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1 | Why are some ancestors not listed? | Matthew | EdB | 87375 | ||
Actually Jeconiah lived before and after the capitivity and can be counted in both the second and third group. There were 14 generations before the capitivity and 14 after the captitvity. Source "When the Critics Ask" Norman Geisler and Thomas Howe Published by Victor publishing 1992. EdB |
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2 | Why are some ancestors not listed? | Matthew | stjones | 87377 | ||
Hi, EdB; Thanks for the reply. It may be that Matthew was commenting on the perfection and symmetry of God's plan - something much more important than the genealogy of a man, Joseph, who was not Jesus' genetic father anyway. God is superior to and larger than his creation (even though his creation is currently less than what he created). Similarly, his plan of reconciliation through a covenant stretching from his calling of Abraham to his gift of Jesus is superior to and larger than mere generations of men. If the human numbers don't work out quite right, what does it matter? God's plan is still perfect. Perhaps Mattew's message was that in all things, we must conform our understanding of this imperfect world to God's perfect plan. We must never (as happens so frequently in mainline denominations like mine) conform God's perfection to the reality of this fallen world. Counting Jeconiah twice may have been Matthew's way of conforming the reality of this world to the greater reality of God's perfect nature. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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3 | Why are some ancestors not listed? | Matthew | EdB | 87381 | ||
Steve I think it is God's way of teaching us. The common tendency in the world when they find something that is hard to understand, seems confusing or disagrees with what they think it should be, is to automatically rationalize it. They explain it away, dress it up, make it politically correct. Look how even current history is being rewritten. What we really need to do is understand God doesn't make mistakes His word is perfect. Then instead of dressing up it up, explaining it away, making it politically correct, or rationalizing it we need to accept it and live by it. Many times never explains why He does what He does. Sometimes in cases like this he gives us hints or the answer in other pasts of His scripture. EdB |
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4 | Why are some ancestors not listed? | Matthew | stjones | 87388 | ||
Agreed. - Indy |
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5 | Why are some ancestors not listed? | Matthew | BobJones | 211027 | ||
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