The book of Matthew starts off with a genealogy of who begat who, the family tree of Jesus. This genealogy is evidence of a kept promise, “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” (Genesis 3:15) In other words, God promised a Hero from the line of Eve, and although He would suffer, He would defeat the deceiver.
It’s also a “royal blood line,” the heritage of the King. Interestingly, this blood line isn’t all noble. Look at the women who are listed: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, “the wife of Uriah” aka Bathsheba, and Mary. Widowed Tamar made it with her father-in-law to avoid being destitute, Rahab was a prostitute who helped save the Israelites in Canaan, Ruth was a foreigner who got Boaz drunk to sleep with her (to avoid destitution), Bathsheba was called upon by King David although she was married, and Mary was super young (maybe 13) and engaged… with someone Else’s baby. These women have a beautiful story, although they’re not “holier than thou,” and yet God cherished them and placed them in His royal blood line. Our God is able to see past the junk and chooses to redeem us from it.
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