We talked about how Matthew is strategically the first book of the New Testament because he mentions a lot of Old Testament scriptures to show the Jews, this is the Messiah you have been waiting for. Matthew is also viewed as a ‘Christian manual’, because the book gives instructions about how we are to live as Christians. We talked about how Matthew is a book that joins Jews and Gentiles showing that we are all one family when we accept Christ into our hearts. God has one holy family. The blood of Jesus is what makes us one! We discussed the events in the first two chapters. We talked about how God had everything prepared for Jesus’ coming. One of our takeaways from this lesson is that God will warn us about danger if we are in tune with Him and if we’re listening. Another point we learned was from the genealogy. God used Jews, Gentiles, men, women and some people who were less than perfect in Jesus family line. Our takeaway is that God can and will use us no matter what our past looks like. There is nothing we have done that is so terrible that God can’t use us. There were 5 women named as part of Jesus’ ancestors. Four of whom had a shady past (Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba).  The men were not perfect either. But I mention the women because they are not normally listed in a genealogy. So God through Matthew is trying to tell us something. God can use Jews, Gentiles (everyone else that's not a Jew), males, and females, and people with a shady past to fulfill His purpose. This fact lets us know there is room in the kingdom for all of us, no matter what we have done in our past!  @Reading Through the Bible with Elder Linda ​

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