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The Blood of Jesus
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brother philip on
8/28/2007 8:07:55 PM
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There are many mysteries written in the words of the Bible. For many who read it those subjects that are spoken to will always remain this way for a great deal of its readers. I for one had always pondered how Jesus could be the Son of Man as related in the Bible with regard to Him being the son of Joseph. If Joseph was a step-father then how could Jesus succeed the throne of David? All lineages require one to be of a given bloodline that follows down through the ages. This had always been something that gave me difficulty when trying to understand how Jesus was actually linked to the House of David.
In the accounts of Matthew and Luke, two distinctly different genealogies are explained. In Matthew it discusses the lineage through Joseph, while Luke addresses Marys blood line. There would seem to be an opposing or contradictory explanation of scripture regarding these two gospel accounts. Lineage in the Bible always follows that of the paternal bloodline. If this is the case then why would Luke in his account of this follow an opposing view and speak of this in hereditary reference? Since the Bible decrees by the Law of God the rule of lineage how could the bloodline of Joseph be taken seriously when Jesus was not of Josephs seed?
I am sure that this has puzzled many other readers beside me in regard to this topic. There is also the fact that if we trace the lineage of Joseph back to his forefathers we will find that his line was excluded from the house of David due to a curse since the time of Jaconiah. Due to this curse upon Josephs ancestors, Jesus could not attain the right to be from Davids ancestral line. This seems to cause quite a dilemma, especially if lineage is discounted on the mothers side. Where does this fall according to Matthew and Luke?
As is always the case if these seemingly contradictory statements are studied we will find the Bible always provides an answer. In the time of Moses there was a man named Zelophehad who had no sons, only daughters. After the death of this man his daughters approached Moses with a predicament that the Law; concerning lineage caused in their case. Since all rights to inheritance fell to the sons, the daughters could not be considered as a result of the Law. The daughters approached Moses with this problem and pleaded that this Law was unfair in the regard to a man with daughters only. Moses took this into consideration and when in prayer he inquired into this dilemma with God. God told Moses that in the case of a man that has no sons, then the inheritance should follow the lineage of the daughters. For this judgment to be Lawful, the surviving daughters had to marry into the Davidic line. This is what happened in the case of Jesus and His inheritance to the line of David through the lineage of His mother Mary, and her marriage to Joseph. Isn't it awesome that God would put into place a decree that would have an astounding effect over 1000 years later? The explanation given here can be found in the book of Numbers (27:1-8). God bless, and remember that He always provides answers. Seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened.
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Philip - Can you share with us the passage in Numbers where this exchange takes place?
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arsindelve-
8/28/2007 8:32:01 PM
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Sorry, you can find it in Numbers 27:1-8
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brother philip-
10/7/2007 9:36:08 PM
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arsindelve-
10/7/2007 10:46:16 PM
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I have been in church most of my life of 65 years and had never heard of this until our minister preached on it as his Christmas message. I was fascinated and wanted to share the scriptures with other friends. Due to weather etc, I decided to look to the internet for info. Thanks for sharing!
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anonymous-
1/2/2008 10:44:25 PM
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