MATTHEW: HE’S THE ONE (Matt 1-3)

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8 FACTS TO PROVE HE’S THE ONE:

FACT #1­—The Covenant Line

MATTHEW 1:1 (ESV)
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

MATTHEW 1:17 (ESV)
So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

FACT #2—The Virgin Birth

MATTHEW 1:22-23 (ESV)
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). 

FACT #3­—The Bethlehem King

MATTHEW 2:5-6 (ESV)
They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: 6 “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

FACT #4—The Egyptian Call

MATTHEW 2:14-15 (ESV)
And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

FACT #5—The Male Massacre

MATTHEW 2:17-18 (ESV)
Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: 18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”

FACT #6—The Hometown Nazareth

MATTHEW 2:23 (ESV)
And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.

FACT #7—The Wilderness Voice

MATTHEW 3:3 (ESV) 
For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”

FACT #8—The Beloved Son

MATTHEW 3:13-17 (ESV)
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

These facts prove that He’s the One.
Is He the One to you?