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title: He Remembers His Covenant
description: The book of Matthew begins with something as tedious as a genealogy, but why?
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# [He Remembers His Covenant](https://blog.truthforlife.org/he-remembers-his-covenant)

 Written by [TFL](https://blog.truthforlife.org/author/tfl) | 8/3/17, 2:00 PM

“He is the Lord our God...He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations.” –Psalm 105:7-8

## [  Listen to, *The Genealogy of Jesus (Part 1 of 2)*](https://www.truthforlife.org/broadcasts/2017/08/03/the-genealogy-of-jesus-part-1-of-2/)

Every author knows that the first chapter of their book has to be thrilling if they want to capture their reader’s attention. So why does the book of Matthew begin with something as tedious as a genealogy? We’ll answer that question on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg!

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