The geneological list in Matthew, from David to Jacob-Heli (spanning about 1000 years),, contains 27 generations of 40 years each, so as to comply with the 40-year royal generational standard. Luke, on the other hand, gives 40 generations at a more comprehensible 25 years each. Hence, Luke places Jesus in the 20th generation from Zerubbabel, whereas Matthew places him in the 11th generation. SUMMARY: Matthew, 27 generations of 40 years. From Solomon. Patriarchal- Zerubbabel's father's line. Luke, 40 generations of 25 years. From Nathan. Matriarchal- Zerubbabel's mother's line. Both Solomon & Nathan were sons of David. Their lines converge at Zerubbabel, then diverge. Zerubbabel had 2 sons, Abiud and Rhesa. Matthew goes from Abiud, Mary's line. Luke goes fron Rhesa, Joseph's line. Also, Joseph & Mary were related. Joseph was Mary's great-aunt Gadat's son. Mary's mother was Hannah. Her father was Joachim (Yonakir), the Elias patriarch. Joseph's mother was Gadat. His father was Heli, the Jacob patriarch. 'Jacob' was a community distinction, a title. So Heli would be called Jacob-Heli. Joachim's mother was Sabartia (Sabhrath). His father was Matthat the Zadok. Heli's father was Matthan (descended from Mattathias II (Tobias) the Temple Governor.
Barry, thanks so much for this kind comment! Wow! Glad I could help! I will be adding more content on the Life of Christ this year at YouCanLearnTheBible.com. so make sure to enroll! Blessings, friend!
Concerning the Royal Lineage: In 2 Kings 11:1-3 the daughters of the King were not threatened by Athaliah because only males are Royal Seed (therefore Mary is excluded). Jesus' father would have to be a direct descendant of David's to be "Son of David". Don't get me wrong, I believe Jesus is the Messiah, but the NT genealogies are bogus in making that determination. I believe what Peter believed in Acts 2:30, that Jesus is the fruit of David's loins (not from someone else - see Rom 1:3 in the Greek text).
At the very begining it says..."Jesus's legal lineage throught Joseph"! No, No, NO...... Matthew 1:16 has a scriba error and should read "Joseph FATHER of Mary", not husband. Making this Joseph her FATHER adds the missing generation and thus this is Mary's genealogy. Its important we know this is Mary's lineage, she of the royal line, in order for Numbers 36 to be applied. This is how royalty is transfered to her husband Joseph and Jesus qualifies for the Kingship.
You are very welcome. The discovery of two Hebrew manuscripts which read "Joseph FATHER of Mary" is rather recent and not well known yet. @@YouCanLearntheBible
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The geneological list in Matthew, from David to Jacob-Heli (spanning about 1000 years),, contains 27 generations of 40 years each, so as to comply with the 40-year royal generational standard. Luke, on the other hand, gives 40 generations at a more comprehensible 25 years each. Hence, Luke places Jesus in the 20th generation from Zerubbabel, whereas Matthew places him in the 11th generation. SUMMARY: Matthew, 27 generations of 40 years. From Solomon. Patriarchal- Zerubbabel's father's line. Luke, 40 generations of 25 years. From Nathan. Matriarchal- Zerubbabel's mother's line. Both Solomon & Nathan were sons of David. Their lines converge at Zerubbabel, then diverge. Zerubbabel had 2 sons, Abiud and Rhesa. Matthew goes from Abiud, Mary's line. Luke goes fron Rhesa, Joseph's line. Also, Joseph & Mary were related. Joseph was Mary's great-aunt Gadat's son. Mary's mother was Hannah. Her father was Joachim (Yonakir), the Elias patriarch. Joseph's mother was Gadat. His father was Heli, the Jacob patriarch. 'Jacob' was a community distinction, a title. So Heli would be called Jacob-Heli. Joachim's mother was Sabartia (Sabhrath). His father was Matthat the Zadok. Heli's father was Matthan (descended from Mattathias II (Tobias) the Temple Governor.
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Barry, thanks so much for this kind comment! Wow! Glad I could help! I will be adding more content on the Life of Christ this year at YouCanLearnTheBible.com. so make sure to enroll! Blessings, friend!
Concerning the Royal Lineage: In 2 Kings 11:1-3 the daughters of the King were not threatened by Athaliah because only males are Royal Seed (therefore Mary is excluded). Jesus' father would have to be a direct descendant of David's to be "Son of David". Don't get me wrong, I believe Jesus is the Messiah, but the NT genealogies are bogus in making that determination. I believe what Peter believed in Acts 2:30, that Jesus is the fruit of David's loins (not from someone else - see Rom 1:3 in the Greek text).
Great insights! Thanks for sharing!!
At the very begining it says..."Jesus's legal lineage throught Joseph"! No, No, NO...... Matthew 1:16 has a scriba error and should read "Joseph FATHER of Mary", not husband. Making this Joseph her FATHER adds the missing generation and thus this is Mary's genealogy. Its important we know this is Mary's lineage, she of the royal line, in order for Numbers 36 to be applied. This is how royalty is transfered to her husband Joseph and Jesus qualifies for the Kingship.
Thanks for sharing!
You are very welcome. The discovery of two Hebrew manuscripts which read "Joseph FATHER of Mary" is rather recent and not well known yet. @@YouCanLearntheBible