Andrew Peterson - "Matthew's Begats" (Official Lyric Video)

[@elizabethshaw7472]

Me: I'd listen to Andrew Peterson sing the phone book. Andrew: I've got a better idea.

[@bmcbee147]

This man legit just SANG the genealogies. What a legend.

[@AmythefirstA]

Our church has all the kids perform this song every Christmas program. My son is old enough to join in this year, so we're working on memorizing it!

[@TheCreepypro]

thank You Lord for blessing us with our families!

[@hannahnelson2164]

New favorite Christmas song.

[@musicandmayhem5943]

Wow. Definitely teaching this to my kids. (After I teach it to myself 😁)

[@ballpark3166]

Our pastor had our worship pastor sing it for all three services every Sunday on December. Not 100% sure but I think it was a friendly game of punish your brother in law 😂

[@madamerousseau78]

This song is genius!

[@itsyoboih0174]

Our worship leader is having us play this song on Sunday morning 😂

[@RobertPrestonHill]

That's a good worship leader. I was telling my sons,, "Imagine being God almighty and spending as much time and text on genealogies as your did the brutal and violent death of your own son." If it's important enough for God to write about, it's important enough for us to sing about!!

[@chaoscreature]

I convinced my church to do this song for the youth choir concert.

[@kalmarfanatic04]

Phenomenal!

[@angiegadacz7705]

I'm just over here trying to figure out who is "Good old Rehoboam". My bible doesn't describe him as one of the good guys.

[@maryg.2020]

Matthew, you geek! 🤧

[@hunterpro9925]

To hear something really trippy play this song on 2x speed.

[@voxstefani]

One of my favorite Christmas songs of all time! I just wish that he'd pronounced "Abiud" with a long "i," just like "Eliud."

[@priyabarath8072]

Wow!!! Just incredible. 👏👏👏👏

[@waynewrz]

This is amazing.

[@Chewy725]

it's always the bit in the middle I start to get confused!!!

[@gibniemalsauf5680]

legendary!

[@helen9528]

Brilliant ❤🎉

[@mariehorne3108]

Love this

[@lyddiharvey]

Wow. That's all I can say.

[@lisably1919]

WOW😊

[@jesusjosedech883]

Full Genealogy God Adam Seth Enosh Kenan (Cainan) Mahalalel Jared Enoch Methuselah Lamech Noah Shem Arpachshad Shelah (Salah) Eber Peleg Reu Serug Nahor Terah Abraham Isaac Jacob Judah - Tamar Perez Hezron Ram (Aram) Amminadab Nahshon Salmon Boaz - Ruth Obed Jesse David - Bathsheba Solomon Rehoboam Abijah Asa Jehoshaphat Jehoram (Joram) Ahaziah (Disputed) Joash (Disputed) Amaziah (Disputed) Uzziah (Azariah, Son of Amaziah) Jotham Ahaz Hezekiah Manasseh Amon Josiah Jehoiakim (Eliakim) Jehoiachin (Jeconiah, Not a Liar) Shealtiel Zerubbabel Abiud Eliakim Azor Zadok (Sadoc) Achim (Akim) Eliud Eleazar Matthan - Estha Jacob Joseph - Mary Jesus :)

[@jesusjosedech883]

In Nathan's line :) David - Bathsheba Nathan (Not the Prophet) Mattathias Menna Melea Eliakim Jonan Joseph Judah Simeon Levi Matthat Jorim Eliezer Jose Er Elmadam Cosam Addi Melchi Neri Shealtiel Zerubbabel Rhesa Joanan Joba Josech Semein Mattathias Maath Naggai Hesli Nahum Amos Mattathias Joseph Jannai Melchi Levi Matthat Heli (Not the Father of Mary) Joseph Jesus our Saviour:)

[@katherinebrubaker7788]

"Who grandfathered Jehoiachin, who caused the Babylonian captivity because he was a li-ah" 🤣

[@Newtttton]

Mathew the tax collector approves.

[@hopey2066]

I sang this whole song without the lyrics😀

[@catherinewooding1304]

Some of these names are differently spelled than in my Bible, like Asa=Asaph, Jechoniah is the name after Josiah. Any thoughts of the different spellings?

[@tayh.6235]

It's hard to anglicize spellings from some languages, I guess. I know a lot of middle eastern names are spelled differently depending who's spelling them.

[@judebaker1681]

Different Bible version maybe... also could be a tiny, tiny bit of artistic license in there

[@knyghten59]

Depends on your Bible translation--Matthew is writing Hebrew names from the Old Testament, but he's writing in Greek for the New Testament, so there's a little difference there (before we even get to turning the Greek names into English). Some translations (like the one Andrew Peterson is using, maybe) do the extra work to compare the Old and New Testament versions of the names to make sure they're rendered the same (or at least similar) for the English reader. Other versions, like the King James, don't do that.

[@arawilson]

I thought this one was going to be about the women...

[@helen9528]

Brilliant ❤🎉