#soap # Matthew 01 ## Title: Jesus Reigns ## Scripture: (Matthew 1:1) “This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” (NET) ## Observation: Matthew was written to the Jewish people, but for us all. Matthew spends the first chapter proving that Jesus had a claim to the physical throne of Israel by proving His authentic lineage. Then, Matthew spends the rest of his Gospel showing that Jesus is so much more than an earthly king. He is the King of kings. The Jewish nation was expecting an earthly king to come and raise an army to defeat the Romans. When Jesus came, they did not know what to do with Him because He was altogether different. This is because He did not come to conquer the Roman government. He came to do so much more. ## Application: Take time to think about how the plan of God was so much bigger than setting one nation free from governmental oppression. He came to free all of humanity. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for having much bigger plans than we can imagine.