Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!
Message: 7
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:08:07 -0500
From: "Marty Barrack"
Subject: RE: Jesus's Patrilinial Descent
Hi Nona,
In Halakha, Jewish Law, Jewishness is matrilineal but ancestry is patrilineal.
Rabbi Yeshua was Jewish because Mary was Jewish, but in the line of David
because Joseph was in the line of David.
Our far-seeing Father a thousand years before had grafted Ruth the Moabite into
the House of Israel. Now He would graft Rabbi Yeshua into the House of David.
An angel told Joseph, (Mt 1:20) “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary
your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will
bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.” The angel could have addressed
Joseph in the traditional manner, (Mt 1:16) “Joseph, son of Jacob,” but He
specifically said, “Joseph, son of David.” He certainly intended to present
the
Son of God as being in the line of David.
Moreover, the angel showed that, despite the need for a divine Person to place a
divine Person within Mary’s womb, our Father intended Joseph to be a real
father. The archangel Gabriel had told Mary before the Child was conceived, (Lk
1:31) “You shall call his name Jesus.” In Jewish law, since the time of Adam,
the power to name someone or something expresses dominion over it. Only a father
or mother has authority to name a child. The angel’s command to Joseph three
months later meant that Joseph was to be a true father to Yeshua.
Have a blessed day!
Orémus pro invicem, <><
Marty
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:08:07 -0500
From: "Marty Barrack"
Subject: RE: Jesus's Patrilinial Descent
Hi Nona,
In Halakha, Jewish Law, Jewishness is matrilineal but ancestry is patrilineal.
Rabbi Yeshua was Jewish because Mary was Jewish, but in the line of David
because Joseph was in the line of David.
Our far-seeing Father a thousand years before had grafted Ruth the Moabite into
the House of Israel. Now He would graft Rabbi Yeshua into the House of David.
An angel told Joseph, (Mt 1:20) “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary
your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will
bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.” The angel could have addressed
Joseph in the traditional manner, (Mt 1:16) “Joseph, son of Jacob,” but He
specifically said, “Joseph, son of David.” He certainly intended to present
the
Son of God as being in the line of David.
Moreover, the angel showed that, despite the need for a divine Person to place a
divine Person within Mary’s womb, our Father intended Joseph to be a real
father. The archangel Gabriel had told Mary before the Child was conceived, (Lk
1:31) “You shall call his name Jesus.” In Jewish law, since the time of Adam,
the power to name someone or something expresses dominion over it. Only a father
or mother has authority to name a child. The angel’s command to Joseph three
months later meant that Joseph was to be a true father to Yeshua.
Have a blessed day!
Orémus pro invicem, <><
Marty
