Bible Study
"A NEW LOOK AT THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST"
King David was told that he would have his seed on the throne forever. Ps 89:3-4, "I have made a covenant with
My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to
all generations. Selah." Ps 89:29, "His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of
heaven." Ps 89:34-36, "My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of My lips. Once have
I sworn by My holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun
before Me." And again in Ps 132:11-12, "The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; He will not turn from it;
Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. If thy children will keep My covenant and My testimony that
I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore."
As we all know, Solomon did not fulfill the commands of God, even though he was given the wealth of the earth.
No richer person has ever had the kingship and wealth of Solomon. But part of the kingdom was taken away from
his son Rehoboam. Jeroboam, was give 10 tribe of Israel and Rehoboam was left with two tribes.
I King 11:29-33, "And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah
the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the
field: And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces: And he said to Jeroboam,
Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand
of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee: (But he shall have one tribe for My servant David's sake, and for
Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:) Because that they have forsaken Me,
and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom
the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways, to do that which is right in Mine eyes, and
to keep My statutes and My judgments, as did David his father."
Now to a new look at the genealogy of Jesus the Christ. Jesus line came through His mother Mary. This line
went back to Adam who was created by God. Mary, mother of Jesus, line also came though King David who
was the father of Nathan.
Luke 3:23-32,
23 And Jesus Himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph,
which was the son of Heli,
24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the
son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was
the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,
26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was
the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,
27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa,which was the son of Zorobabel, which was
the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,
28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the
son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son
of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the
son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son,of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was
THE SON OF NATHAN, WHICH WAS THE SON OF DAVID,
32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son
of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was
the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the
son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the
son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was
the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was
the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son
of God." Only Mary's line was a complete line from God Himself]
Now looking at the line of Joseph, Jesus human father on earth, but not His biological Father, who was the
Creator God! Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and
praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him, and a
voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art My beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased" (Luke 3:21-22).
This is the living proof that Jesus Christ came through the line of King David, through his son Nathan, not
Solomon!
Joseph, the step father of Jesus came through the line of Solomon and was not in the line of Jesus Christ. This
can be prove by reading Jeremiah.
Jer 22:24-30, “As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet
upon My right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life,
and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and
into the hand of the Chaldeans. And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country,
where ye were not born; and there shall ye die. But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they
not return. Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they
cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not? 0 earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the
LORD. Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no
man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah."
The King James StudyBible of 1988 says on page 1134, “Childless means that none of Jehoiachin seven son (I
Chron. 3:17-18) would succeed him on the throne of Judah, nor would any of his natural descendants succeed
him. Although Jesus' paternal ancestors through Joseph include Jehoiachin (Matt 1:11-16) the line of decent
is thus recorded only to show Jesus' legal right to the throne of David. Because Jesus was virgin-born (Matt
1:18, Luke 1:34-36), hence not the natural son of Joseph, the pronouncement against Jehoiachin's line is not
contradicted.
Although Jehoiachin's grandson Zerubbel was governor of Judah (Ezra 3:2, Neh 12:1)he was never Israel's king.
Note: Jesus' human decent is apparently TRACED through MARY, A DESCENDANT OF DAVID
THROUGH HIS SON NATHAN, (not the prophet), not though Solomon (Luke 3:23-31). Therefore heir to
David's throne through both parents, as the virgin-born son of Mary, Christ did not abrogate the prophetic curse
against Jehoiachin's line. Rather, the great accuracy and trustworthiness of Scripture are again demonstrated.”
Joseph, Mary’s husband, line is written in Matthew 1:1-16. Notice that Joseph’s line started with Abraham, not
with the Creator God!
1 “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
6 And Jesse begat David the king; and DAVID THE KING BEGAT SOLOMON of her that had been
the wife of Urias;
7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
14. And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.”
Not only was Solomon reject by God, but his son Rehoboam was also rejected, they followed pagan women who
turned their hearts to pagan gods. And also the line of Jehoiachin's could not be in line for kingship.
I hope this shows that Jesus, the Christ came from the line of Mary through Nathan, the son of King David.
Not through the line of Solomon, the son of David!
At the end of days God says in Zech 12:11-12, “In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the
mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family
of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart.”
God opens new understanding of His Word, when we ask for the wisdom and understanding of His truth.☜
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