Thesis: Jesus, in his humanity, had a family tree; and in this tree, we can clearly see God's glory and grace. We see God's Grace, Sovereignty and Love in the people He chose to be related to:
I. GRACE * Tamar - immoral Canaanite adulterer - Christ line (with Judah gave Perez) - All of us needs grace (1 Corinthians 6:11) * Rahab - Gentile prostitute - Christ line (with Salmon gave Boaz) - She came to faith in God (Joshua 2:11) * Manasseh/Amon - wickedly evil kings - Manasseh erected pagan altars - Amon pagan worshiper like dad Manasseh - Both killed/sacrificed children - Christ attached himself to sin in family tree
II. SOVEREIGNTY * God planned Jesus from eternity - no plan B * genealogy shows all kinds of sinners, no one beyond grace * Line shows contrast with sinful humanity and Christ as perfect Prophet, Priest and King. * Galatians 4:4 - Christ came at designed time
III. LOVE * v.16 reminds us of God's promise to lovingly save us right after sin entered world (Genesis 3:15) * Of course, John 3:16 * willingly dying to atone for sins like those of persons in genealogy
CONCLUSION: Your sins are not beyond the reach of God's grace, love and sovereign ability to deal with even the most evil of deeds.
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