Though Jesus came according to prophecy, many, many people totally missed His coming. The way that He came into this world was so unusual, so unexpected, that they didn’t recognize Him even when He fulfilled all prophecies and performed all of the miracles.

Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew teaches us that, looking at the cast of characters that God used to bring the Messiah into the world, with all of their flaws and dysfunctions…

Jesus came to include you, no matter who you are, in His family.

These names are included in the line that leads to Christ so that you can know that your name can be included in the line that leads from Christ.