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guest8:
Hidden:  I was just reading through the 1st chapter of Matthew and all the begats and I read something I never paid attention to before. Joseph, Mary's husband is a descendant of King David not Mary. So I was trying to find what Lineage Mary is from. I can't find it, even when I did a web search. So who is Mary a descendant of?

Hello Hidden.. The answer is both of them Joseph and Mary are descendants of King David. Let me expand this for you!

God had already announced his plans to have the messiah (a Future King of Judea) born to a virgin and from the house of Judah or King David. There was one catch! God had placed a blood curse on Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin) which prevented any male from prospering (not being able to rule from or sit upon the Throne of David). Thus, this would not allow Jesus (if born of Joseph) to be a King of Judea, as the prophecies announced.

A big problem. The solution is simple. Jesus will be born of another in the royal line of King David that has no such curse upon it. (Jer 22:30).

In the synoptic Gospels, Matthew gives the genealogy of Judah from the Levi (Jewish) point of view. Matthew traces the line from Abraham through David, Solomon to Joseph who will become the "Legal" father of Jesus. (Mat 1:1-16).

In another of the Gospels, Luke (a doctor), portrays Jesus as the "Son of Man". Here Luke traces the genealogy from Mary to Heli (her father) to Nathan (2nd surviving son of Bathsheba) to David, to Abraham, to Adam. (Luke 3:23-38)..Notice the genealogy is backwards

Hope this helps.

Blade

patrick jane:
I never tried to study genealogies, too many names.

guest8:

--- Quote from: patrick jane on June 12, 2019, 04:57:29 am ---I never tried to study genealogies, too many names.

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Genealogies are the way tells us the amount of time that has passed or the time it is.  To study them is only to understand them. (why are they so frequent, different and so limiting.

Blade

patrick jane:

--- Quote from: Bladerunner on June 12, 2019, 02:27:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: patrick jane on June 12, 2019, 04:57:29 am ---I never tried to study genealogies, too many names.

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Genealogies are the way tells us the amount of time that has passed or the time it is.  To study them is only to understand them. (why are they so frequent, different and so limiting.

Blade

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True, thanks.

guest8:

--- Quote from: patrick jane on June 29, 2019, 11:23:04 am ---
--- Quote from: Bladerunner on June 12, 2019, 02:27:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: patrick jane on June 12, 2019, 04:57:29 am ---I never tried to study genealogies, too many names.

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Genealogies are the way tells us the amount of time that has passed or the time it is.  To study them is only to understand them. (why are they so frequent, different and so limiting.

Blade

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True, thanks.

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If one looks at the genealogy of ADAM in Genesis 5, we find that Adam begat Seith ; Seith begat Enosh ; Enosh begat Kenan/Cainan ;  Kenan/Cainan begat Mahalaleel ; Mahalaleel begat Jared ; Jared begat Enoch; Enoch begat Methuselah ; Methuselah begat Lamech ; Lamech begat Noah

These are all Hebrew names and because of this, they all have a meaning.

Here is the meaning of each of these names.  ADAM = Man ; Seith = appointed ; Enosh = Mortal ; Kenan = sorrow ; Mahalaleel = The Blessed God ; Jared = Shall Come Down ; Enoch = Teaching ; Methuselah = His Death shall bring ; Lamech = The Despairing ; Noah = Rest or Comfort

If we put these together in one sentence it would read.

Man [is] appointed mortal sorrow [;] The Blessed God shall come down teaching His death shall bring the despairing rest or comfort.  [emphasis added]

Jesus Christ is the Blessed GOD in Genesis 5.

Blade

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