Salmon

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

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

And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

And after the deportation to Babylon, Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Akim, and Akim the father of Eliud, and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

Those that are so are mighty indeed.

He was a grandson of Nashon, that was prince of the tribe of Judah in the wilderness, and son of Salmon, probably a younger son by Rahab, the harlot of Jericho.

He carries might in his name, Boaz, in him is strength.

And he was of the family of Elimelech, that family which was now reduced and brought so low.

Aminadab, the father of Nashon.

Nashon, the father of Salmon.

Salmon, the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rehob.

Boaz, the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth.

Obed, the father of Jesse.

Obed was the son of Boaz.

Boaz was the son of Salmon.

Salmon was the son of Nahshon.

Nahshon was the son of Amminadab.

Amminadab was the son of Admin.

Uh, you know, again, that- that's a unique exception because he's, he's brought in there as a slave.

Um, you have, um, Salmon and Rahab.

Uh, there's also, again, unique, extraordinary s- uh, circumstances, um, [coughs] but they are, they are, uh, rare circumstances.

So if you're called to be a missionary to a foreign land and you wanna fully integrate for the sake of saving the nation for Christ, you may intermarry.

She was received with honor into the family of God.

She lived among the children of Israel, married a noble prince of the tribe of Judah named Salmon, and became the mother of Boaz, the very Boaz who would show loving kindness to Ruth the Moabitess in the harvest fields of Bethlehem.

And through Boaz and Ruth came Obed, and through Obed came Jesse, and through Jesse came King David himself.

And centuries later, when the Gospel of Matthew opens with the royal genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the name of Rahab is written there in letters of gold, a monument to the boundless grace of a God who reaches down to the outermost wall of a broken city to save anyone who dares to trust him.

She sang the songs of Israel around the evening fires, marveling at the stories of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, recognizing that the very same God who had guided the patriarchs was the one who had held her house upon the wall.

As time passed, a wonderful thing happened.

Among the princes and leaders of the tribe of Judah, the royal tribe of the lion, was a young man of noble character named Salmon.

Salmon was the son of Nahshon, the honored prince who had led the tribe of Judah through the wilderness journeys.

Aminadad, the father of Nashon.

Nashon, the father of Salmon, or in the Philippines, Salmon.

Salmon, the father of Boaz, by Rahab.

Boaz, the father of Obed, by Ruth.

Obed, the father of Jesse.

Obed was the son of Boaz.

Boaz was the son of Salmon.

Salmon was the son of Nashon.

Nashon was the son of Amminadab.

Amminadab was the son of Admon.

The genealogy proceeds from Perez through Hezron and then begins following several branches of Hezron's family.

One of those branches leads through Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, and Salmon before arriving at Boaz.

Verses ten through 12 say this: "Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah.

Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse." These names should sound familiar because they connect several important portions of scripture.

Boaz is the godly man that we meet in the Book of Ruth.

He married Ruth, a Moabite woman who placed her faith in the God of Israel, and their son was Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse.

These genealogies helped establish their connection with the generations that came before them.

They were being reminded, "You're still part of this story." But there's an even larger reason that this genealogy is very important.