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THE MYSTERY OF HISTORY

ALISTAIR BEGG DEVOTIONAL THE MYSTERY OF HISTORY

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THE MYSTERY OF HISTORY

The women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to
Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
Ruth 4:17

History matters. Your history matters.

You are who you are, to some significant degree, because of who your parents
were, who your grandparents were, and so on. Inevitably, you and I are products
of our lineages—and as a result, we are living proof of God’s providence, which
has brought us to this place in this moment.

As Ruth gave birth to Obed, Naomi’s grandson, she could not have known what the
narrator tells the reader: Obed would be the grandfather of the great King
David—and, therefore, he would be the ancestor of Jesus. But God knew, of
course; and so here we see God’s redemptive plan at work. Ruth and her family
were neither held in the grip of blind forces nor swept along on a sea of
chance. The birth of Obed was yet another reminder that God cares, God rules,
and God provides, and that He is always at work behind the scenes of human
choices and the twists and turns of life, working out His purposes.

This is the mystery of all of history: that God has stitched together all of the
elements of our past, separate and distinct as they are, to nudge and guide us
to who and where we are right now. Before our infant hearts could ever conceive
what was happening, God was graciously, mercifully providing for us—in mothers
who fed us, in family friends who looked after us, or in grandparents who came
around us.

Since you were conceived, God has guarded and guided you, through even the
darkest days. You and I are not random collections of molecules. We are divine
creations, and God is caring for each of us. Not only that but we are divinely
redeemed. From the very beginning, God has worked through individuals and
families, putting together a people that are His very own. From Genesis all the
way to Revelation, we get glimpses of this redemptive, eternal purpose. The very
engrafting of Ruth, a Moabitess, into this redeemed family testifies of God’s
sovereign, comprehensive mercy, in which He used her unlikely marriage to Boaz
to produce the lineage for King David and Christ Jesus.

Examples like that of Ruth should strengthen our faith in what God can do. They
should embolden us to say to our friends and neighbors that the glories and
tragedies that happen in our nation, the joys and sorrows in our own lives, and
the pains and disappointments of family life find their ultimate meaning not in
human history or personal biography but as a part of God’s plan. He has made
Himself known as loving and holy, personal and infinite, Creator and Redeemer,
Sustainer and Ruler. He has brought us into the great story of redemption—the
only story that will last eternally.

This is good news! This is food for our souls when days get dark and doubts get
real. This is assurance that God will never quit on us. This brings meaning to
life.

Going Deeper
Matthew 1:1-18



THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST

1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of
Abraham.

2Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the
father of Judah and his brothers, 3and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by
Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,1 4and Ram
the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the
father of Salmon, 5and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father
of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6and Jesse the father of David
the king.

And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7and Solomon the
father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of
Asaph,2 8and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of
Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and
Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10and Hezekiah the
father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos,3 and Amos the father of
Josiah, 11and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of
the deportation to Babylon.

12And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel,4
and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud,
and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14and Azor the
father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud,
15and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and
Matthan the father of Jacob, 16and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of
Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

17So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and
from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the
deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.


THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST

18Now the birth of Jesus Christ5 took place in this way. When his mother Mary
had been betrothed6 to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be
with child from the Holy Spirit.

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Footnotes
1 1:3 Greek Aram; also verse 4
2 1:7 Asaph is probably an alternate spelling of Asa; some manuscripts Asa; also
verse 8
3 1:10 Amos is probably an alternate spelling of Amon; some manuscripts Amon;
twice in this verse
4 1:12 Greek Salathiel; twice in this verse
5 1:18 Some manuscripts of the Christ
6 1:18 That is, legally pledged to be married
Topics: Biblical Figures Providence of God Redemptive History Sovereignty of God

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Alistair Begg, published by The Good Book Company, thegoodbook.com. Used by
Truth For Life with permission. Copyright © 2021, The Good Book Company.

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