The Genealogy of Jesus
A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshapahat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah, Uzziah the father of Hezekiah, Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Mtthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to teh Christ.
The Birth of Jesus Christ
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph osn of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from th eHoly Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
All this took place to fulfill waht the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" which means, "God with us."
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no unioin with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
the Visit of the Magi
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."
When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people's chiefpriests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. "In Bethlehem in Judea, " they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:
"'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, area by no means least among the rulers of Judah:
for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel."
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."
After they had heard the king, they went on eheir way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw teh child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. Adn having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
Dr. Deeken said that we should read The New Testament first when we still are not familier with Chiristianity. So I changed to Matthew.
2008/07/10
2008/07/09
Genesis 1:24-1:31
And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was wso. God made the wild the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the bird of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
Then God said, " I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of teh whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air an dall the creatures that move on the ground--everything that has the breath of life in it-- I give every green plant for food." And it was so.
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning---the wixth day.
Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the bird of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
Then God said, " I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of teh whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air an dall the creatures that move on the ground--everything that has the breath of life in it-- I give every green plant for food." And it was so.
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning---the wixth day.
2008/07/07
Genesis 1:20-23
And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with whichi the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them andn said, "Be fruitfukl and incease in number and fillt the water in the ewas, and let the birds increase on the earthl." And there was evening, and there was morning---the fifth day.
This Holy Bible I received as a farewell present from the priest at St. Giles Church before I left Chicago. It is made up of good thin paper and has red hard cover.
This Holy Bible I received as a farewell present from the priest at St. Giles Church before I left Chicago. It is made up of good thin paper and has red hard cover.
2008/07/02
Genesis 1.9-1.19
Good night!
And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." and God saw that it was good.
Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seedplants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning-the third day.
And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, andn leat them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, andn let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. God made two great lights - the greater light to govern the day and lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day andn the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was gool. And there was evening, and there was morning - the fourth day.
On Wedensday morning, I watch Chinese program. Nice program. We do not have meetings on Wedensdays. It is sometimes hard to get up early in order to watch a TV show.
And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." and God saw that it was good.
Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seedplants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning-the third day.
And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, andn leat them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, andn let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. God made two great lights - the greater light to govern the day and lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day andn the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was gool. And there was evening, and there was morning - the fourth day.
On Wedensday morning, I watch Chinese program. Nice program. We do not have meetings on Wedensdays. It is sometimes hard to get up early in order to watch a TV show.
2008/07/01
Genesis 1.3-1.8
Long time no see.
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separeted the light from the darkness. God called the light "day" and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning-the first day.
And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. God called the expanse "sky." And therewas evening, and there was morning-the second day.
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separeted the light from the darkness. God called the light "day" and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning-the first day.
And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. God called the expanse "sky." And therewas evening, and there was morning-the second day.
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