Generations from Abraham to David?

Question

Is it 42 as stated in Matt1:17 or 41 as in Matt 1 2-16 (I left out the begats) or is it just another example of bible bs?
Jesus
Joseph
Jacob
Matthan
Eleazar
Eliud
Achim
Zadok
Azor
Eliakim
Abiud
Zarubbabel
Shealtiel
Jachoniah
Josiah
Amos
Manasseh
Hezekiah
Ahaz
Jotham
Uzziah
Joram
Jehoshaphat
Asaph
Abijah
Rehoboam
Solomon
David
Jesse
Obed
Boaz
Salmon
Nohshon
Amminadab
Aram
Hezron
Perez
Judah
Jacob
Isaac
Abraham

Answer 1

U figure ? How's it look against your pedigree ? I bet you included Abraham in u're count .........

Answer 2

Why would it be BS?

It is believed that there are anywhere from 2000 to 3000 years inbetween the births of Abraham and Jesus...

The common accepted time line puts:

The great flood in which Noah built the boat is said to have happened around 2900 BC.

Abraham is said to have lived anywhere from 2000 BC to 1500 BC.

Kind David ruled anywhere from 1000 BC to 961 BC... that is almost 1000 years before the birth of Jesus.

Jesus was born and crucified inbetween 4 BC to 29 AD.

So 42 generations really isn't all that much...

Also remember, God allowed people to live longer in those days. Ishmael was born when Abraham was 86 years old, and Isaac was born when Abraham was 100 years old.

:)
Best Wishes...
T.

Answer 3

First of all Mt 1:1 speaks of the (singular) "generation" of Jesus Christ; Whereas Gen 5:1 speaks of the (plural) "generations" of Adam.

Secondly there are not 42 nor 41, but 40 when counting; And plural "generations" before and after David through (king) "Solomon" notably got carried away to Baby-lon. However the Matthew account speaks of unto "Christ", which in Romans 10:4 is "the end of the law".

Thirdly Luke 3 gives a genealogy account through (prophet) "Nathan", the other son of David who withstood David to the face saying: thou art the man (who did such); And the Luke account speaks of "Jesus", which in Galatians 4:4 is "made under the law".

Both ways, Jesus is descendant of prophet and king. However Christ says of himself: a greater (king) than Solomon is here, and a greater (prophet) than Jonah is here, in Mt 12:41,42.

Which things are an "allegory": Galatians 4,
and a "mystery" noted over 20 times in NT.
So then it's an 'allegoric mystery' to solve;
Not something to be taken literally at all.

As for Abraham, he's in the hall of shame of Hebrews 11:
"these all died" and "received not the promise". Heb 10:36
notes doing the will of God precedes receiving the promise.
Obviously those listed in Heb 11 did not do the will of God.
Will of God is: "I will have mercy, and not sacrifice": Hos 6.
But it's repeated in Mt 9:13 as a go figure what it meaneth.
So "mercy and not sacrifice" an allegoric mystery to solve.
Going to Hebrews 10 we find it meaneth grace and not law,
which is to allegory say I will have life, and not death. Selah.

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 4

Jeconiah is counted twice. He's considered the last generation of David, and the first generation from exile.

Matt 1:12
12After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of...

The problem you have, is that you hate God so much that you spend more of your time in his word trying to prove he is not real. If you hate him... RUN from him. Go as far away from him as you can get.

Even if that was an error, it in no way would cause my faith to diminish. I believe, not because of what i have read, but what I have seen and heard. You could take the whole bible away, and I would still know he is God.

Answer 5

Wow now you have completely destroyed Christian faith. Proved the bible to contradicts itself what can they do but just renounce the entire faith an go out get tanked and hang themselves.

Answer 6

Add Ismael and you got yourself another branch to start from.