MATTHEW ‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭AMP

“Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.”

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It was the custom in Israel that when writing out a genealogy, you list only the names of men.
However, occasionally, if there was a special reason to do so, the names of women were included.
We must notice from this text that Rahab and Ruth are included in Matthew’s genealogy of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Although Ruth was a good and godly woman Rahab was not.
However by faith she hid the spies and her life was spared.
The real reason why their names are mentioned here is because they were among those who were not direct ancestors of the Lord Jesus Christ.
They, as well as the others, are given prominence not because of what they had achieved but because of who they were related to – Jesus.
Our real greatness in this world arises not so much from what we do but because we are directly related to Christ.
When we are linked by faith to Him we are given a status that lifts us above the greatest of earth’s categories.
We are who we are because we are related to Christ.
More so, never forget – you are who you are because He is who He is.
Have a prosperous week.
Shalom