Why does Matthew’s genealogy go back to Abraham, while Luke’s goes back to Adam? Matthew is very concerned with showing that Jesus is the fulfillment of the promises that God made to the Jewish people through both Abraham and David. However, those promises don’t just show that Jesus is the coming King of the Jews (2 Samuel 7:12). They show that He is also the Savior of the world. As God said to Abraham: “I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who treats you with contempt. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you” (Genesis 12:3, WEB). Which is one of the reasons we see Gentiles like Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth mentioned in the genealogy: Jesus is the Savior for all!
Thought for the day: Abraham had issues. David had issues. Tamar had issues. Rahab had issues. Sin doesn’t mean God can’t use us. He can! But we should still do our best to live for Him.
Romans 6:1-2 (WEB) “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?”
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