The genealogy in Luke 3:23-38 quite falls in with the thought that God is showing grace in man and to man. Jesus, the beloved Son of God, is traced up to Adam and to God. Jesus is Son of Man; He is Heir in this sense. He takes up the inheritance God gave to man. Oh what a truth! Where could one’s heart turn for rest if it had not Jesus to rest in? With Him let heaven and earth be turned upside down, and still I have a rest. What blessedness for the heart to have the object God Himself is occupied with! May our hearts also be more and more occupied with Him!
J. N. Darby