Luke 3 and Matthew 1
I have read of the problems with the two differing accounts of Jesus's genealogy in Matthew Chapter 1 and Luke chapter 3. I am really not going to go in to a lot of detail and would recommend someone that is interested this this issue google it and find articles where this is discussed. It seems Matthew and Luke had different reasons and methods for their genealogy. One is writing to a more Jewish audience and one writing to a bigger audience, their purposes differ. One follows the line of Mary and the other the line of Joseph. This solves a couple of problems, both lines show Jesus right to the throne. There was a curse on an individual in Joseph's line that could not ascend to the throne. A lot of this involves Jewish customs, like if a man dies his brother is to marry the widow to produce heirs for the dead brother. Mary had no brothers. In Jewish custom from what I read, a woman inherits when there are no brothers. Mary being married to Joseph, the line says Joseph. I believe it is Luke that tells things more from Mary's side. The lineage changes at King David between Solomon and Nathan. You will also see Joseph having two different fathers mentioned. Heli (Mary's father) and Jacob, Josephs father. One is a legal descendants and the other actual descendants, like I said earlier, it has a lot to do with Jewish customs. I expect that this explanation will not satisfy some. For that reason, I keep it short. It satisfies me. I do not have the education and the background to efficiently argue the point nor do I desire to. Either way it was important to them (Luke and Matthew) to show Jesus right to the throne. I recommend googling for articles that explain this issue. Google the differences between Luke chapter 3 and Matthew chapter 1. God bless, LVZ.


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