23 Now
Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the
son, so it was thought, of Joseph,
Of course people would think of Jesus as the
son of Joseph. Even his brothers and siblings. Can you imagine Jesus trying to
explain to them who he really was?
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John Burnett:
21 Now
when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He
was praying, heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended
upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “You are
My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.” Jesus being baptized was a
continuation of the example he set for us.
Genealogy of Jesus
23 When
He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age,
being, [d]as was supposed, the son
of Joseph, [e]the son of [f]Eli,24 the son of Matthat, the son of
Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25 the son of Mattathias, the son of
Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of [g]Hesli, the son of Naggai, 26 the son of Maath, the son of
Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27 the son of Joanan, the son of
Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of [h]Shealtiel, the son of Neri, 28 the son of Melchi, the son of
Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29 the son of [i]Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of
Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30 the son of Simeon, the son
of [j]Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of
Jonam, the son of Eliakim, 31 the
son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son
of David, 32 the
son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of [k]Salmon, the son of [l]Nahshon, 33 the son of Amminadab, the son of
Admin, the son of [m]Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of
Perez, the son of Judah, 34 the
son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the
son of Nahor, 35 the
son of Serug, the son of [n]Reu, the son of Peleg, the son
of [o]Heber, the son of Shelah, 36 the son of Cainan, the son of
Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of
Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, 38 the son of Enosh, the son of
Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. Looking at the genealogy of
Jesus, one would not think much of it other than it is a long list of
names. Looking at it from the perspective of a timeline we can conclude
that the earth is young because Adam, the first man is listed and Jesus is
listed and there was approximately 4000 years between the two. Add 2017
years from Jesus and we have a 6000+ year old earth. Some of the most
significant Bible Characters are listed in Jesus’s lineage and it is a who’s
who of the Jewish race. Once again Israel is at the center of the world
stage as we prepare for Christ’s second return. Come quickly Lord Jesus.
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Commentary:
Thirty
years of age - This was the age required by the law, to which the priests must
arrive before they could be installed in their office: see Numbers 4:3.
Being (as was supposed) the son
of Joseph - This same phrase is used by Herodotus to signify one who was only
reputed to be the son of a particular person: τουτου παις νομιζεται he was
Supposed to be this man's son. Much learned labor has been used to reconcile
this genealogy with that in St. Matthew, Matthew 1:1-17, and there
are several ways of doing it; the following, which appears to me to be the
best, is also the most simple and easy. For a more elaborate discussion of the
subject, the reader is referred to the additional observations at the end of
the chapter. Matthew, in descending from Abraham to Joseph, the spouse of the
blessed virgin, speaks of Sons properly such, by way of natural generation:
Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, etc. But Luke, in ascending from
the Savior of the world to God himself, speaks of sons either properly or
improperly such: on this account he uses an indeterminate mode of expression,
which may be applied to sons either putatively or really such. And Jesus
himself began to be about thirty years of age, being, as was Supposed the son
of Joseph - of Heli - of Matthat, etc. This receives considerable support from
Raphelius's method of reading the original ων (ὡς ενομιζετο υἱος Ιωσηφ) του
Ἡλι, being (when reputed the son of Joseph) the son of Heli, etc. That St.
Luke does not always speak of sons properly such, is evident from the first and
last person which he names: Jesus Christ was only the supposed son of Joseph,
because Joseph was the husband of his mother Mary: and Adam, who is said to be
the son of God, was such only by creation. After this observation it is next
necessary to consider, that, in the genealogy described by St. Luke, there are
two sons improperly such: i.e. two sons-in-law, instead of two sons. As the
Hebrews never permitted women to enter into their genealogical tables, whenever
a family happened to end with a daughter, instead of naming her in the
genealogy, they inserted her husband, as the son of him who was, in reality,
but his father-in-law. This import, bishop Pearce has fully shown, νομιζεσθαι
bears, in a variety of places - Jesus was considered according to law, or
allowed custom, to be the son of Joseph, as he was of Heli. The two sons-in-law
who are to be noticed in this genealogy are Joseph the son-in-law of Heli,
whose own father was Jacob, Matthew
1:16; and Salathiel, the son-in-law of Neri, whose own father was
Jechonias: 1 Chronicles
3:17, and Matthew 1:12.
This remark alone is sufficient to remove every difficulty. Thus it appears
that Joseph, son of Jacob, according to St. Matthew, was son-in-law of Heli,
according to St. Luke. And Salathiel, son of Jechonias, according to the
former, was son-in-law of Neri, according to the latter. Mary therefore appears
to have been the daughter of Heli; so called by abbreviation for Heliachim,
which is the same in Hebrew with Joachim. Joseph, son of Jacob, and Mary;
daughter of Heli, were of the same family: both came from Zerubbabel; Joseph
from Abiud, his eldest son, Matthew
1:13, and Mary by Rhesa, the youngest. See Luke 3:27. Salathiel and
Zorobabel, from whom St. Matthew and St. Luke cause Christ to proceed, were
themselves descended from Solomon in a direct line: and though St. Luke says
that Salathiel was son of Neri, who was descended from Nathan, Solomon's eldest
brother, 1 Chronicles
3:5, this is only to be understood of his having espoused Nathan's
daughter, and that Neri dying, probably, without male issues the two branches
of the family of David, that of Nathan and that of Solomon, were both united in
the person of Zerubbabel, by the marriage of Salathiel, chief of the regal
family of Solomon, with the daughter of Neri, chief and heretrix of the family
of Nathan. Thus it appears that Jesus, son of Mary, reunited in himself all the
blood, privileges, and rights of the whole family of David; in consequence of
which he is emphatically called, The son of David. It is worthy of being
remarked that St. Matthew, who wrote principally for the Jews, extends his
genealogy to Abraham through whom the promise of the Messiah was given to the
Jews; but St. Luke, who wrote his history for the instruction of the Gentiles,
extends his genealogy to Adam, to whom the promise of the Redeemer was given in
behalf of himself and of all his posterity. See the notes on Matthew 1:1, etc.
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Tomorrow’s reading for Luke 4:1-7
4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the
Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where
for forty days he was tempted[a] by the devil. He ate nothing during those
days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
3 The devil said to him, “If you
are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’[b]”
5 The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6 And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
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