The Lineage of Jesus

This morning we are going to examine the lineage of Jesus. In order for Jesus to be the Messiah, His lineage had to include three distinct and specific requirements. He had to be the Son of God, a physical descendent of King David, and also have the right of inheritance to the throne of King David and yet avoid the curse on Jeconiah in Jeremiah 22:30. We have already talked about Jesus being the Son of God in the sermon given from John 1:1-18 last Christmas (See: The Incarnation) and the sermon from Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 2:1-39 two weeks ago on Jesus' birth. This morning we are going to examine Jesus' genealogy through Joseph in Matthew 1:1-17 and through Mary in Luke 3:23-38 to see how these other two requirements were fulfilled.