All in the Family

1. Why was it important for Matthew to trace the genealogy of Jesus as he does in Matthew chapter 1?

2. A lot of history took place in the years from Abraham to Jesus. What does it teach us about the plans of God? Can God’s plan be stopped?

3. Many of the people listed in Matthew 1 were unknown. Read 1 Corinthians 1:27. What does this mean to you how and who God chooses to use for His work?

4. How does fulfilled prophecy help to support your faith in Christ?

5. Even though Mary and Joseph were the perfect couple to bring the Messiah into the world, they still had to accept responsibility. How interruptible are you when God changes your plans?

6. Matthew was a tax collector. He would have been despised by the Jewish people in the first century. What does it say that God uses Him to write this first gospel?

7. Matthew presents Jesus as the King of the Jews. Why does that matter?