One in Messiah Congregation
The Curse of Jeconiah,
also known as Jehoiachin or Coniah
Yeshua the Messiah's Right to
David's Throne
Messiah, the
Seed of David, must be virgin-born, and yet have a legal right to the throne of
David despite the fact that one of Solomon's descendants was a certain evil man
named Jeconiah, of whom it was written that none of
his descendants would ever rule in Judah ( see below
Jeremiah 22: 28-30 ), and despite the fact that in Israel the right to the
throne was transmitted only through the male line. Here Messiah was born of a
virgin!
It is perfectly clear in the verses below that
the Messiah will inherit the throne of David
Isaiah 9 [6] For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the
government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace.
[7] Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,
upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish
it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for
ever. The zeal of Yehovah of hosts will
perform this.
Jeremiah 33 [14] Behold, the
days come, saith Yehovah,
that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of
Israel and to the house of Judah.
[15] In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of
righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and
righteousness in the land.
[16] In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell
safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our
righteousness.
[17] For thus saith Yehovah;
David shall never want (lack) a man to sit upon the throne of the house
of Israel;
[18] Neither shall the priests the Levites want (lack) a man
before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do
sacrifice continually.
Psalm 132 [11] The LORD
hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of
the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
I Chronicles
17 [11]
And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be
with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of
thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
[12] He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
[13] I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take
my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
[14] But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and
his throne shall be established for evermore.
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We see that
Messiah had to be born of a virgin. So how can He get His legal right to the
throne of David since Jeconiah was cursed?
The prophet
Isaiah said, "The zeal of Yehovah of Hosts will
perform this". (Isaiah 9:7 above)
Not only was
the apparently impossible solved and resolved in Yeshua
the Messiah, but God has given us the complete record of how He did it in the
genealogies of the gospels.
In Matthew's
genealogy, the genealogy of Messiah through Yoseph is
given. This genealogy shows Messiah to be "the Son of David" - so
giving Him right to "David's throne" and also "the Son of
Abraham" - so giving Him right to the Land of Promise, the territorial
possessions given to Abraham and his seed.
In Matthew's
genealogy, Joseph is seen to be in the REGAL line of descent from King David,
down through Solomon. But Joseph was also a descendant of David through Jeconiah (also called Coniah)-hence,
succession to the throne for Joseph personally is barred.
Matthew's
genealogical record is careful to show that Jesus was NOT, through Yoseph, the "fruit of David's body," i.e. - a
direct descendant of David through Yoseph.
Luke 3 Genealogy through
Mary
[23] And
Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed)
the son of Joseph, which was the son (in law) of
Heli,
(Mary's
father ) ( because in Matt.
1:16 Jacob
begat Joseph )
Regal means Kings
Royal = Tribe of Judah
In this
record, Messiah is shown to be the LITERAL "fruit of David's body"
through His mother Miriam. This is important because while Miriam was in a
ROYAL line from David, she was not in the REGAL lineage, for she was a
descendant of King David through Nathan, whereas the throne rights were to come
through Solomon's line.
I Chronicles
28 [5]
And of all my sons, (for Yehovah hath given me many
sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Yehovah over Israel.[6 ]
And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts:
for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
[7] Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever,
if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
Yoseph's marriage to Miriam before Yeshua was born was an absolute necessity.
Now the
birth of Yeshua Messiah was on this wise: When as His
mother Miriam was espoused to Yoseph, before they
came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit
behold
the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Yoseph,
thou SON OF DAVID, fear not to take unto thee Miriam THY WIFE: for that which
is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. ( Matthew
1: 18-20)
We see
through Miriam, Yeshua the Messiah obtained His
literal descent from King David; and from Miriam's marriage to Yoseph, who was also a son of David, Messiah Yeshua obtained His legal right to David's throne, for
Miriam was Yoseph's wife before Yeshua
was born. Yoseph was not Yeshua's
father, God was His father. Yoseph was Messiah's
foster or stepfather, and withal, the prophecy concerning Jeconiah
was fulfilled too, for Yeshua the Messiah is NOT the "seed", a direct descendant of Jeconiah as stated in Jer. 22:30 below.
Jer.22[ 30] Thus saith Yehovah, Write ye this man
childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting
upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.
Yoseph and Miriam had to be the
parents ( foster or stepfather and mother ) of Yeshua the Messiah: they were the only two people of that
generation who could be, and fulfill prophecy about the Messiah. And Yoseph had to be married to Miriam before Yeshua was born so He could get His legal right to David's
throne through Yoseph. At the same time, Messiah
could not be a child of Yoseph because of the bar
against a descendant of Jeconiah. Though Yoseph had to be married to Miriam, yet Yoseph
could not know Miriam as his wife until after Yeshua
was born, for He had to be born of a virgin.
The Curse of Jeconiah,
also known as Jehoiachin or Coniah
Yeshua the Messiah's Right to
David's Throne
1Chr.3
[1] Now
these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn
Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
[2] The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the
daughter of Talmai king of Geshur:
the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
[3] The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
[4] These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven
years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.
[5] And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea,
and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:
[6] Ibhar also, and Elishama,
and Eliphelet,
[7] And Nogah, and Nepheg,
and Japhia,
[8] And Elishama, and Eliada,
and Eliphelet, nine.
[9] These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines,
and Tamar their sister.
[10] And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son,
Jehoshaphat his son,
[11] Joram his son, Ahaziah
his son, Joash his son,
[12] Amaziah his son, Azariah
his son, Jotham his son,
[13] Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh
his son,
[14] Amon his son, Josiah his son.
[15] And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan,
the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
[16] And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
[17] And the sons of Jeconiah ; Assir, Salathiel his son,
[18] Malchiram also, and Pedaiah,
and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
[19] And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel , and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their
sister:
[20] And Hashubah, and Ohel,
and Berechiah, and Hasadiah,
Jushab-hesed, five.
