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NASB | Matthew 1:1 The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:1 The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son (descendant) of David, the son (descendant) of Abraham: [Ps 132:11; Is 11:1] |
Bible Question:
Mt 1:1-17 lists the geneology of Jesus from Abraham to Jesus as 41 generations, inclusive. The geneology in 1Chr 1-3 lists a portion of that list from Solomon to Shealtiel. Comparing the 2 lists, Mt is missing the following 4: - Ahaziah (Azariah, Jehoahaz) - Joash (Jehoash) - Amaziah - Jehoiakim (Eliakim) 1Chr 1-3 agrees with the full naratives in 2Ki, 2Chr, Jer. 2 of the 4 omissions were reasonably good kings (Jehoash, 2Ki 12:2 and Amaziah 2Ki 14:3); not perfect but not deserving exclusion/omission. It reminds me of the discrepancy in years in 1Ki 1:1 (480 yrs) vs. Acts 13:18-21 (573 yrs after adding 40 yrs for King David's reign plus Solomon's 1st 3 yrs). 1Ki intentionally omitted the 8 plus 18 plus 20 plus 7 plus 40 equals 93 from 5 periods if punishment in Judges (3:8, 14; 4:2-3, 6:1; 13:1). Sir Robert Anderson calls this the "mystic era" in his book The Coming Prince. Why the omission from Mt? Is this a "mystic generation"? LocalSaint |
Bible Answer: Scripture ... 1 Chr 1:1-4, 17-28, 34, 2:1-15, 3:1-24; Matt 1:1-17; Luke 3:31-34 ... Under Quick Search, enter geneology of Jesus and you should find your questions answered to both questions. I cited the geneology of Jesus in 1 Chronicles, as well as Matthew and Luke. Matthew chose to show three groups of 14 generations, so he had to leave some off. Fourteen is the numeric value of David, according to some. Matthew gives Joseph's genealogy; Luke gives Mary's. But, both skip generations, according to what 1 Chronicles says. There is no "mystic generation". |
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