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1 | Why did Matthew leave out names? | Matt 1:7 | Jalek | 232359 | ||
Greetings, Matthew is speaking the important members of the line of David, not necessarily the ones who were repentant. If he listed only the repentant, then Jeconiah wouldn't be in the list. He's among the worst of David's decendants, and it was due to many of his choices as king that lead to the exile, and the throne being taken away from the line of Solomon. Also, Rehoboam wouldn't be in the list, cause it was under his rule that Israel was divided into two kingdoms. Matthew is listing the more famous of Christ's lineage. Jalek |
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2 | Why did Matthew leave out names? | Matt 1:7 | loavesnfish | 239125 | ||
Greetings Jalek! Matthew's genealogy of Christ is a proof document showing the monarchic succession to the time of Jesus. Matthew did not compose it. He only copied the work of the scribes available in the Temple at that time. Matthew knew how to handle public records as a former tax collector. The addition of Mary and Jesus was Matthew's work as well as the observation of the three groups of fourteen generations. These were not the more famous of Christ's lineage, but the ones the scribes had included in the line of legal succession to the throne. Matthew wanted to prove that Jesus was a real king with a much better right to rule than the Herods. He also wanted to show that Jesus fulfilled the promise to Abraham. You were certainly right in thinking that repentance had nothing to do with it. Thanks! loavesnfish |
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