Joseph is trying to decide what to do.  His fiancée is pregnant.  He doesn't want to embarrass her anymore than she already is, so he decides to break the engagement privately and not expose her.  At that point, God steps in and explains the whole situation to Joseph and gives him some very important instructions.

Matthew 1:1,3,5,6, 16  -  A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ. . .

Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. . .

Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,

Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. . .

Matthew 1:2: "Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers."

"A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the Son of David, the Son of Abraham (Matthew 1:1)" 

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"A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham." (Matthew 1:1) 

Editor's note: This is an introduction to pastor Don Watson's new monthly column called "Grasping the Gospel"—a contemporary and candid exploration into the heart and character of Jesus Christ.

By Don Watson

The word, "nice" has lost most of it's...niceness down through the years. . . . 

A year ago one of my best friends gave me this great GPS--a Global Positioning System device.  It was like a new toy.  I changed the voice to this lady with a fabulous English accent, entered our home address and destination, and we hit the road knowing we could never get lost.