LIVING WATERS
For the proclamation of the Gospel and the edification of the Body of Christ
Son of David, Son of Abraham
The first verse of the Gospel of Matthew introduces us to the Lord Jesus Christ as "Son of David and son of Abraham." It is very interesting why the Holy Spirit chooses these two men from the Old Testament to associate the Christ with them.
As we know, the Son of David, according to the promises of descent, was Solomon, and Abraham's was Isaac. But Solomon and Isaac were only shadows, types, prefiguring the true one. It is true, Solomon was the king of the greatest glory, wisdom and wealth, and Isaac was the sole heir of his father. But behold, Christ is the true Solomon and the true Isaac.
Precisely, the Gospel of Matthew shows us, between chapters 1 and 25, Jesus of royal blood, the son of David, that is, the true Solomon, displaying his wonderful wisdom. Therefore, this gospel emphasizes the teachings of Jesus. Meanwhile, between chapters 26 and 28 we are shown Jesus as the son of Abraham, it means the true Isaac, who, as a lamb, is offered on the altar of sacrifice, the cross.
But there is another aspect in which Jesus is also the Son of David and the son of Abraham. David and Abraham represent two covenants, because God made covenants with them. God promised David that He would raise up descendants after him, one of his sons, and that He would establish his kingdom forever: "It is he who shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever... and his throne shall be established for ever" (1 Chr. 17:12, 14). However, this prophecy was not fulfilled in Solomon (because he died), but in Christ, because he is King forever.
On the other hand, when God promised Abraham that "...in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed" (Gen. 22:18), He was not referring to Isaac, but to Christ ("And to thy seed, which is Christ," Paul will say in Galatians 3:16). In the Lamb of God all nations are blessed.
In God's wisdom, Christ should be presented like this, associated with these two men, and furthermore, in this precise order, which as we know, is not the chronological order.