Matthew Chapter 1 is one of the most misunderstood, underestimated, and quietly profound chapters in the entire New Testament. Most people skip it because they see names… a list… a genealogy… something that feels more historical than spiritual, more informational than devotional, more like a prologue than a proclamation. But Matthew 1 is a thunderclap. It is the moment heaven and earth collide. It is the moment generations of longing, waiting, wandering, failing, and hoping