𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝘼𝙈𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙇𝙐𝙎𝙄𝙑𝙄𝙏𝙔

Mat 1:1–5 (NKJV) “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham… Judah begot Perez… Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth…”

The New Testament opens with a genealogy—not by accident, but by design. Before Jesus taught inclusion, He embodied it. Matthew records a lineage that includes Perez, born of scandal; Rahab, a former prostitute; and Ruth, a Moabite outsider. God chose to enter history through a family marked by brokenness and diversity. Christ came for the whole human story, not a refined version of it.

These names confront every boundary people construct. Perez shows that God redeems flawed beginnings. Rahab reveals that faith can restore identity. Ruth testifies that covenant love overcomes exclusion. Jesus inherited a truthful lineage, not a flawless one, and in doing so sanctified humanity in its fullness. Grace did not erase the record; it redeemed it.

This genealogy preaches before Christ ever speaks: no one is too flawed or too foreign to belong. Jesus came through an inclusive lineage to offer inclusive salvation. The manger announces what the genealogy declares—all are invited. God gathers what history scattered and heals what society rejected. He came not to narrow God’s family, but to widen it.

Further readings:
Gen 38:27–30
Jos 2:9–13
Ruth 1:16

🎄Merry Christmas🎄