Sermons on Matthew 1:16

and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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… After the exile to Babylon, and it goes on to verse 16. And Jacob, the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. Don't miss this. I'm not convinced exactly how much Josiah knew when it came to specifics, but I'm pretty convinced based on Scripture that Josiah knew that he was in a long line and the plan of God to bring this promise to a reality. This Passover was just a picture of something that was coming much greater. And Josiah realized he was in a long line that one day, maybe he knew the specifics or maybe not, but one day his life was going to point to Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. And he knew that generations would come and go and they would seek after God and turn from God. But he knew that in the end, Christ was going to bring salvation to God's people. And that's what his life pointed to. Now, we find ourselves on the other side of this list. …

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Second Sunday of Advent - December 7, 2025
Rev. Werner Ramirez, 2025-12-07 · Scripture reading

… elude the father of eleazar and eleazar the father of matan and matan the father of jacob and jacob the father of joseph the husband of mary who bore jesus who is called the messiah so all the generations from abraham to david are 14 generations and from david to the deportation to Babylon, 14 generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, 14 generations. Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be pregnant from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to divorce her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet. Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means God with us. When Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him. He took her as his wife, but had no marital …

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… And then finally the conclusion, Mathan. Then Jacob, the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. Read Matthew chapter 1 and try not to yawn. A bit tedious on your part, right, Matthew? To which Matthew says, a bit oblivious on your part, Max. Read carefully. The tax collector turned apostle. purges, and you'll see a lesson. There's a lesson in this lineage. Jesus's ancestry matters. It matters because he traces his ancestry back to Adam, the first human. It includes Abraham, the first Jew. It involves David, the most famous king. Do these details matter? Well, they tell us that Jesus was human like Adam, that he was the fulfillment of a covenant that God made to Abraham, and he was the prophesied descendant of David who would inherit the throne of the king. Check, check, check. Jesus checked three important boxes, but there's more. study this family tree and you'll see that the family tree of God on earth suffers from blight first there was Judah a Jew who solicited sex from his impregnated daughter-in-law thinking that she was a streetwalker there's a story of Tamar a Gentile who bore two sons out of incest. …

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