For Kids: Let’s look at God’s amazing gift together, planned from before the foundation of the world with a lot of waiting after!

For Discussion:

• Why do you think God makes mankind wait so much?
• How have you found yourself waiting on God?
• Why was it such a big deal for Matthew to show Christ’s genealogy from a royal/legal standpoint?
• You may have heard the point before, or even often, but why is it so important to note the varied cast of characters in Jesus’ genealogy?
• What does Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew teach us about man’s inability to save ourselves?
• Matthew mentions the Babylonian exile in Jesus’ genealogy. Why is its inclusion so gut-wrenching when considering God’s plan to save mankind?
• Up to and including verse 15 of Matthew 1, we are left with little hope for man. Why is that?
• Why is verse 16 such a plot twist in the genealogy?
• Since the genealogy in Matthew 1 extends all the way back to Abraham (and then assumes the line back to Adam), what does it tell us about Jesus’ place in God’s plan for humanity?

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