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by FreezingJaden on May 4th, 2006

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How is Jesus a descendant of David?

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  • by Thom64 on May 8th, 2006

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    According to the family records presented in the books of Matthew and Luke, Mary and Joseph (the mother and earthly father of Jesus) had David as a common ancestor - so by birth (through Mary) and by inheritance (through Joseph) he was counted as a descendent of David.

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  • by BobTheAlmighty on September 14th, 2006

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    As stated (edited to be shorter) from the bible Matthew 1:6-16: and Jesse the father of King David. DAVID was the father of Solomon whose mother had been Uriah's wife, Soloman the father of Rehoboam, the father of Abijah, the father of Asa, the father of Jehoshaphat, the father of Jehoram, the father of Uzziah, the father of Jotham, the father of Ahaz, the father of Manasseh, the father of Amon, the father of Josiah, the father of Jeconiah, the father of Shealtiel, the father of Zerubbabel, the father of Abuid, the father of Elakim, the father of Azor, the father of Zadok, the father of Akim, the father of Eluid, the father of Eleazar, the father of, Matthan, the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joeseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born JESUS, who is called the Christ. (A total of 28 generations)

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  • by Stormarm on July 3rd, 2010

    Stormarm

    As for differences in the 2 geneologies:
    1. Luke give's the blood/biological descent of Joseph
    2. Matthew gives the Throne succession (the list of kings, minus the 3 anathematized ones, and then the order of succession after the Exile even though none of them ruled) through Joseph

    As for the paradox of the Virgin Birth vs. the required descent from David:
    There are 4 proposed resolutions to the paradox -
    1. Blood descent wasn't actually what was promised: the Messiah was to be - like David - a man of God's own choosing and a man after God's own heart ... and therefore David's true heir.
    2. Jesus was Joseph's LEGAL heir, and therefore also David's
    3. Mary was decended from David also
    *all 3 of these may even be combined
    4. Joseph was Jesus' biological father: though he'd never had sex with Mary, the Holy Spirit played the Bee to Joseph's Boy-Flower and Mary's Girl-Flower.

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  • by thatsJustme on March 25th, 2008

    thatsJustme

    Mary is in David's lineage also. in Luke 3. Nathan, son of David...Mattatha was Mary's brother.
    Joseph is through Solomon, son of David..
    I am trying to decipher my notes on this, I have a notation about Solomons line (Joseph) where Jechoniah was refused throne because of his sin?
    the Bible prophesied of Christ's lineage...this is why the lineages were carefully taken and put down in OLD and NEW...
    2 Samuel 7:12-13 Fulfillment of David's throne to... Jesus right to ascend the Jewish throne through blood in Mary and adoption by foster father, Joseph.
    Promise to Abraham Genesis 26:4.

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  • by Keith White on May 22nd, 2006

    Keith White

    Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, Part of the Trinity. He existed before David was born. Mary and Joseph were decendents of King david but they were not his \\\"parents\\\" as Jesus himself created even the womb he abode in for 9 months. If Jesus were a decendant of David, then he would not be sinless, The Bible states that the Holy Ghost (another part of the God-head, or Trinity) overshadowed mary, and She was with child. She was a virgin untill after Jesus was born. The family line back to David is there simply to show those on earth that Jesus is the rightful heir of the throne of David.

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  • by Eddie Cairns on July 3rd, 2010

    Eddie Cairns

    Jesus's mother Mary was descended from David.
    Best wishes,
    Eddie Cairns

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  • by GsusLover10 on April 25th, 2010

    GsusLover10

    to really understand how to answer this question you have to see whos the descendent of mary his mother her mother her mothers mothers so on and so forth and when you get far enough David is a great, great, great, great, great, great, grandfather or uncle of Jesus. if you notice that all of the old testament is referred to the end of the world and to Jesus all of the descendants of Jesus its really the blood line that you have to shoot for

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