A King is Coming

We begin our study of Matthew’s gospel with the very first verses, where he introduces us to Jesus. He wants to convey the importance of who Jesus is and command our attention for this man. He does this in a way that doesn’t always make a lot of sense to us thousands of years later- with a genealogy. What do ancestors have to do with who Jesus is? Why does Matthew start here? He wants us to see: A King is Coming!