On today's episode we begin The first Gospel written, which is Matthew.  The Gospel of Matthew was written for several reasons; to prove that Jesus Christ is Isreal's long awaited messiah "The Anointed One"; that He is the king of all the earth, not a religious leader; to make plain The kingdom of God hence the expression "The King of Heaven." Today we will explain the importance of the genealogy of Jesus Christ and why we shouldn't skip this portion of Matthew or even Luke, but study to see God's reasoning for inspiring this aspect of His word.