Lesson 2: The Jews and their Messiah
Text: Matthew 1:1-17
Theme: The key to who a Jewish person is would be their heritage.
The Word of God is Jewish
Frequently speaks of the nation of Israel and its ancestry – Commonly uses genealogies and lists of names and numbers of people
Key passage: Matthew 1:1-17
NOTE: While to be considered Jewish your mother must be Jewish, most of the genealogies are names of men.
Adam – Seth – Noah
Ham – Africa
Shem – Western Asia (Semites/Semitism)
Japheth – Europe
Adam – Seth – Noah – Shem – Abram/Abraham – Isaac – Jacob – 12/13 tribes
Interesting facts
Levites – the priestly line – the Levites were a tribe, but did not receive land (Num 1:47-49; Deut 10:9)
Judah – the royal line
Joseph received a double portion
Israel’s horizontal leadership
Leaders like Moses and Joshua
Judges (temporary military leaders) like Samson, Gideon & Deborah
Kings like Saul, David and Solomon
Israel’s vertical leadership
Priests represented the people to God
Prophets represented God to the people
