by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 1:19 (NKJV) “Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.” There is a junction where justice and mercy meet called the junction of love. Joseph demonstrated this to...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jan 4, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 1:16 (NKJV) “And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.” From His genealogy and ancestry, it is clear that Jesus was known as Jesus, son of Joseph. Although we are aware that Jesus was not the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jan 3, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 1:6 (NKJV) “and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.” David’s escapades with Bathsheba and the subsequent murdering of her husband, Uriah, was one of the lowest points in his kingship. This...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jan 2, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 1:2 (NKJV) “Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers.” Although Ishmael was the first born of Abraham and a great warrior in his time, he was not mentioned in the genealogy of the Son of God. It is not who...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jan 1, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 1:1 (NKJV) “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:” The entire genealogy of Jesus is anchored around two figures namely, David and Abraham. Although the proceeding verses give a more detailed account of all...
