The Promised, Gracious King – Matthew 1:1-17

Promised – verse 1 links Jesus as the fulfillment of:
* The Davidic Covenant of perpetual reign (2 Sam 7)
* The Abrahamic Covenant of a ‘chosen people’ (Gen 12-17)
* The Noahic Covenant of grace for all (Gen 8)
* The vowed crushing of the Serpent (Gen 3)
* The start of a new covenant (Jer 31, Eze 36, I Cor 15)

Gracious – verses 2-17 link Jesus to messy, sinful people – just like us