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1 | Question about Jesus' gentile ancestors | Matthew | Chusarcik | 87353 | ||
In Matthew Chp 1, what is the significance of the fact that of the 4 women listed in Jesus' ancestory, 3 are gentiles? Chusarcik | ||||||
2 | Question about Jesus' gentile ancestors | Matthew | Emmaus | 87354 | ||
Gentile blood in Jesus' blood line indicates the universal scope of the Gospel for "all nations." (Matt 28:19) It is also worth noting that Abrahm was a Gentile. Matthew also defuses any accusations that the Gentile women in Jesus' geneology and any questions about his mother's morality by listing the women who are also in David and Solomon's geneology. Three out of the four (all except Ruth) are associated with some sort of immorality. |
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3 | Question about Jesus' gentile ancestors | Matthew | Mommapbs | 87365 | ||
Greetings Emmaus! It appears that God has always chosen a lineage through which He will reveal Himself. Although Abram was a "Gentile" prior God's covenant with him, Abram was part of the Godly line of Shem. (Adam, Seth, Lamech, Noah, Shem, Abram) - isn't it interesting to consider the promise of God visit "the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me," Ex 20:5 et al. Looking at the very possibility that the oral record of the Creation and Fall of man could have been transmitted to 4 generations from father to son :Adam to Seth, to Lamech to Noah. Doesn't the Flood qualify as a punishment to the fourth generation?!! I just thought this was an interesting observation - that before God even declared this, it was in operation. mommapbs |
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4 | Question about Jesus' gentile ancestors | Matthew | Emmaus | 87380 | ||
Mommapbs, I agree it is an interesting concept and observation, the whole concept of blessing and curses through the generations. A good book on this subject that is very readable is: A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God's Covenant Love in Scripture by Scott Hahn. Emmaus |
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