Question by : Why does it explain in the Bible the genealogy of Jesus Christ?
In Mt 1:1-17 explains the descendants from Abraham to Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born. But as I understand Jesus has not physical descendant.
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Answer by Just Ducky
To show that it is fulfillment of prophecy.
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it shows joseph who adopted jesus was from king david
a adopted son could still inherit the family name
They didn’t want people claiming he was born in Nigeria.
There are two genealogies in the New Testament. One is Jesus’ lineage through Joseph, as you point out. The others is Jesus’ lineage through Mary.
The lineage through Mary shows Jesus to be physically descended from the line of David, as is required for the Messiah.
In the 1st century in Jerusalem, one recieved their birthright from their father. Being the son of someone meant you had their authority, their inheritance, and their power. This always came via the father, and never the mother. Thus, Jesus receives from Joseph fatherly and spiritual lineage from David.
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It’s worth noting — contrary to one very poorly informed answer — that these genealogies were kept in the Jewish temple. They were of the utmost importance to the Jewish people as they looked for their promised Messiah. Jews everywhere could easily have verified the information in the genealogies, when these accounts were written. When the Jewish temple was destroyed in 70 A.D., (15 to 20 years after the first of these gospels was written) the lineages were destroyed, as well.
THe interesting part is if you read Luke, you actually get a different genealogy. There is very little chance of the early Christian knowing the actual line of David through to Jesus. Most likely, Matthew’s reference to 14 is the key to this genealogy. It is more of a theological statement that something significant happens every 14 generations. Is this a historical record of Jesus’ line? Most scholars would suggest that most likely not.
In the Gospel they do explain Jesus’ genealogy from Mary as she is a descendant of David. Joseph is has to be proven as well, because in prophecy their were signs and qualifications to look at to prove Jesus as the Messiah. There were many things people were told to look for….this was one of those things
‘as I understand Jesus has not physical descendant.’
That’s because the ‘Christ’ character was separate from the
‘Jesus’ one, eventually they converged into one character.
Because the jews had this myth that the king who would come and get Jeruselum back for them HAD to be a descendant of that horny murderer, David. But…. in fact, our Lord Jesus was born of Mary, who was made pregnant by the holy sperm that was inserted into her womb by the holy ghost, when he came into her room one night. She kept crying out “OhGOd!! Oh God!! It’s so big!!” Oh Goddd!”.
Seriously, Jesus was NOT a descendant of David…. his father was God in Heaven!
Given that there were several different messianic “religions”/”cults” at the time, it was an attempt to provide “legitimacy” to a particular one. While some apologetics will try to dismiss the Mathew genealogy and the one in Luke as validations for the Jews and the gentiles, it is clear that both are attempts to unite the various “flavors” of messianic beliefs that existed in the early first century. This highlights that contrary to what Christians believe, Christianity did not come from a small group which eventually separated into multiple beliefs, but it was a melding of independent groups which eventually coalesced on a physical, rather than a spiritual, messiah.
To show historical accuracy
That is why the “of whom” is feminine-gendered relative pronoun, meanng it refers to Miryam not Yoseph, thus revealing the virgin birth. Otherwise, it would have used a plural masculine-gendered relative pronoun to refer to both parents “of whom” was born Yeshua.
And yes, adopted sons are treated as nothing less than biological sons, like when Yaakov adopted Ephraim and Manasseh from Yoseph.
Psalms 83:18 is wrong. It doesn’t matter if Miryam was descended from David. Tribal identity is only passed patrilineally (from the father).
As noted above: the kingly inheritance from David came through Joseph … the adoption was needed because the physical descendants of Jeconiah (the king at the time of capture by Babylon) were cursed to never be on the throne. (1)
It also goes back to Abraham because of the covenant promises the Almighty made to Abraham. Specifically that through him all the families of the world would be blessed which is fulfilled in the Messiah. (2)
Take a look at Luke chapter 3: 23-38 This is Mary’s blood line going back to Adam.
In this bloodline you will notice that Levi and David are in it. This is where Jesus
is known as Lord of lords and King of kings. The priest and king line was joined
in Mary. Now re-read Genesis 3:15 This verse is the first mentioning of the crucifixion
of Christ Jesus. Jesus is that ” seed ” This is why Eve is called the Mother of all Living.
The same ” seed ” that God told Abraham would be the Father of many nations.
Now read John 1-all. Or just read revelations 22: 16
MIRIAM CARRIED HIM FOR NINE MONTHS; THAT MAKES HIM HERS.
SHE AND JOSEPH BOTH ARE RELATED TO DAVID.
DAVID HAD TWO SONS.
THE TWO SONS HAD THEIR CHILDREN.
EVENTUALLY, JOSEPH CAME FROM THE LOINS OF SOLOMON AND MIRAIM CAME FROM THE LOINS OF NATHAN.
THAT MAKES YAHSHUA LITERALLY HEIR TO THE THRONE OF DAVID THROUGH MARIAM; BECAUSE SHE ALSO CAME FROM DAVID.
THROUGH HER SEED ; HE WILL BE KING…HEIR TO THE THRONE.