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Tuesday – 17 December 2013
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Verses:
Genesis 49:2, 8-10
Psalm 72:1-4, 7-8, 17
Matthew 1:1-17
Genesis 49:2, 8-10
2 “Assemble and
listen, sons of Jacob;
listen to your father Israel.
listen to your father Israel.
8 “Judah,
your brothers will praise you;your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.
9 You are a lion’s cub, Judah;
you return from the prey, my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until he to whom it belongs shall come
and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
Psalm 72:1-4, 7-8, 17
1 Endow the king
with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
3 May the
mountains bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 May he defend the afflicted among the people
and save the children of the needy;
may he crush the oppressor.
7 In his days may the righteous flourish
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 May he defend the afflicted among the people
and save the children of the needy;
may he crush the oppressor.
7 In his days may the righteous flourish
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8 May he rule
from sea to sea
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
17 May his name
endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun.
may it continue as long as the sun.
Then
all nations will be blessed through him,
and they will call him blessed.
and they will call him blessed.
Matthew 1:1-17
The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
1 This is the genealogy
of Jesus the Messiah
the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2 Abraham was the
father of Isaac,
Isaac
the father of Jacob,
Jacob
the father of Judah and his brothers,
3 Judah the
father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez
the father of Hezron,
Hezron
the father of Ram,
4 Ram the father
of Amminadab,
Amminadab
the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon
the father of Salmon,
5 Salmon the
father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz
the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed
the father of Jesse,
6 and Jesse the
father of King David.
David
was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
7 Solomon the
father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam
the father of Abijah,
Abijah
the father of Asa,
8 Asa the father
of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat
the father of Jehoram,
Jehoram
the father of Uzziah,
9 Uzziah the
father of Jotham,
Jotham
the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz
the father of Hezekiah,
10 Hezekiah the
father of Manasseh,
Manasseh
the father of Amon,
Amon
the father of Josiah,
11 and Josiah the
father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile
to Babylon.
12 After the exile
to Babylon:
Jeconiah
was the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel
the father of Zerubbabel,
13 Zerubbabel the
father of Abihud,
Abihud
the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim
the father of Azor,
14 Azor the father
of Zadok,
Zadok
the father of Akim,
Akim
the father of Elihud,
15 Elihud the
father of Eleazar,
Eleazar
the father of Matthan,
Matthan
the father of Jacob,
16 and Jacob the
father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is
called the Messiah.
17 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 the Messiah.
It is by the path of love, which is charity, that God draws near to man,
and man to God. But where charity is not found, God cannot dwell. If, then, we
possess charity, we possess God, for "God is Charity" (1 Jn 4:8)
-- St. Albert the Great
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Source:
New International Version (NIV)
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