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Podcast: The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Episode: The Christmas Story found in Matthew
Description: Chapters 1-2 of Matthew tells the story of the birth of Jesus Christ. It begins with the genealogy of Jesus, and Matthew points out that Jesus fulfilled Scripture by being the promises descendant of King David who will reign with an eternal kingdom, and that Jesus was also the son of Abraham, the father of the nation of Israel who will fulfill the promise of an everlasting covenant. Also in the lineage, Matthew mentions five women, some of Jewish descent, and some not, but all women of faith. He also pointed out David's sin of adultery and murder by...