by Jeffrey W. Hamilton<\/p>\n\t
Text: Hebrews 7:1-17<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nI. Those who refuse to believe the truth of the Bible often seek ways to discredit its\nstatements.\n
A. One objection is the statement that Jesus was of the tribe of Judah – Hebrews 7:13-14<\/p>\n B. The argument is that since Jesus had no earthly father, then he did not have tribal\nidentity that was normally figured through the male lineage.\n
C. It is true that Jesus was not literally from the body of Joseph, yet:<\/p>\n
1. He was still the carpenter’s son – Matthew 13:55<\/p>\n 2. It was the father’s right to name his son (Luke 1:62-63), which Joseph did\nfor Jesus – Matthew 1:24-25\n
3. Mary refers to Joseph as Jesus’ father – Luke 2:48<\/p>\n
D. How can this be? Because Jesus was Joseph’s adopted son.<\/p>\n
1. Look closely at the wording in Matthew 1:16<\/p>\n
2. It does not say that Joseph begat Jesus<\/p>\n
3. Joseph married Mary to whom Jesus was born.<\/p>\nII. Those who wish to cast doubt on the accuracy of the Bible will sometimes appeal to the\ndifferences between the lineages recorded in Matthew and the one recorded in Luke.\n
A. The two lines are different, but that is because they serve different purposes.<\/p>\n
B. They are aimed to prove different things.<\/p>\n 1. Matthew’s lineage goes through Joseph. Its purpose is to establish Jesus’\nlegal right to the throne of David. An adopted son still holds legal rights.\n 2. Luke’s lineage goes through Mary. Its purpose is to prove the humanity of\nJesus, showing that he is a descendant of Adam.\n
C. Matthew’s account highlights two major characters from Israel’s history<\/p>\n
1. Jesus was a son of Abraham.<\/p>\n a. He was a Jew and a part of the covenant made with Abraham and\nhis descendants.\n b. Abraham’s seed would both possess the gate of his enemies and be\nthe blessing for all the nations of the earth – Genesis 22:15-18;\nGalatians 3:16\n
2. Jesus was a son of David<\/p>\n
a. He was in line for the throne of David.<\/p>\n b. To David was the promise that his lineage would remain on the\nthrone – II Samuel 7:12; Psalms 89:3-4; Jeremiah 23:5\n 3. It was important to note that Jesus was in the position to fulfill both of\nthese promises.\n D. In the tracing of the lineage, Matthew follows the line of the blessing – the right to\nthe headship of the family. We don’t always go from father to eldest son, such as\nJacob to Judah. \n
1. Judah is Jacob’s fourth son, but he was given the blessing – Genesis 49:10<\/p>\n a. Reuben was skipped because he laid with his father’s concubine –\nGenesis 49:4\n b. Simeon and Levi were skipped because of their violence and\nuncontrolled anger – Genesis 49:5-7\n
2. This also explains two missing people <\/p>\n
a. Admin<\/p>\n (1) Matthew 1:5 – Ram – Amminadab (Note Ruth 4:19-20 and I\nChronicles 2:10 are the same.)\n
(2) Luke 3:33 – Ram – Admin – Amminadab<\/p>\n
b. Pedaiah<\/p>\n
(1) Matthew 1:12 – Shealtiel – Zerubbabel<\/p>\n
(2) I Chronicles 3:17-19 – Shealtiel – Pedaiah – Zerubbabel<\/p>\n c. The simplest explanation is that these two men died before their\nfather and so the blessing went straight to the grandson.\n
3. Another gap is found in Matthew 1:8 between Joram and Uzziah<\/p>\n a. I Chronicles 3:11-12 lists three additional names: Ahaziah, Joash,\nand Amaziah\n b. Some think Matthew was trying to keep his memory aid of fourteen\nin each period.\n c. But most note that Joram married Athaliah, the evil daughter of the\nevil king Ahab – II Kings 8:16-18, 26-27\n (1) Note that Ahaziah was just as evil as Ahab because of his\nmother’s influence. He died in the purge of Ahab’s house by\nJehu.\n (2) His mother then made herself queen, destroying all but one\ninfant – II Kings 11:1-3\n (3) Joash (or Jehoash) became king at the age of seven and did\nwell while his regent, Jehoiada the priest, lived; but he\nturned evil at his death. He was assassinated.\n (4) His son Amaziah became king at 25 for 29 years. He was\nbasically good, but had many failings, one of which lead to\nhis assassination. – II Kings 14:19-21\n d. Some suppose that the blessing skipped over these three\ngenerations – Exodus 20:4-5\n 4. It should be noted that the skipped people does not make Matthew’s\ngenealogy wrong.\n
a. The terms used allow for a descendant.<\/p>\n b. Also, since Matthew emphasized three sets of fourteen, he may\nhave kept to the highlights to make memorization easier.\n
E. Luke’s genealogy follows Jesus fleshly lineage<\/p>\n
1. Though it starts with Joseph, Joseph here stands in for Mary, his wife. <\/p>\n
a. Luke uses the older style of only naming the men<\/p>\n b. We know it is not Joseph’s lineage because it doesn’t follow the\nsuccession of kings.\n
c. A son-in-law can be referred to as a son – I Samuel 24:16<\/p>\n
2. Additional evidence<\/p>\n a. Matthew’s accompanying birth narrative is told from Joseph’s point\nof view – Matthew 1:18-25\n b. Luke’s birth narrative is told from Mary’s point of view – Luke\n1:26-56\n c. Every name in Luke’s genealogy is preceded by the article “the” in\nthe Greek, except for Joseph, indicating that Joseph wasn’t fully in\nthis genealogy.\n d. The “as was supposed” could include Joseph in the parenthetical\nphrase, making the genealogy start with his grandfather as the first\nmale in his lineage.\n
3. The lineage goes all the way back to Adam.<\/p>\n 4. It is in finer detail than Matthew’s showing that the exact lineage was\nimportant.\n 5. Luke’s genealogy is important because the Messiah was promised to\ndescend literally from Abraham – Genesis 22:18\n
6. The Messiah would physically descend from David – Psalm 132:10-11<\/p>\n
III. The two lineages also show the solution to another problem<\/p>\n A. The last king of Israel to sit on the throne of David, Jeconiah, was so wicked that\nGod promised none of his descendants would sit on David’s throne in Jerusalem –\nJeremiah 22:24-30\n B. Jesus legal lineage comes through Jeconiah, but his physical lineage comes through\nDavid via a different son. – Luke 1:32-33\n
C. Only by adoption could both prophecies come true.<\/p>\n
IV. What do we learn from “boring” genealogies?<\/p>\n
A. God always keeps His word<\/p>\n
1. The promises made to Abraham and David were fulfilled<\/p>\n
2. The curse given to Jeconiah were fulfilled<\/p>\n
3. Hence, God’s promise to us is just as sure – Hebrews 6:17-20<\/p>\n
B. Our ancestors do not affect who we are<\/p>\n
1. Righteous men had wicked sons. Wicked men had righteous sons.<\/p>\n 2. Matthew’s account specifically mention four women. At least three are\nGentiles. One was a harlot, one played the harlot, and one was an\nadulteress.\n
3. Yet the Savior came from these wicked men and women – Ezekiel 18:20<\/p>\n
4. You were not born to sin<\/p>\n
V. Jesus left His throne of glory to humbly submit to the will of God – Philippians 2:5-8<\/p>\n
A. He shared our experiences to rescue you and I – Hebrews 2:9-15<\/p>\n
B. Jesus is Immanuel, “God with us” – Matthew 1:23<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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