The number eight signifies resurrection. That David as the eight son was chosen by God indicates that his association with Christ was in resurrection. Furthermore, he was a man after the heart of God (1 Sam. 11:14) and brought in God's kingdom for Christ.

David was the last of the generations of the fathers. He was also the first of the generations of the kings. He was the conclusion of one age and the beginning of the next. He became the beginning of the next. He became the beginning of the next. He became the landmark of two ages because he brought in the kingdom of God and was closely associated with Christ.

In this genealogy, only David is called "the king" because it was through him that the kingdom with the kingship was brought in. When David committed adultery and murder, he was rebuked by the prophet Nathan, whom God had sent purposely to condemn him (2 Sam 12:1-12). When David was condemned, he repented Psalm 51, is the record of his repentance. He repented and God forgave him (2 Sam. 12:13). The he begot Solomon (@Sam. 12:24). Hence, Solomon is the issue of man's transgression and repentance plus God's forgiveness

The genealogy in Matthew says that David begot Solomon, but the genealogy in Luke says that Nathan was the son of David (Luke 3:31). First Chronicles 3:5 tells us that Nathan and Solomon were tow different persons. Luke's record is the genealogy of David's son Nathan, who was Mary's forefather, whereas Matthew's record is the genealogy of David's son Solomon, who was Joseph's forefather. One genealogy is the line of Mary, the other line of the wife; the other is the line of Joseph, the line of the husband. Both Mary and Joseph were descendants of David. Under God's sovereignty they were joined together by marriage, so that through Mary. Joseph was indirectly associated with Christ. Christ can be counted as a descendant of David through either Solomon or Nathan. Hence, He has tow genealogies.

StrictlY speaking, Solomon was not a direct forefather of Christ. His relationship with Christ was indirect, through the marriage of Joseph, his descendant, to Mary, of whom Christ was born (vs. 16). The Old Testament did not say that Christ would be Solomon's descendant, but it prophesied repeatedly that Christ would be a descendant of David (2 Sam. 7:13-14; Jer. 2:5).

Uriah was a Hittite, a heathen, and his wife was Bathsheba (2 Sam. 11:3). David murdered him and took Bathsheba. Hence, she was remarried as a result of murder and adultery (2 Sam.11:26-27). David, a man after the heart of God, did right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of his life except for this one evil (1 Kings 15:5). This genealogy does not say "of Bathsheba" but "of her who had been the wife of Uriah," to emphasize the great sin of David's, thus showing that Christ as the kingly Savior is related not only to the heathen but also to sinners. A strong picture of God's grace.

Continues next time with Matthew 1:7-11.