At first glance, it looked like Matthew made a big mistake in his genealogy of Jesus by placing him in the line of David, since he admitted that Jesus was born of Mary, not of Joseph. In Matthew 1:18-25, he went on to explain how Jesus was conceived and what role Joseph played in his life, which in turn explains how Jesus entered the line of David. He also revealed the meanings of the two names of Jesus, which tell us who he is and why he came.
In Ruth 1, we meet three men and three women, who suddenly separate, leaving all in apparently impossible situations. By the end of the...
As opposition grew toward Jesus, he anticipated that it would reach his followers as well and prepare them for how to live.
Even though you enjoy many good things in life, is there one big thing that is missing? Abram (later called Abraham) was rich, powerful,...