[21] And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons
of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan,
the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
[22] And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah;
Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
[23] And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam,
three.
[24] And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
Jer.22[ 24] As I live, saith Yehovah, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king
of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
[25] And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and
into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even
into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and
into the hand of the Chaldeans.
[26] And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another
country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
[27] But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they
not return.
[28] Is this man Coniah a despised broken
idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast
into a land which they know not?
[29] O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Yehovah.
[30]
Thus Yehovah, Write ye
this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his
seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in
Judah.
Jeconiah, also known
as Jehoiachin or Coniah
2Kgs.24[ 6] So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers:
and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
[8] Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to
reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan
of Jerusalem.
[12] And
Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the
king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his
officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
[15] And
he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the
king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the
land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
2Kgs.25[ 27] And it came
to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the
seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach
king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
2Chr.36[ 8] Now the rest
of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which
he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of
the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin
his son reigned in his stead.
[9] Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to
reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that
which was evil in the sight of Yehovah.
Jer.52[ 31] And it came
to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the
five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach
king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of
prison,
Ezek.1[ 2] In the fifth
day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin
's captivity,
Zerubbabel, governor
of Judah, in genealogy of Messiah Yeshua - no curse (Hag.
2:23 )
Ezra.2[2] Which came with Zerubbabel : Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Ezra.3[2] Then stood up
Jeshua the son of Jozadak,
and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the
son of Shealtiel , and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt
offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
[8] Now
in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the
second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and
Jeshua the son of Jozadak,
and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they
that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites,
from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of Yehovah.
Ezra.4[2] Then they
came to Zerubbabel , and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto
them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice
unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither. [3] But Zerubbabel , and Jeshua, and the rest of the
chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us
to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto Yehovah God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia
hath commanded us.
Ezra.5[2] Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel
, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak,
and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were
the prophets of God helping them.
Neh.7[7] Who came with
Zerubbabel , Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say,
of the men of the people of Israel was this;
Neh.12[ 1] Now these are
the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel
the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua:
Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
[47] And
all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel,
and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the
porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the
Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
Hag.1[ 1] In the
second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the
month, came the word of Yehovah by Haggai the prophet
unto Zerubbabel
the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to
Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
[12]
Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,
and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with
all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of Yehovah
their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as Yehovah
their God had sent him, and the people did fear before Yehovah.
[14] And
Yehovah stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the
son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of
all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of Yehovah of hosts, their God,
Hag.2[ 2] Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,
governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech,
the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
[4] Yet
now be strong, O Zerubbabel,
saith Yehovah; and be
strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest;
and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith Yehovah, and work: for I am with you, saith
Yehovah of hosts:
[21]
Speak to Zerubbabel , governor of
Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
[23] In
that day, saith Yehovah of
hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel ,
my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith
Yehovah, and will make
thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith Yehovah of hosts.
Zech.4[ 6] Then he
answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word
of Yehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying,
Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith Yehovah of hosts.
[7] Who
art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the
headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace,
grace unto it.
[9] The
hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his
hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that Yehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you. [10] For who
hath despised the day of small things? for they shall
rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the
eyes of Yehovah, which run to and fro through the
whole earth.
the Virgin Birth circumvents The Curse of
Jeconiah,
Matt.1
Genealogy through Joseph
[1] The
book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
[2] Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas
and his brethren;
[3] And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
[4] And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
[5] And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz
begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed
begat Jesse;
[6] And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of
her that had been the wife of Urias;
[7] And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
[8] And Asa begat Josaphat;
and Josaphat begat Joram;
and Joram begat Ozias;
[9] And Ozias begat Joatham;
and Joatham begat Achaz;
and Achaz begat Ezekias;
[10] And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
[11] And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were
carried away to Babylon:
[12] And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
[13] And Zorobabel begat Abiud;
and Abiud begat Eliakim;
and Eliakim begat Azor;
[14] And Azor begat Sadoc;
and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
[15] And Eliud begat Eleazar;
and Eleazar begat Matthan;
and Matthan begat Jacob;
[16] And
Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was
born Jesus, who is called Christ / Messiah.
[17] So
all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from
David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from
the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
[18] Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother
Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with
child of the Holy Ghost.
[19] Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make
her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
[20] But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou
son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
[21]
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call
his name YESHUA: for he shall save his
people from their sins.
[22] Now
all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by
the prophet, saying,
[23] Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,
and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Isa.7[ 14] Therefore
the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive,
and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
[24]
Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden
him, and took unto him his wife:
[25] And knew her not till she had brought
forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Yeshua.
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Luke 3 Genealogy through
Mary
[23] And
Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being ( as
was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son (in law ) of
Heli, (Mary's father) (because in Matt. 1:16 Jacob begat Joseph)
[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.
Conclusion:
Yeshua was born of a virgin and God was
His Father.
A great Godly combination – Mary and Joseph
Through
Miriam, Yeshua the Messiah obtained
His literal descent from King David; and from Miriam's marriage to Joseph,
who was also a "son of David", He, Messiah Yeshua obtained His legal right to David's throne,
for Miriam was Joseph's wife before Yeshua was born, so making Joseph Yeshua's legal
father, His "foster father", and withal, the prophecy
concerning Jeconiah was fulfilled too, for Yeshua the Messiah is NOT the "seed",
a direct descendant of Jeconiah. ( Jer. 22:30 ) The virgin birth was the "SIGN" no one could imitate or fake !
Isa.7[ 14] Therefore Yehovah himself shall give you a "sign"; Behold, a "virgin" shall conceive, and bear a son,
and shall call his name Immanuel. (God with us).
Shalom all