Episode 1

Matthew 1

Published on: 7th July, 2025

When was Matthew written and who by? Does it use Mark as a reference? Who was Matthew primarily written for? Why is it important for him to call Jesus a descendant of both Abraham and David? What does Jesus Christ's Name mean? How does Matthew's genealogy for Jesus differ from Luke's? Why does he organize the genealogy the way he does? Who are the women in Jesus' ancestral line? Who was Joseph and how was he a just man? Why did God send an angel to talk to Joseph about Mary? What can we learn from his submission to God? Why is the virgin birth so important?

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Let Nothing Move You
Come listen as Christian Ashley, a seminary student and servant of God, goes through the entire Bible verse-by-verse, starting with Luke and Romans and then heading back to Genesis to speak on the whole story of God's glory and revelations as intended for His original audience and the modern listener.

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Christian Ashley is a seminary student at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary focusing on Christian Ministry and has been a follower of Christ since six years old. He majored in Creative Writing and minored in English at UNC-Wilmington. He has written four novels under the name M. C. Ashley and works as a founding member of the Starving Writers Guild, which helps writers find ways to publish their own material their way.