God’s Promise Fulfilled – Matthew 1:1
Key PassageThis is the family history of Jesus Christ. He came from the family of David and Abraham.
— Matthew 1:1 ERV (Read Full Text)
Key ThoughtJesus is God keeping his promises. This will be one of Matthew’s continuing themes—Matthew writes his Gospel to stress the fulfillment of God's promises to his people. Matthew begins the good news of Jesus by reminding us that Jesus is not only Jewish, but he also has a family line that can be traced back to King David and to Father Abraham. Matt..