Matthieu - Caput 1

Matthieu 1.1 liber generationis Iesu Christi filii David filii Abraham Matthieu 1.2 Abraham genuit Isaac Isaac autem genuit Iacob Iacob autem genuit Iudam et fratres eius Matthieu 1.3 Iudas autem genuit Phares et Zara de Thamar Phares autem genuit Esrom Esrom autem genuit Aram Matthieu 1.4 Aram autem genuit Aminadab Aminadab autem genuit Naasson Naasson autem genuit Salmon Matthieu 1.5 Salmon autem genuit Booz de Rachab Booz autem genuit Obed ex Ruth Obed autem genuit Iesse Iesse autem genuit David regem Matthieu 1.6 David autem rex genuit Salomonem ex ea quae fuit Uriae Matthieu 1.7 Salomon autem genuit Roboam Roboam autem genuit Abiam Abia autem genuit Asa Matthieu 1.8 Asa autem genuit Iosaphat Iosaphat autem genuit Ioram Ioram autem genuit Oziam Matthieu 1.9 Ozias autem genuit Ioatham Ioatham autem genuit Achaz Achaz autem genuit Ezechiam Matthieu 1.10 Ezechias autem genuit Manassen Manasses autem genuit Amon Amon autem genuit Iosiam Matthieu 1.11 Iosias autem genuit Iechoniam et fratres eius in transmigratione Babylonis Matthieu 1.12 et post transmigrationem Babylonis Iechonias genuit Salathihel Salathihel autem genuit Zorobabel Matthieu 1.13 Zorobabel autem genuit Abiud Abiud autem genuit Eliachim Eliachim autem genuit Azor Matthieu 1.14 Azor autem genuit Saddoc Saddoc autem genuit Achim Achim autem genuit Eliud Matthieu 1.15 Eliud autem genuit Eleazar Eleazar autem genuit Matthan Matthan autem genuit Iacob Matthieu 1.16 Iacob autem genuit Ioseph virum Mariae de qua natus est Iesus qui vocatur Christus Matthieu 1.17 omnes ergo generationes ab Abraham usque ad David generationes quattuordecim et a David usque ad transmigrationem Babylonis generationes quattuordecim et a transmigratione Babylonis usque ad Christum generationes quattuordecim Matthieu 1.18 Christi autem generatio sic erat cum esset desponsata mater eius Maria Ioseph antequam convenirent inventa est in utero habens de Spiritu Sancto Matthieu 1.19 Ioseph autem vir eius cum esset iustus et nollet eam traducere voluit occulte dimittere eam Matthieu 1.20 haec autem eo cogitante ecce angelus Domini in somnis apparuit ei dicens Ioseph fili David noli timere accipere Mariam coniugem tuam quod enim in ea natum est de Spiritu Sancto est Matthieu 1.21 pariet autem filium et vocabis nomen eius Iesum ipse enim salvum faciet populum suum a peccatis eorum Matthieu 1.22 hoc autem totum factum est ut adimpleretur id quod dictum est a Domino per prophetam dicentem Matthieu 1.23 ecce virgo in utero habebit et pariet filium et vocabunt nomen eius Emmanuhel quod est interpretatum Nobiscum Deus Matthieu 1.24 exsurgens autem Ioseph a somno fecit sicut praecepit ei angelus Domini et accepit coniugem suam Matthieu 1.25 et non cognoscebat eam donec peperit filium suum primogenitum et vocavit nomen eius Iesum

Matthieu : Caput 1

The Genealogy of Jesus: A Sacred Legacy

Chapter 1 of the Gospel of Matthew opens the New Testament with a fascinating genealogy of our Lord Jesus Christ. Why is this lineage so crucial to our faith? This foundational passage traces Jesus' ancestry from Abraham, through King David, to Joseph, his adoptive father. It highlights the fulfillment of messianic prophecies and tells us of Jesus' virgin birth. Matthew 1 unequivocally establishes Jesus as the promised Messiah and "God with us." We invite you to explore with us five biblical passages that shed light on the importance of this divine and human lineage.

Genesis 12:3

"I will bless those who bless him, and I will curse those who curse him; and through you all the peoples of the earth will be blessed." This promise made to Abraham is fulfilled in Jesus, whose genealogy is traced in Matthew 1. The blessing promised to Abraham is fully realized through the coming of our Savior.

2 Samuel 7:12-13

"When your life comes to its end and you will rest with your ancestors, I will choose one of your sons to succeed you and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a temple for my name and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever." This promise made to David finds its fulfillment in Jesus, the "son of David" mentioned in the genealogy of Matthew 1, thus affirming his right to the eternal throne.

Isaiah 7:14

"Therefore the Lord himself will give them a sign: the virgin will conceive and bear a son, and she will call him Immanuel." Matthew 1:22-23 directly quotes this prophecy, applying it to the virgin birth of Jesus, thus confirming the divine nature of his conception and mission.

Jeremiah 23:5

"The days will come," declares the Lord, "when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a king who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the earth." This prophecy about a descendant of David is fulfilled in Jesus, whose Davidic lineage is established in Matthew 1, strengthening our faith in the justice and wisdom of God's kingdom.

Romans 1:3-4

"His Son, who in his human form was a descendant of David, and through the Spirit of holiness was declared to be the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead—Jesus Christ our Lord." The apostle Paul reaffirms the importance of Jesus' Davidic lineage, which is central to the genealogy in Matthew 1, thus emphasizing the power of his resurrection and his divine identity.

Meditating on these passages, we realize that Jesus' genealogy is not simply a list of names, but a living witness to God's love and faithfulness to his people. May this sacred lineage inspire us to live out our faith fervently and share the hope we have in Christ, our Redeemer.