Apparent Discrepancies Are Made Clear: The Genealogies of Christ Fill Us with Hope and Encouragement

Christ’s Genealogies Reveal That We can Be Related to Him!

Ruth

Ruth was a Moabitess of incestuous origin and a widow. Both [Rahab and Ruth] were Gentiles and of low class, yet they are associated with Christ. Christ is joined not only to the Jews but also the Gentiles, even to those of low estate…. Deuteronomy 23:3 forbade the Moabites to enter the assembly of Jehovah, even to the tenth generation. Ruth, however, not only was accepted by the Lord but also became one of the most important ancestors of Christ because she sought God and God’s people (Ruth 1:15-17; 2:11-12). (Lee, Footnotes 7)

Matthew 1:5 And Salmon begot Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begot Obed of Ruth, and Obed begot Jesse,

[Bathsheba] [Tamar] [Rahab] [Ruth] [Our hope]

[Matthew] [Luke] [Jesus’ grandfather] [David’s son]
[Chart] [We’re related] [He is everything]

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