The fourth and final woman from the Old Testament listed in Matthew’s genealogy is Bathsheba, who Matthew lists as the wife of Uriah. From Tamar exposing the sin of Judah, Rahab delivering the Hebrew spies, and Ruth just so happening to glean in Boaz’ field, in the tragic story of David and Bathsheba God remains at work in the midst of these broken people from whom the Savior will come.
From Series: "Mothers of Jesus"
It might seem strange to base a sermon series on the “begats.” The genealogies of so-and-so’s who begat so-and-so’s, but this advent season this is where we are turning our attention. In Matthew’s genealogy in Matthew 1, we have one of the most interesting list of names in the Bible. As Matthew makes the case that Jesus is profoundly connected to men like David and Abraham, he also sprinkles in the names of four women, that communicate just what kind of Messiah Jesus is.
