Geneology: Matthew 1:1-17

Matthew 1
The Genealogy of Jesus
1A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, 4Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, 6and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife, 7Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, 8Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah, 9Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, 11and Josiah the father of Jeconiah[a] and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. 12After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, 14Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Eliud, 15Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, 16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

17Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

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[luckylyra827]

that was rather rude when you put a crying baby in the last.

[simonrundell]

@luckylyra827 have you never heard of the Incarnation? The outrageous idea that God would step into this world and engage with it - or do you just have a sense of humour failure?

[B4mytyme]

why would his geneology be traced this way when jesus wouldnt be related to any of theses people? shouldnt it have been traced through mary? joseph didnt concieve him right?

[simonrundell]

In Judaic culture, adoption is the same as blood relations, hence Paul's insistence that we have become heirs of Christ through the cross. In Hebrew understanding (for whom this Gospel was written) it would be important to establish his place within a traditional geneology which establishes his temporal claims to the throne of David. It's all about culture.

[B4mytyme]

okie doke. So blood relation isnt important to them? did they list anywhere in the bible his genalogy through mary? but then again if it is divine it doesnt really have to make sense. this seems like another traditional male supremacy type thing. like all things traced through or having to do with the man/father.

[simonrundell]

We should be careful about applying our modern understanding,sensibilies & culture to 1st Century Palestine,where Patriarchy was a given. But not today. The Gospels are about the people of the time trying to make sense of the Incarnation: God amongst us,& how he fitted in to their world view. The Gospels are contextual & we should draw from them,but if we unthinkingly slap them into the 21st Century some things won't fit. Its cool: God is bigger than all this. Hope this helps. Fr. S

[luckylyra827]

@simonrundell I know the all about the Incarnation, and I know that the crying baby was supposed to be funny but I didn't find it funny because the cry of the baby is just annoying. and it's somewhat disrespectful too. I don't have a failure in my sense of humor, thank you. I just find the crying baby...freaky. that's all. :P

[ellimist6]

if jesus wasnt relatedto joseph how is he blood related to king david

[lvcivs11]

all have sined except hayzues son of the almighty came to earth as a man to walk as us yet live apart then die for all mankinds sins who cares if there is a j or not or if mary was a virgin she was impregnated by the great i am whether she was a virgin or not dont really signify god chooses who he chooses to do his will abraham werent no saint when god made his covenant with him but there it is that old cove hezekiah was a proud king but he beleived in god humbled himself and the assyrians fell

[dstaden]

Get your hands on a circa. 1611 Bible. You will find that there are no "J's" in it. He does not have a pagan name. His name is Yahshua. And the Hebrew word for "virgin" translated in that passage means---"young maiden" not, "virgin" as in-one that is sexually "pure". Read the beginning of Matthew ...Yoshif & Mariam were married. In Hebrew customs, men and women were betrothed 1st (had a marriage contract) before, sex to consumate the marriage. Bad booty call that's all! "All have sinned and ..."