So about that blood curse . . . Part 3

Through Jeremiah, the Lord said to write Coniah (Jeconiah) down as childless.

For no man of his descendants will prosper

Sitting on the throne of David

Or ruling again in Judah. (See Jeremiah 22:24-30)

Yet we know from Isaiah 9, the throne of David is “forevermore.” How can we reconcile this? Ancestry.com, of course. The first chapter of Matthew establishes Jesus’s legal right to the throne of David. He traces Jesus’s lineage, from Abraham, through David, to Joseph. This passage is affectionately known as the “begats.”

Here’s the twist. Joseph, husband of Mary, didn’t beget Jesus. Legally, Jesus was Joseph’s son and heir. But the Father was Jesus’s father.

No one saw that coming. But there were plenty of clues sprinkled throughout the Old Testament. Here’s one.

I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD:
He said to Me, ‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You. Psalm 2:7

Case closed, right?

Not so fast. Stay tuned. . .