As Christmas draws closer, the Gospel readings focus on the Gospel of Matthew, which begins with something seemingly mundaneβ€”the genealogy of Christ.

Why does Matthew start his Gospel with a genealogy? If you look at it from the point of view of a first century Jew, it’s completely captivating. These names reveal a lot about the history of God’s chosen people, and builds up to reveal the identity of the new king and Emmanuel, God with us.

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β€œJesus is Christ the King and Emmanuel, God with us.”

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