The Ancestry of the Jews

THE ANCESTRY OF THE JEWS
10/20/2024-Sunday School
Lesson 2: The Jews and their Messiah
Text: Matthew 1:1-17
Theme: The key to who a Jewish person is would be their heritage.
The Word of God is Jewish
Frequently speaks of the nation of Israel and its ancestry - Commonly uses genealogies and lists of names and numbers of people
Key passage: Matthew 1:1-17
NOTE: While to be considered Jewish your mother must be Jewish, most of the genealogies are names of men.
Adam - Seth - Noah
Ham - Africa
Shem - Western Asia (Semites/Semitism)
Japheth - Europe
Adam - Seth - Noah - Shem - Abram/Abraham - Isaac - Jacob - 12/13 tribes
Interesting facts
Levites - the priestly line - the Levites were a tribe, but did not receive land (Num 1:47-49; Deut 10:9)
Judah - the royal line
Joseph received a double portion
Israel’s horizontal leadership
Leaders like Moses and Joshua
Judges (temporary military leaders) like Samson, Gideon & Deborah
Kings like Saul, David and Solomon
Israel’s vertical leadership
Priests represented the people to God
Prophets represented God to the people