"Mga katigulangan ni Jesu-Cristo, nga kaliwat ni David"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Mateo 1:1-17)

Martes (Disyembre 17)

Amo ini ang lista sang mga katigulangan ni Jesu-Cristo nga kaliwat ni David nga kaliwat man ni Abraham.

Si Abraham amay ni Isaac; si Isaac amay ni Jacob; si Jacob amay ni Juda kag sang iya mga utod nga lalaki.

Si Juda amay ni Fares kag ni Zara nga ang ila sini iloy si Tamar. Si Fares amay ni Esrom; si Esrom amay ni Aram.

Si Aram amay ni Aminadab; si Aminadab amay ni Naason; si Naason amay ni Salmon; si Salmon amay ni Booz kag ang iya sini iloy si Rahab. Si Booz amay ni Obed kag ang iya sini iloy si Rut. Si Obed amay ni Jese; si Jese amay ni Haring David. Si David amay ni Salomon kag ang iya sini iloy amo ang asawa anay ni Urias; si Salomon amay ni Roboam; si Roboam amay ni Abias; si Abias amay ni Asa; si Asa amay ni Josafat; si Josafat amay ni Joram; si Joram amay ni Ozias; si Ozias amay ni Joatam; si Joatam amay ni Acas; si Acas amay ni Ezequias.

Si Ezequias amay ni Manases; si Manases amay ni Amon; si Amon amay ni Josias; 11 si Josias amay ni Jeconias kag sang iya mga utod nga lalaki, sang panahon nga ang mga taga-Israel ginbihag pa Babilonia.

Sa tapos mabihag ang mga taga-Israel sa Babilonia, amo pa ini ang mga katigulangan ni Jesus: si Jeconias amay ni Salatiel; si Salatiel amay ni Zorobabel; si Zorobabel amay ni Abiud; si Abiud amay ni Eliaquim; si Eliaquim amay ni Azor; si Azor amay ni Sadoc; si Sadoc amay ni Aquim; si Aquim amay ni Eliud; si Eliud amay ni Eleazar; si Eleazar amay ni Matan; si Matan amay ni Jacob; si Jacob amay ni Jose, nga bana ni Maria nga amo ang iloy ni Jesus nga ginatawag Cristo.

Gani may katorse ka mga kaliwatan halin kay Abraham tubtob kay David, kag may katorse man ka mga kaliwatan halin kay David tubtob sang pagbihag sang mga taga-Israel pa Babilonia, kag katorse pa gid ka kaliwatan halin sa pagdala sang mga taga-Israel sa Babilonia tubtob sa pagkatawo sang Cristo.

Prayers:

"Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Messiah and Savior of the world, the hope of Israel and the hope of the nations. Be the ruler of my heart and the king of my home. May there be nothing in my life that is not under your wise rule and care."

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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:

Do you know who your ancestors were, where they came from, and what they passed on from their generation to the next? Genealogies are very important. They give us our roots and help us to understand our heritage. Matthew's genealogy of Jesus traces his lineage from Abraham, the father of God's chosen people, through the line of David, King of Israel. Jesus the Messiah is the direct descent of Abraham and David, and the rightful heir to David's throne. God in his mercy fulfilled his promises to Abraham and to David that he would send a Savior and a King to rule over the house of Israel and to deliver them from their enemies.

When Jacob blessed his sons he foretold that Judah would receive the promise of royalty which we see fulfilled in David (Genesis 49:10). We can also see in this blessing a foreshadowing of God's fulfillment in raising up his annointed King, Jesus the Messiah. Jesus is the fulfillment of all God's promises. He is the hope not only for the people of the Old Covenant but for all nations as well. He is the Savior of the world who redeems us from slavery to sin and Satan and makes us citizens of the kingdom of God. In him we receive adoption into a royal priesthood and holy nation as sons and daughters of the living God (see 1 Peter 1:9). Do you recognize your spiritual genealogy and do you accept God as your Father and Jesus as the sovereign King and Lord of your life?