{"id":2955,"date":"2023-10-27T17:56:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T17:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/observetheword.com\/?p=2955"},"modified":"2023-11-09T08:46:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T08:46:05","slug":"matthew-1-2-origin-of-the-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/observetheword.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/27\/matthew-1-2-origin-of-the-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew 1-2 Origin of the King"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"audio_iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/eveht-14e1de6?skin=1&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;auto=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;btn-skin=107\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/eveht-14e1de6?skin=1&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;auto=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;btn-skin=107\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We begin our Sermon on the Mount series with a two-part overview of Matthew 1-4 to set up our context. 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