Series: Kids Online Explorers 2024
The Family of Jesus 2024
December 01, 2024
Passage: Matthew 1:1-17
Jesus had a family, a very large family. He had earthly
parents, grandparents, great grandparents, cousins, uncles, and
aunts, just like we do. The Bible tells about Jesus’ family. Matthew
wrote about it.
Matthew was one of Jesus’ disciples. Matthew walked with
Jesus and listened to Jesus teach people. Matthew learned a
lot about Jesus and wanted to tell people about Jesus. Matthew
knew Jesus was God’s Son, and He was the King who had been
promised long ago.
Matthew knew that prophets said Jesus would come to
earth. The prophets said God’s Son would be from the family of
Abraham. For years and years, the people waited for the King
to be born. When would a child from Abraham’s family be the
promised King?
Finally, the King came. The King was Jesus. Matthew wanted
everyone to know God kept His promise to Abraham. It was an
important story to tell. So, Matthew wrote the story about Jesus’
life.
Matthew began by writing the names of the people in Jesus’
family from the time of Abraham. These are some of their names:
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Obed, Jesse, David, Solomon, Josiah, and
Joseph.
This Joseph is the man God chose to become Jesus’ earthly
father. Joseph married Mary, and she became Jesus’ mother.
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