Title: " The Introduction of the King "

Text: Matthew Chapter One

INTRO: *** The Introduction to this Book Must Begin with a

Brief Introduction of The King's Messenger :

1. The Messenger's Name :

Matthew -- Matthew 9:9 & Also

Levi -- Mark 2:14 & Luke 5:27-32

2. The Messenger's Occupation :

Publican -- a Tax Collector

Matthew 9:9 ; Mark 2:14 ; & Luke 5:27-32

3. The Messenger's Call & Conversion :

Luke 5:27-28

a. The Call of Jesus was to Drop Everything

and Follow Him .

Verse 27

b. Matthew's Response was Immediate &

Complete.

Verse 28

4. The Messenger's Soulwinning Zeal :

Luke 5:29-32

a. Right Away Matthew Made a Feast & Invited

Many of his Friends & Acquaintances to

Come to his home to Meet Jesus.

b. Compare Matthew with Andrew & Philip

John 1:40-46

c. Compare Christ's Disciples with Yourself .

5. The Messenger's Main Message :

*** Jesus Christ was & IS the Promised Messi-

ah & King of the Jewish People who Came in

Direct Fulfillment of the Old Testament Scrip-

tures !!!

I. The King's Genealogy

Matthew 1:1-17

A. The Geneology of Jesus Christ is Traced from Abraham

to Jesus In the Line of Reigning Kings through Joseph

which Established the Lord's Legal Right to the Throne

of David because of the Laws Regarding Legal Step-

parents & Children.

B. This Geneology Also Demonstrates the Wisdom & Know-

ledge of God, because it shows how God By-passed

the Curse He had Placed upon Jeconiah & his Seed .

Jeremiah 22:24-30 c/f Romans 11:33-36

C. The King's Geneology is a Beautiful Testimony to the

Grace of God through the Lives of Tamar & Bathsheba.

Verses 3 & 6 c/f Genesis 38 & II Samuel 11

D. The Principle of the Kinsman Redeemer is Beautifully

Portrayed through the Story of Boaz & Ruth.

Verse 5 c/f Book of Ruth in the OT

II. The King's Birth

Matthew 1:18-25

A. The Complication Arises

Verse 18

B. The Just Man's Dilemma

Verses 19-20a

C. The Heavenly Vision

Verses 20-21

D. The Scripture's Fulfillment

Verses 22-23

E. The Just Man's Obedience

Verses 24-25