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church of Christ at 26th and Connecticut
Joplin, Missouri

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    Bible Class              9 am
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    Evening Worship      6 pm

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THE PROMISED OFFSPRING

The very beginning of the New Testament can be very boring reading. It is a long list of names. On the other hand, it is interesting to see how it relates to several promises that were made in the Old Testament:

The offspring of Abraham

The first verse in the New Testament says that Jesus is the offspring of Abraham. God had promised Abraham, “in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed” (Genesis 22:18 ESV). The apostle Paul affirmed, “Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, ‘And to offsprings,’ referring to many, but referring to one, ‘And to your offspring,’ who is Christ” (Galatians 3:16 ESV).

The offspring of Isaac and Jacob

The beginning of the New Testament also shows that Jesus is the offspring of Isaac and Jacob. The same promise that was made to Abraham was also made to Isaac and Jacob (Genesis 26:4, 28:14). Of course, then, Jesus is the fulfillment of these promises, just as He was the fulfillment of the promise made to Abraham.

The offspring of Judah

The beginning of the New Testament also shows that Jesus is the offspring of Judah. It was promised: “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 be his” (Genesis 49:10 TNIV). Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of this promise—He is the one to whom the ruler’s staff ultimately belongs (Luke 23:3); He is the one to whom the obedience of the nations belongs (Matt 28:19-20).

The offspring of David

The first verse in the New Testament also says that Jesus is the offspring of David. To David God made the promise: “I will raise up your offspring after you… I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son” (2 Samuel 7:12-14 ESV). This passage is quoted in Hebrews 1:5 and applied to Jesus. Jesus is the promised offspring!