Matthew begins his Gospel with a genealogy—and in doing so, he announces more than a family record. He proclaims a King. In Matthew 1:2–17 we trace the royal bloodline of Jesus Christ from Abraham to David, through the collapse of kings and the darkness of exile, down to Joseph and Mary—until the promised Christ appears. Along the way, Matthew refuses to sanitize the story: sinners, scandals, Gentile outsiders, and obscure names all stand in the King’s line. Why? Because God sustained this lineage by sovereign grace, proving that His promises do not fail even when His people do. And the preserved line leads to a preserved promise: Christ became a curse to redeem sinners, so the blessing of Abraham might come to the nations. The genealogy demands one question: what will you do with this King?
Brad Jordan Brad is the Pastor of Christ Reformed Baptist Church, an RBC church plant in the Pee Dee Region of South Carolina (Hartsville, Darlington, Florence, Sumter and surrounding areas). He has a wife, Lisa, and three kids, Kaylee, Anna and Jonathan. Born and raised in South Carolina, Brad has been a pastor for over 15 years and has a great passion and desire for shepherding the flock of CRBC and "teaching them to keep all that [Christ] commanded".
