1-Jan: Genesis 1-2; Matthew 1-3
Genesis 1: Creation: One – Light, Two – Space, Three – Land and Sea, Four: Clarity and Great lights, Five – Sea Creatures, Six – Land animals and Mankind, multiply and eat.
Genesis 2: Seventh day God rested from creation work. Man and Woman, formed from dust, Garden planted, four rivers, freely eat, except of knowledge of Good and Evil.
Matthew 1 Jesus’ ancestors listed, fourteen generation times three, The birth of Jesus, Joseph’s dream, Mary’s purity, Joseph’s faithfulness.
Matthew 2 Visit of the Wise men, Escape to Egypt, Return to Nazareth
Matthew 3 John the Baptist prepares the way, the baptism of Jesus, this is my beloved son and…fully pleased…