What does it mean that Jesus is the son of David? | GotQuestions.org

How could Jesus be the son of David if David lived approximately 1,000 years before Jesus? In this video, Pastor Nelson answers the question: What does it mean that Jesus is the son of David?

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[dinobot_maximize]

the root and the offspring <3 just learned a new argument for Jesus' divinity

[katefree]

I knew the main idea of the answer, but as always, I learned something. 😊

[ajmittendorf]

Hmm, this begs the question about unbelievers, though, especially those unbelievers who knew Jesus during his incarnate ministry, to wit: When they stand before Him at the Great White Throne, will they recognize Him as the very "man" that they rejected? ... Food for thought.

[euston]

If Jesus is both the root and the offspring of David, then Jesus is his own Father, and his own Son.

[relie]

Where in the book of Luke does it go through the genealogy of Mary? If you’re talking about chapter 3, it is evidently talking about the genealogy of Joseph. Is there another place where it talks about a genealogy for Mary? I am still very confused as to how the Scriptures can claim that Jesus is the descendent of David and only mean it in an adoptive sense. Where else does it do that in God’s word?

[rayashanazarian]

I am more confused now. I read all the comments and I still don't understand how is Jesus from David's lineage, if He is God and Joseph is not His biological father. Jesus is God, God came before David then how is Jesus in David's lineage. Please someone explain it as you would to a child.

[allopez]

Hm it used to be easy to understand hipostatic union.

[Fury]

Who is David? And why is he significant?

[richardtarr]

It's not "lineage" per se that qualifies a contender to claim Messiahship, but Royal Lineage. In 2 Kings 11:1-3 the daughters of the King were not threatened by Athaliah because only males are Royal Seed (therefore Mary is excluded). Jesus' father would have to be a direct descendant of David's to be "Son of David". Don't get me wrong, I believe Jesus is the Messiah, but the NT genealogies are bogus in making that determination. I believe what Peter believed, that Jesus is the fruit Of David's loins (not from someone else – see Rom 1:3).

[karatewithelian]

so was it a tradition to call people son/daughter of their ancestors?

[joedaley]

Root means branch off of. Christ is the Righteous Branch.

[yisraelkillian]

The text is EXPLICITLY clear this is the GENEALOGY of Jesus. The text is also irrefutably a paternal genealogy. Joseph is listed in Jesus's genealogy. An adopted child does not have the genealogy of his adopted parent. Therefore, Jesus was not adopted by Joseph, Joseph was his biological father. So sad that people misunderstand the phrase "before they came together" to mean martial relations.

[ChosingGod]

You miss an important part, Mary was impregnated by the holy spirit, in all the bible, the children are always associated with their fathers lineage not their mother or adopted father. You saying Jesus is son of cousins, meaning possible inbreeding.

[Nobodyyhgjod]

But he is not the son of David, he is the son of a Mary which was a Virgin, and in the Jewish tradition, to be the son of David he was supposed to be descended from David from a strict male line.