Matthew’s Gospel commences with a genealogy of Jesus, “the son of David, the son of Abraham” (1:1). Jesus is introduced as heir of God’s promises to Abraham and of the royal heritage of David. The ...

he wanted to show that Jesus was the son of David, and now traces this back to Abraham. For Matthew, Jesus is not the son of David, but he is the son of Abraham. He is truly a man from Israel.

Jesus enters Jerusalem in The Chosen Season 5 Episode 1, and by the end, he’s ready to teach the city a lesson.

The Jewish people wanted to return to the glory days under their greatest ruler, King David. Some Jews were looking for a warrior Messiah to overthrow the Romans. Jesus was not this kind of Messiah.