answers1: It was planned by God for 42 generations! It may have also
been because God knew Joseph would be good and true to Mary! God
already knew Jopseph's heart before he was born.
answers2: God said that the Messiah would come from the line of David
AND sit on the throne of David. The only way to make those two things
happen would be if both Mary and Joseph were related to David. Jewish
law recognized adopted children as actual children so Jesus can claim
His right to be king from His earthly father Joseph and He can claim
His relation to David through His mother. <br>
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If the Davidic line of kings had remained in place, Joseph would have
been the king, but since God has to be the Father of the Messiah (and
not Joseph), Mary also had to be from David. <br>
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This is to fulfill completely the prophecy that He would be from the
Tribe of Judah, the Root of David, and sit on the throne of David.
answers3: They were being thorough. They also show Mary's lineage
which also comes from the family of David.
answers4: God's purpose was that a seed would come forth from the line
of Abraham and David. It is true that Jesus had no human father, but
it was important that both human parents were descendants of that
family line to keep in line with God's promise and purpose, even
though Joseph was Jesus' stepfather. So, the lineage found in Matthew
is that of Mary. The one in Luke is Joseph's. You'll notice that the
two lineages are the same up until David, then two different sons of
David are named. The first, found in the book of Matthew is Solomon
from whom Mary was a descendant. Then, in the book of Luke, David's
son Nathan is named of whom Joseph was a descendant.
answers5: I passes through both Mary and Jesus- <br>
I know, you don't care what I think <br>
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but both Joseph and Mary trace their lineage back to David.
answers6: If you look at the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke,
you will realize that 2 different genealogies are reported for Jesus.
At first sight, it seems like they both refer to Joseph's line, but
when you look more into details, you see that the genealogy described
in Luke refers to Mary's line. In fact Heli was Mary's father. Now, in
ancient times, when a man did not have male descendants, his
daughter's husband would become his son and continue the line (in
order to ensure inheritance, only given to the sons). Therefore Heli
literally adopted Joseph when he married Mary. <br>
In the same way, Joseph legally adopted Jesus when He was born of the
Virgin Mary. Therefore Jesus came to be part of the family. <br>
Interestingly, both Mary's and Joseph's lines lead to David. This is
why it is said of Jesus that He was the Son of David
answers7: One of the requirements for being the Jewish Messiah is
being descended from David. Therefore, all gospels that seek to
demonstrate the messiahdom of Jesus give a geneology back to David.
The two such gospels that made it into the bible are Luke and Matthew.
They give inconsistent answers (the apologists say that one lineage is
that of Mary, the other of Joseph). The lineage in Matthew is clearly
absurd, because it also attempts to span a thousand years in only 14
generations. <br>
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It all makes sense when you realize it's just a myth.
answers8: Only one genology does, the other goes through Mary...ALSO
through David. <br>
I think Matthew tracks Josephs, because to the Jews lineage through
the father is important...even if it's a step father. To all of the
Jews, Jesus was the son of Joseph. Matthew's gospel is written for the
Jewish perspective. Luke (who wrote Mary's geneology) was written
with a Greek perspective
answers9: Jesus' lineage goes back to David through Mary, his earthly mother.
answers10: It was also traced through Mary (Luke 3:23-38). Joseph's
lineage was listed as another reference since a woman's ancestry
generally wasn't considered valid in that society at that time. But
through her marriage to Joseph, it became valid as well (Numbers
36:6-7).
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