AM March 10th Luke 3

March 10^th         John baptises Christ

21: Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22: And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

The Jewish Genealogy of Jesus

23: And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, 24: Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, 25: Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, 26: Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, 27: Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, 28: Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, 29: Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, 30: Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, 31: Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, 32: Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson, 33: Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, 34: Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor, 35: Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, 36: Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, 37: Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, 38: Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

This may seem to be uninteresting but in fact it is interesting to Luke because it is the record of the family tree of Christ through his mother’s line back to David through Nathan. Christ is the Son of David and heir to his throne by natural descent as well as by divine decree. Matthew records the Royal line. Which did not always follow the line of the first born and at one stage it seems that this line became cursed. In other words no son of David through that line would sit on David’s throne. However Gods purpose is not thwarted because Christ is the Son of David through his Mother and we all know that a man’s Jewish Heritage comes from his mother. And we know that Christ was born of a virgin. You see Christ was the seed of the Woman not of the man. Oh the wisdom of God is providing a way whereby his purposes might be fulfilled in spite of the failure of man. Because Luke presents to us the Son of Man the line goes right back beyond David and Abraham to the first man - Adam. This is a blow to the evolutionist. The scriptures make it very clear that Adam was the first man the son of God.