Bible Expert (likely Wesley Huff or a co-host closely involved with Biblical scholarship)

So he's doing certain things in his gospel where he's capitalizing on aspects of Jesus' life. So he gives a different genealogy than Luke does for Jesus' ancestry. So some people look at that and they're like, well, this is a problem. You've got two genealogies of Jesus. Yeah.

So he's doing certain things in his gospel where he's capitalizing on aspects of Jesus' life. So he gives a different genealogy than Luke does for Jesus' ancestry. So some people look at that and they're like, well, this is a problem. You've got two genealogies of Jesus. Yeah.

But what we know about genealogies, particularly Jewish genealogies, is that sometimes they're not meant to be either exhaustive or gapless. What does that mean? So we today, if I'm doing a family tree, I'm going to make sure that everybody's listed, right? Grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather.

But what we know about genealogies, particularly Jewish genealogies, is that sometimes they're not meant to be either exhaustive or gapless. What does that mean? So we today, if I'm doing a family tree, I'm going to make sure that everybody's listed, right? Grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather.

But what we know about genealogies, particularly Jewish genealogies, is that sometimes they're not meant to be either exhaustive or gapless. What does that mean? So we today, if I'm doing a family tree, I'm going to make sure that everybody's listed, right? Grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather.

The ancient Hebrews are more concerned with the right people being named for the right reasons. And they also have this idea that's called gematria, where every letter in the Hebrew alphabet has a number associated with it, and your name ends up having a number. So David ends with the number 14, if you count up the things. Matthew's gospel starts with a genealogy that has three lists of 14.

The ancient Hebrews are more concerned with the right people being named for the right reasons. And they also have this idea that's called gematria, where every letter in the Hebrew alphabet has a number associated with it, and your name ends up having a number. So David ends with the number 14, if you count up the things. Matthew's gospel starts with a genealogy that has three lists of 14.

The ancient Hebrews are more concerned with the right people being named for the right reasons. And they also have this idea that's called gematria, where every letter in the Hebrew alphabet has a number associated with it, and your name ends up having a number. So David ends with the number 14, if you count up the things. Matthew's gospel starts with a genealogy that has three lists of 14.

Ending with Jesus. And the point of that, and we know that it's not like he leaves people out, because we can go back to like 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, where we have longer lists of these people. And Matthew is leaving people out, or he's like squishing whole generations into just one person.

Ending with Jesus. And the point of that, and we know that it's not like he leaves people out, because we can go back to like 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, where we have longer lists of these people. And Matthew is leaving people out, or he's like squishing whole generations into just one person.

Ending with Jesus. And the point of that, and we know that it's not like he leaves people out, because we can go back to like 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, where we have longer lists of these people. And Matthew is leaving people out, or he's like squishing whole generations into just one person.

So you could look at that and say in our modern mindset, well, that's playing loose and fast with the data. But an ancient Jew would say, okay, well, why is this happening? Ah, you have lists of 14. That's David. And so he's, to his audience, he's communicating, this is the new David, okay? And he's doing things that are fulfilling the expectation of who David is.

So you could look at that and say in our modern mindset, well, that's playing loose and fast with the data. But an ancient Jew would say, okay, well, why is this happening? Ah, you have lists of 14. That's David. And so he's, to his audience, he's communicating, this is the new David, okay? And he's doing things that are fulfilling the expectation of who David is.

So you could look at that and say in our modern mindset, well, that's playing loose and fast with the data. But an ancient Jew would say, okay, well, why is this happening? Ah, you have lists of 14. That's David. And so he's, to his audience, he's communicating, this is the new David, okay? And he's doing things that are fulfilling the expectation of who David is.

should be like as the king, as the anointed one. And you have things like Moses goes up on a mountain and receives the law. Jesus goes up on a mountain and gives the law, a new law, right? And so throughout the gospel of Matthew, you have these constant insertions that are capitalizing on details for his audience to make sure that they know that

should be like as the king, as the anointed one. And you have things like Moses goes up on a mountain and receives the law. Jesus goes up on a mountain and gives the law, a new law, right? And so throughout the gospel of Matthew, you have these constant insertions that are capitalizing on details for his audience to make sure that they know that

should be like as the king, as the anointed one. And you have things like Moses goes up on a mountain and receives the law. Jesus goes up on a mountain and gives the law, a new law, right? And so throughout the gospel of Matthew, you have these constant insertions that are capitalizing on details for his audience to make sure that they know that

This guy, Jesus, is this person who is the person you're waiting for. He's fulfilling the Davidic reign. He's the prophet like Moses that's predicted back in the Torah. And he's accomplishing these things.

This guy, Jesus, is this person who is the person you're waiting for. He's fulfilling the Davidic reign. He's the prophet like Moses that's predicted back in the Torah. And he's accomplishing these things.

This guy, Jesus, is this person who is the person you're waiting for. He's fulfilling the Davidic reign. He's the prophet like Moses that's predicted back in the Torah. And he's accomplishing these things.