The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

[Preserved]

I have this theory, but need some serious theological research to see if I am correct;
The Bible in Mathew Chapter 1 and Luke chapter 3 discuss the genealogy of Jesus and trace THROUGH JOSEPH who adopted Jesus as his son into the Tribe of Judah. Looking closer though the only blood tie that He has to human form is through Mary who was a relative of Elizabeth (Luke 1:36) who was a daughter of Arron (the tribe of Levi) (Luke 1:5)
My observation is that Christ by birth was of the tribe of Levi (a levitical priest) but by adoption was of the tribe of Judah and son of David as prophesied.
Hebrews refers to Jesus' genealogy as that of David.
Is this unique twist a tie between the old and the new allowing Jews to accept Jesus as their priest?

[Preserved]

Matthew is Jospeh's
Luke is Mary's

Mary is the descendant of Nathan....the son of David
Joseph is the descendant of Solomon... the son of David

the rest of both lineages goes back to Adam and Eve.

You know I was listening to a pastor Merick on Sunday he said the same thing but my NKJV says (suposed) son of Joseph. Am I miss reading this? How does Mary's relative Elizabeth tie in?

[Zaphnathpaaneah]

http://www.jesusboat.com/nconfigout.asp?psn=2012&scat=133


Here's a great chart that will help you in Bible study. I think it has almost every name mentioned in the Bible and you can trace the lineage of each person. Mary and Joseph's are easily traced.

It will help answer a lot of questions.

It's a great gift too. (If you pick one up at their store on the Sea of Galilee, you can save on shipping!)

[Jany]

Mary was of the tribe of Judah and the lineage of David (Psalm 132:11; Luke 1:32). She was connected by marriage with Elisabeth, who was of the lineage of Aaron (Luke 1:36).

[Chris]

http://www.gracethrufaith.com/ask-a-bible-teacher/how%20-is-jesus-related-to-abraham-and-david

How Is Jesus Related To Abraham And David?
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Q. Thanks for your website, it is so enlightening in an era were you find so many teachings. Keep up the good work and may God richly bless you with his knowlege and wisdom.

An issue which bothers me is this, I know Jesus was conceived by a virgin. How then is he being linked in geneology to Abraham and David if Joseph is not his father. Joseph, husband to Mary is also listed in this geneology as giving legitimacy to the fact that Jesus as a man is a descendant of Abraham. It does not challenge my faith but it keeps own popping up as a question in my mind. Probably the devil trying to twist me around to doubt my faith. What can you say about it.

A. Jesus is a legal descendant of Abraham and David by virtue of his adoption by Joseph. He's a blood descendant of David's through His mother Mary who was also of the Tribe of Judah. That's why the Lord's genealogy is different in Luke (Mary's) than it is in Matthew (Joseph's). When the bible says that Jesus is of the house and lineage of David, it's referring to both these things. Here's a link to a more complete answer to a similar question.

[Chris]

http://www.gracethrufaith.com/ask-a-bible-teacher/qualifying-jesus-as-israels-king

Qualifying Jesus As Israel's King
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Q. There is something I want to ask my own church Minister, but never remember to when I see him.

In Mathew chapter 1 verses 1-17 it gives: The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham, showing that Jesus is a descendant of David. Mathew must have known that Joseph was the step-father of Jesus and therefore Jesus could not be a descendant of David through Joseph.

I think that I heard or read somewhere, many years ago, that Mary was also a descendant of David, but do not know if this is true. Is it mentioned anywhere in the Bible? I have not been able to find it.

A. If you compare the genealogies in Matt 1 and Luke 3 you can spot the similarities as well as the differences. One difference is that Matthew comes forward from Abraham, showing Jesus as a son of Abraham while Luke goes backward to Adam proving the humanity of Jesus. Notice that both are the same from Abraham to David, but that in Matthew, David's son is listed as Solomon while in Luke's version David's son is Nathan, Solomon's brother. From then to Joseph the two lists are different with Matthew showing Joseph's father as Jacob, while in Luke it's Heli.

The reason for this is that there were no words for father-in-law, grandfather, son-in-law, or grandson, etc. Everyone was either a father or a son. Jacob was Joseph's true father and Heli was his father-in-law, Mary's father. From David to Joseph, Matthew showed the Royal line of Solomon of which Joseph was part. But Luke showed the line of Nathan, members of David's family that weren't qualified to become kings. These were actually Mary's ancestors. So both Mary and Joseph were of the tribe of Judah, and descended from David and were therefore cousins, although far removed.

According to the Law, since Mary had no brothers, she could only be her father's heir as long as she married someone from her own tribe. That way her family's land would stay in the tribal inheritance as required. (Numbers 36) And although Joseph was in the Royal line of Solomon, neither he nor any biological son of his could ever be King, since the royal line had been cursed by God. (Jeremiah 22:30)

To sit on David's throne as King of Israel, a man had to be both a pure biological descendant of David's and a member of Solomon's Royal line, but somehow had to side step the curse. When Joseph agreed to become Mary's husband, he in effect adopted Jesus as his legal son, placing Jesus in the Royal line without inheriting Joseph's cursed blood. Having no earthly father, Jesus was a pure biological son of David's through His mother. Thus Jesus met both qualifications and became the only man in the world, then or now, fit to be Israel's King.

C.I. Scofield, one of the fathers of Dispensational Theology, and editor of the Scofield Reference Bible, has been credited with this discovery, proof that the virgin birth was not only a unique sign from God, but was a legal necessity to provide a King for Israel.

[MsSophie]

We just finished studying Jesus genealogy last week. Something we found interesting is that Matthew whose writing was directed more to the Jews gives the genealogy of Joseph and makes a point to list gentiles who are in the genealogy. Rahab was a gentile and a harlot and Ruth was a Maobite. Jewish genealogy usually did not give the female ancestors so this was notable that Matthew would mention women and gentiles in his genealogy.

Also, notice that Joseph's seedline was cutoff at Jehoiakim who was the son of Josiah and the father of Jeconiah. See Jeremiah 22 . Jehoiakim is left out of Matthew's genealogy of Joseph.

In Mary's genealogy Joseph is listed as Heli's son because he was Heli's son-in-law. Mary was Heli's daughter.

[The Sower]

I think Sept 25..

[MsSophie]

I think Sept 25..

:idunno:scratch:scratch

[Clouds]

I think Sept 25..

I think you got The Geneology of Jesus Christ mixed up with the thread guessing the date of Jesus' birth.:)