special women

Matthew refers to four women (Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba) in his list of people from Abraham to
Christ. Rahab was involved in a very sinful lifestyle before turning from her sins and trusting the true God, who
is gracious to repentant sinners. Only one of the four (Bathsheba) was an Israelite. Nevertheless, God allowed all
of them to be included in the ancestry of His Son.

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prophecies

genealogy?
The prophecies concerning the promised Messiah were made between 400 and 4,000 years before Jesus was born.
A few of those prophecies are listed here, along with the places in Scripture showing where they came true.

The Messiah would be:

the importance of jesus’
• Born in Bethlehem—Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:1.
• Presented with gifts—Psalm 72:10; Matthew 2:1, 11.
• Called Lord (a reference to His deity)—Psalm 110:1; Luke 2:11.
• Called Almighty God and Father of Eternity—Isaiah 9:6; John 20:28.
• Born of a virgin and called Emmanuel—Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23 (cf. Genesis 3:15). Take a peek at the Messianic Genealogy chart
• Riding into Jerusalem on the foal of a donkey—Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:5. showing the lineage from Adam to Christ.
• Pierced in His hands and feet—Psalm 22:16; compare the whole Psalm with
the details of the crucifixion.

text by Stacia McKeever

From Adam to Chr ist

When Adam disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden, the perfect fellowship he had enjoyed with his Creator was destroyed. God
promised that one day, Someone would be born—a descendant of Adam—who would rescue His creation from the Curse that
God had subjected it to (Genesis 3:15). This person was Jesus Christ, the Messiah—God-man. This special chart lists all the
men who were descendants of Adam and ancestors of Jesus.

A Problem & Solution

God promised that King David would always have a descendant on his throne (Jeremiah 23:5–6; 1 Chronicles 17:10–14). The
legal right to this throne was passed through David’s son, Solomon, to his descendants. Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin),
a great, great … grandson of Solomon and king of Judah, was so wicked that God punished him by declaring that none of his
children would ever again sit on the throne (Jeremiah 22:17–30). This caused a problem since Joseph, the supposed “father” of
Jesus, was a descendant of Jeconiah. If Joseph had been Jesus’ biological father, Jesus would have had the legal right to the throne,
but would have been unable to occupy it due to being under Jeconiah’s curse. God solved this problem by using Mary: Jesus is the
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Son of God and was the first-born son of Mary, a virgin (Matthew 1:23) and a descendant of David through another son, Nathan.
So Jesus has the right to sit on the eternal throne of David—legally, through his adoptive father, Joseph; and physically, through
His natural mother, Mary. In this way, God’s promise, mentioned above in Jeremiah and Chronicles, was fulfilled.

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 M E SSIA N I C G ENE A LO G Y
K f r o m a da m t o c h r i s t k
Adam
(4004 BC – 3074 BC)

Isaac Nathan Addi Melchi Jannai

Abr aham
(1996 BC – 1821 BC)
Jacob Mattatha Cosam Neri Joseph Melchi
Judah Menna Elmadam Shealtiel Mattathias Levi

LINE O F M A RY
Perez
Melea Er Zerubbabel Amos Matthat
Hezron
Terah Ram Eliakim Joshua Rhesa Nahum Eli
Nahor Amminadab Jonam Eliezer Joanan Hesli Mary
Serug Nahshon Joseph Jorim Joda Naggai
Reu Salmon Judah Matthat Josech Maath
Seth Boaz
Peleg Simeon Levi Semein Mattathias
Enosh Obed
Eber
Kenan Jesse
Mahalalel Shelah
Jared Arphaxad
Enoch Shem
Methuselah King David Jesus Christ
Lamech (1085 BC – 1015 BC) (5 BC – 33 AD)

Joram Ahaziah Jeconiah Shealtiel Joseph

Jehoshaphat Joash Jehoiakim Zerubbabel Jacob

LINE O F JOSEPH
Asa Amaziah Josiah Abiud Matthan
Abijah Uzziah Amon Eliakim Eleazar
Noah Rehoboam Jotham Manasseh Azor Eliud
(2948 BC – 1998 BC) Solomon Ahaz Hezekiah Sadoc Achim

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Based on the genealogies given in 1 Chronicles 3, Matthew 1, and Luke 3 (NASB). Dates taken from Annals of the World by James Ussher. visit www.AnswersInGenesis.org/go/messianic-genealogy

© 2006 Answers in Genesis. Text compiled by Bodie Hodge, edited by Dr. Terry Mortenson