Israel had journeyed, individually and nationally, from patriarchal pilgrimage through Davidic kingship to the birth of Jesus Christ. Abraham and David embodied the first two great portions of the people’s history. Jesus's birth was now recorded and ordered as the climax of the third phase. Scripture: [[Matthew 1#^8c8531]] %%Matthew 1:17%% Tittle: [[By threes]] Inbound Jot: [[The nearest redeemer]] #jot