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MATTHEW 1

A special book (1). The Old Testament is “the book of the genealogy of Adam” (Gen. 5:1), but the New Testament is “the book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ.” In fact, the genealogy of Jesus Christ is the last one given in the Bible, here and in Luke 3:23–28. The important thing is not your first birth but your second birth (John 3).

A special providence (2–17). What may be to some readers a boring list of difficult names is actually the record of God’s working throughout the ages to bring His Son to earth. God ruled and overruled and fulfilled His great promises. In the same way, He will keep His promises and send Jesus back again.

A special Child (18–25). The birth of Jesus was different from every other birth: He was conceived by the Spirit in Mary’s womb and born with a sinless nature. He is “God with us,” and He is also God like us because He took our nature and entered into human life and experience. What a wonderful Savior!

The Virgin Birth

The virgin birth of Jesus Christ is vital to the truth of the gospel (Isa. 7:14). Since Jesus Christ is God, He existed before Mary; therefore, He could not have been conceived as are other babies. He was not only born, but He “came into the world” (John 18:37). He is both God and man, the sinless Lamb of God (1 Pet. 1:19). Matthew opens and closes his book with “God with us” (1:23; 28:20).

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