The LORD says to my Lord:
"Sit at my right hand,
until I make your enemies your footstool."
Psalm 110:1
David knew that the Messiah would come through his line. The Jews knew it.
Joseph was descended from the line of David (tribe of Judah).
Mary was descended from the line of David (tribe of Judah).
When Joseph, who was descended from David, married Mary, this constituted his legal adoption of the son she would bear. The language of Matthew’s genealogy reflects this legal understanding: "Joseph, the husband of Mary . . . the mother of Jesus."
So Jesus was the son of Joseph in the full legal sense, because he was adopted when Joseph married Mary, and thus Jesus is also considered to be a legal descendant of David. When Mary married Joseph her household became part of the House of David.
The Jews kept fastidious genealogical records and they were a matter of public record. Remember that Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem to be taxed because that was the city of David.
The grandfathers are easy. There are 2 genealogies, one maternal, one paternal. Hence, Heli (ELI) from Mary and Jacob from Joseph.
Jesus had the right to the throne by way of the father (Joseph), even by adoption.
Jesus had the blood of David in his veins because of His mother (Mary).
So either way, He is a descendant of David.
He is King legally through Joseph. He is King naturally through Mary. The credentials are clear, they are detailed and they are irrefutable.
Dang! You Thumpers are great at rationalizing just about ANY of the bullshit in that book. I've even seen some of you explain how kangaroos and wombats marched all the way from Turkey to Australia, unharmed, and without mating until the arrived in Australia.
Truly amazing!
