It was not Matthew's intention simply to record the bloodline of Abraham and the house of David. Rather he wished to sum up the spiritual rise and fall of God's chosen people in Old Testament time.

马太无意从血统上为亚伯拉罕、大卫续谱，而是从属灵方面总结了旧约时代神选民的兴衰。

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