Our king came down to serve his peasants. The master of heaven came to give us the most precious thing he had. He came to give us himself – to give up his dying breath, so that we could be filled with His Spirit of life.
Jesus carefully defines that the greatest thing that a human can be is a humble servant.
This genealogy declares that joy has come to the world, in the coming of the Christ. And it sends a message to all people, “Let earth receive her King.”