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NASB | Matthew 1:17 ¶ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:17 ¶ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen; from David to the Babylonian deportation (exile), fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian deportation to the Messiah, fourteen generations. |
Subject: How many generations betw Exodus-Solomon |
Bible Note: Hi bowler, Thank you for your thoughts about the “Great Divines.” I have no objection to the opinions of persons who have spent a considerable amount of their lives in study of scripture. However, having gained such insight into the scriptures, it should not be too difficult to explain how they arrived at their conclusions and what scriptures they base their conclusions on. How did they arrive at the conclusion that the “Rachab” of Matthew 1 is the same person as “Rahab, the harlot” of Joshua, Hebrews 11:31 and James 2:25? How do they reconcile the timeline that makes it impossible for Rahab, the harlot, to be the mother of Boaz? How do they reconcile the blatant violation of God’s commands for which there is reward and no punishment, the difference in names, and that the Israelites were the chosen people and not the Gentiles? How are we to know if the things they say are true? It is our responsibility to “See to it that no one misleads you.” (Matt. 24:4) We cannot abrogate this responsibility to the “Great Divines” or anyone else. Jim |