"Amo Ini Ang Mga Katigulangan Ni Jesu-Cristo Nga Kaliwat Ni David"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Mateo 1:1-17)

Amo ini ang mga katigulangan ni Jesu-Cristo nga kaliwat ni David. Si David nga ini kaliwat ni Abraham.

Si Abraham amay ni Isaac, si Isaac amay ni Jacob, kag si Jacob amay ni Juda kag sang iya mga utod nga lalaki.

Si Juda nakapangasawa kay Tamar kag may duha sila ka anak nga si Fares kag si Zara. Si Fares amay ni Esrom, kag si Esrom amay ni Aram.

Si Aram amay ni Aminadab, si Aminadab amay ni Naason, kag si Naason amay ni Salmon.

Si Salmon nakapangasawa kay Rahab kag ang ila anak amo si Booz. Si Booz amay ni Obed kag ang iya sini iloy amo si Ruth. Si Obed amay ni Jesse, kag si Jesse amay ni Haring David.

Si Haring David amay ni Solomon kag ang iya iloy asawa anay ni Orias.

Si Solomon amay ni Roboam, si Roboam amay ni Abias, kag si Abias amay ni Asa.

Si Asa amay ni Josafat, si Josafat amay ni Joram, kag si Joram amay ni Ozias.

Si Ozias amay ni Jotam, si Jotam amay ni Acaz, kag si Acaz amay ni Esequias.

Si Esequias amay ni Manases, si Manases amay ni Amos, si Amos amay ni Josias, kag si Josias amay ni Jeconias kag sang iya mga utod nga lalaki. Sa sadto nga panahon ginbihag ang mga taga-Israel pa-Babilonia.

Amo ini ang lista sang katigulangan ni Jesus sa tapos mabihag ang mga taga-Israel pa-Babilonia: si Jeconias amay ni Salatiel, si Salatiel amay ni Zorobabel, si Zorobabel amay ni Abiud, si Abiud amay ni Eliaquim, kag si Eliaquim amay ni Azor.

Si Azor amay ni Sadoc, si Sadoc amay ni Aquim, kag si Aquim amay ni Eliud.

Si Eliud amay ni Eleazar, si Eleazar amay ni Matan, si Matan amay ni Jacob, si Jacob amay ni Jose nga bana ni Maria. Si Maria amo ang iloy ni Jesus nga ginatawag Cristo.

Gani may 14 ka mga henerasyon halin kay Abraham hasta kay David. Kag may 14 man ka mga henerasyon halin kay David hasta sa pagbihag sa mga taga-Israel pa-Babilonia. Halin sa pagbihag pa-Babilonia may 14 pa gid ka mga henerasyon hasta kay Cristo.

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Meditation:

Do you know who your ancestors were, where they came from, and what they passed on from their generation to the next? Genealogies are very important. They give us our roots and help us to understand our heritage. Matthew's genealogy of Jesus traces his lineage from Abraham, the father of God's chosen people, through the line of David, King of Israel. Jesus the Messiah is the direct descent of Abraham and David, and the rightful heir to David's throne. God in his mercy fulfilled his promises to Abraham and to David that he would send a Savior and a King to rule over the house of Israel and to deliver them from their enemies. 

When Jacob blessed his sons he foretold that Judah would receive the promise of royalty which we see fulfilled in David (Genesis 49:10). We can also see in this blessing a foreshadowing of God's fulfillment in raising up his annointed King, Jesus the Messiah. Jesus is the fulfillment of all God's promises. He is the hope not only for the people of the Old Covenant but for all nations as well. He is the Savior of the world who redeems us from slavery to sin and Satan and makes us citizens of the kingdom of God. In him we receive adoption into a royal priesthood and holy nation as sons and daughters of the living God (see 1 Peter 1:9). Do you recognize your spiritual genealogy and do you accept God as your Father and Jesus as the sovereign King and Lord of your life?

"Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Messiah and Savior of the world, the hope of Israel and the hope of the nations. Be the ruler of my heart and the king of my home. May there be nothing in my life that is not under your wise rule and care."