Read --Isaiah 11: 1-10 & Matthew 1:1-16
Lineage. Some people don’t care a thing about their family lineage; others believe it defines who they are. Me, I am a Sink. No, not a fixture found in your bathroom or kitchen, my last name is Sink. I’m proud of this fact. Yes, you may laugh if you wish, but hey there are other fixtures in the bathroom that could have lent me a worse last name.
Have you ever noticed how important lineage is in the Bible? I mean all through the Old Testament and even into the New Testament it is Bob begat George who begat, begat, begat. You know those parts where you skim over trying to find an end to all the begetting before you begat yourself to sleep.
Typically, in biblical times, a son learned from his father how to make a living and went to work in the family business. Take Jesse from our excerpt in Isaiah for example, he was a shepherd who taught his sons to be shepherds. Can you imagine how surprised he must have been to have a son that grew up to be King. Not Just any King, but a king after God’s own heart.
Fast-forward a few begats later we get to Jesus, the only begotten son of the Father. Born to the house of David, Jesus comes to the world as a king announced by a heavenly entourage(Luke 2:8-20), worshipped by those who heard of his coming, and lavished with expensive gifts from afar(see Matt 2:9-12). But ife as a king, surrounded by jewels and wealth was not how Jesus chose to live.
Perhaps it was one of those hereditary things he got from David’s line, but more likely he took after his Father. In any case, Jesus had this fascination with creatures that couldn’t quite take care of themselves. No wonder he decided to go back in to the family business, as a Shepard.
Focus Question: Are you living a life today that will leave a legacy of pride for your decendants? Will your children someday be able to look at the example you have left them and say that is the path to righteousness? If not, how can you change this?
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