Outline:

1.Why read genealogies anyway?

         a.Part of God’s word

         b.Historical and Biblical significance

         c.Tracking Biblical narrative

2.Who’s who

         a.Abraham to David

         b.David to Exile

         c.Exile to Jesus

3.Tracing God’s promises

         a.To Abraham

         b.To David

         c.To the exiles

4.What’s an old genealogy got to do with us?

         a.We’re called into it

         b.God’s word is true

         c.He is faithful