Pastor Kurt Dahlin continues following through Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, this time focusing on king Josiah, who "...did what was right in the eyes of the Lord".

During Josiah's reign, he set out to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the idolatry that had been put in place by his father.  During this process, Josiah sent a delegation to the prophetess Huldah.  What was the significance of this choice?  Why Huldah, rather than any other prophet?

Pastor Kurt Dahlin continues following the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew's gospel, focusing on Hezekiah the son of Ahaz.

Even though Ahaz was the worst king in Israel's history, his son Hezekiah is noted as being one of the best.

During Hezekiah's reign, Judah was attacked by the Assyrian general Sennacherib.  Hezekiah's godly both before and during this crisis provides us with a valuable example for our lives.

During Rehoboam son of Solomon's reign, there was a civil war - the northern 10 tribes split away & the southern two tribes (Judah & Benjamin) continued with David's lineage.

Pastor Kurt Dahlin takes a look at 5 good kings after this split, starting with Jehoshaphat.

During Paul's travel to Rome, the ship he was on was caught in a severe storm.

Guest speaker Ross Russell unpacks this passage to show us how we can apply Paul's example in this situation to our own lives.

Pastor Kurt Dahlin reviews the history of Israel leading up to their captivity in Babylon.

Why was Israel taken into captivity?  They broke the contract (covenant) they made with God through Moses.

Pastor Kurt Dahlin continues following Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, focusing on king David's son Solomon.

God gave Solomon a choice shortly after he was crowned king (1 Kings 3:14).  Solomon's response to his choice had profound impact on the future of Israel.

In Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, he mentions David's son Solomon "...whose mother had been Uriah's wife".

Why did Matthew make specific mention about this event in Jesus's lineage?

In Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, he includes two women who were not Jews - Ruth and Rahab.

Today, Kurt Dahlin looks into the ways God transformed these women's lives.

Pastor Kurt Dahlin compares two patriarchs of Israel:  Judah and Joseph.

In Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, he includes a small number of women.

Today, Kurt looks at these women to show us was was significant about them.