The Family, Redeemed

Read: Matthew 1:1-17

Reflect: Why do you think it is important to know the genealogy of Jesus?

Request (Prayer): Thank God for the detailed history He gives throughout the Bible.

Throughout Scripture there are a lot of references to families and genealogies. Genealogies are a lot like a family tree and where the family first started. Have you ever wondered why there are these long lists of names mentioned in the Bible? What is so important about them. Well, let me tell you as best as I can.

What is the point of having all these long and weird names in the Bible? It’s to show where it all began, but also to show how God has redeemed them. For these names to be in Scripture means that these names are part of the history of Jesus. It all lines up and leads to the name, Jesus. And why is it important to know these? So that way we can see the lineage of Christ.

The names in the family of God are those who have been redeemed. They have been chosen by God to accepted into Scripture, and another great reason to know about them is so that we can learn from their lives and how they either disobeyed God or obeyed Him, and we can leaner from their failures and their accomplishments.

We can even see how the Lord was faithful throughout all of those generations, and how it has now led up to the birth of Christ.