Jeconia in the lienage of Christ?

[Psychic]

I noticed Jeconia appearing in the lienage of Christ (Matthew 1). But wasn’t this man cursed not to have any of his decendents to sit upon the throne of David?

 

[cpayne]

Yes, you are right. But the lineage given is that of Joseph. So the curse on Jeconiah is a good argument for the virgin birth–in other words, given the curse on Jeconiah and given that Jeconiah is an ancestor of Joseph’s, Joseph could not have been Jesus’ biological father.

 

[Psychic]

Any more comments?

 

[cpayne]

Perhaps my answer was so succinct and well put, yet also complete, that everyone else is still marveling at it.

 

[NotWorthy]

Perhaps my answer was so succinct and well put, yet also complete, that everyone else is still marveling at it.

With that in mind, I"ll see if I can run across an article that I once read on this subject… of course fully expecting it to support your succinct and well put point.

 

[DylanO]

I noticed Jeconia appearing in the lienage of Christ (Matthew 1). But wasn’t this man cursed not to have any of his decendents to sit upon the throne of David?

According to the information I’ve found on this site here: christian-thinktank.com/fabprof4.html, it looks like The curse on Jeconiah was reversed:

Many commentators understand the curse to have been rescinded by God in Haggai anyway:

“Jehoiachin’s name appears in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus Christ (1:11, 12), and some contend this contradicts Jeremiah’s oracle of judgment against the king’s descendants (Jer 22:30). Yet it is possible to understand Haggai’s blessing of Zerubabbel (2:20–24) as the rescission of Jeremiah’s curse and the reinstatement of Jehoiachin’s line on the Davidic (and ultimately Messianic) throne (cf. Is 56:3–5).” [Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible.].

Rabbinic tradition generally agrees with this as well:

“for no man of his seed shall prosper -In this, too, no man of his seed shall prosper, namely that no one will occupy the throne of David nor rule in Judah. Although we find that Zerubbabel, his great grandson, did rule over Judah upon the return of the exiles, the Rabbis (Pesikta /'Rav Kahana p. 163a) state that this : ‘was because Jehoiachin repented in prison. They state further: Repentance is great, for it nullifies a person’s sentence, as it is stated: inscribe this man childless.’ But since he repented, his sentence was revoked and turned to the good, and he said to him, “I will take you, Zerubbabel, and I will make you a signet” (Haggai 2:23). They state further: Said Rabbi Johanan: Exile expiates all sins, as it is said: Inscribe this man childless,” and after he was exiled, it IS written: '(I Chron. 3:17) And the sons of Jeconiah, Assir, Shealtiel his son–Redak" Judaica Books of the Prophets, in loc]

[Notice how this parallels the known case of Manasseh, the evil Davidic king who was exiled by Assyria to its southern province in Babylon, and who then repented and was restored to ruler ship in Judah–2 Chron 33.10-13.]

This highly-probable understanding completely removes any problem with Jeconiah in anyone’s genealogy. And thus we do not really even NEED any ‘additional’ lineage ‘around him’, to establish legitimate Davidic-dynastic heritage.