00:07Hello brother? Hello sister? Welcome to the Synoptic Gospels class.
00:14Last class we began with the introduction to the Gospel of Matthew. Today we will continue.
00:21Studying this Gospel. Let's begin by looking at the childhood of Jesus. We find this
00:30narrated in the first two chapters of this Gospel. And we find these accounts
00:37structured as follows. We have first the genealogy of Jesus which goes in the
00:46Chapter 1, verses 1 to 17, followed by the narrative of the virginal conception that
00:54We find it in this same chapter, but in verses 18 to 25. Then we have
01:01The adoration of the Magi in chapter 2, in the first 12 verses. And finally,
01:09The flight to Egypt, the massacre of the innocents, and the return to Nazareth. This is in chapter 2 of
01:18Verses 13-23. Let's begin by talking about the genealogy of Jesus. Only the Gospels
01:29Matthew and Luke recount the childhood of Jesus based on their own sources. Matthew wants
01:38to demonstrate that Jesus came from the people of Israel to whom God had made a covenant, therefore his
01:48The genealogy goes from Abram to Jesus. Luke, on the other hand, offers a genealogy from Adam, that is, from Jesus.
02:00from Adam to God, since it seeks to emphasize the universality of salvation
02:10that
02:11It has been opened to the Gentiles, who are the ones to whom the evangelist Luke is addressing himself. I invite you to read the
02:20The passage relating to the genealogy I mentioned is found in the first 17 verses. This is so that
02:28you can distinguish in it some of the important points that we are going to highlight about it and that
02:36Matthew also tries to emphasize this. The first point is that in Jesus God's promise is fulfilled. Jesus is
02:49he
02:49son of David. This can be verified in the second book of Samuel, chapter 7, verses 12 to 16.
02:59The title Son of David highlights his connection to the messianic promise made to David that a descendant
03:09He would occupy his throne. Confirming that Jesus is the promised Messiah, a descendant of David, which highlights
03:21His royal authority and his role as restorer of the kingdom of Israel and universal savior. The genealogy in the
03:32Matthew's gospel is divided into three blocks of 14 generations each, and furthermore, each one is
03:42subdivided into two of seven, thus indicating three stages in the history of salvation. This structure
03:53The numerical difference is probably due to the fact that in Hebrew numerology the consonants of the name David add up to 14, the D
04:03A is equivalent to 6, B to 4, and D to 6. With this, Matthew is indicating that Jesus
04:14is the true heir of the
04:17messianic promise given to David. Furthermore, the number 7 symbolizes fullness, and by gathering six generations of
04:29seven members, the evangelist suggests that Jesus inaugurates the seventh, which represents the fullness of the
04:39history of salvation. Another important point this evangelist makes is that Jesus,
04:47Jesus is the son of Abraham, comparing this with Genesis chapter 12, in its first three
04:56verses. This title, son of Abraham, suggests that Jesus is open to all people, that is,
05:06It has a universal nature, thus fulfilling the promise that in it all things would be blessed.
05:15nations, which you can confront by reading chapter 12, as I already mentioned in its first
05:23three verses, and chapter 17 from verse 4 to 5. This is because he is, in the first place, begotten by
05:35God.
05:35The genealogy undergoes a change when it reaches Joseph, where the word begot is replaced by the phrase
05:45Mary's husband, from whom Jesus was born. This highlights that Joseph was not Jesus' biological father.
05:55but the
05:56husband of Jesus, as mentioned by Matthew in this first chapter in verse 16. This change highlights the
06:07Jesus' unique conception, which occurred without the intervention of a man, marking his special origin
06:15of Jesus. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit. He is the presence of God to his people. As second
06:26The point is, we have that redemption extends to all of humanity. And we see in the genealogy that although it remains
06:37The principle of male authority is discussed, and four women besides Mary are mentioned. One of them
06:47It is Tamar, who is also mentioned in the book of Genesis chapter 38. The prostitute Rahab, mentioned
06:58in the book of Joshua. We also have Ruth and Uriah's wife, Bathsheba, whom we find in
07:07The second book of Samuel. These women, brothers, despite being foreigners and having committed
07:17Mistakes play a prominent role in the history of Israel and are surprisingly connected with
07:25the genealogy of Jesus. Its inclusion highlights that even Gentiles are part of the genealogy of
07:37Jesus. Through them, God's faithfulness and the universality of salvation are revealed. His presence
07:47In the genealogy of our Lord Jesus, it is emphasized that redemption does not depend on our purity, but on the
07:56grace of God. For the Jewish mindset, the issue of women and pagans would be an obstacle to the
08:06redemption under her concept of purity. However, these women show us that God puts the
08:15redemption through unexpected paths. What we have just seen is the first point in the structure of the
08:26The childhood of Jesus as told by Matthew. In the next video of our class we will talk about the
08:34The virginal conception and the birth of Christ. I'll wait for you in a moment.
09:06Thanks for watching the video.
