What does the ancestry of Joseph, the father of Jesus, say about Christ being the fulfillment of Old

Matthew 1:1–17 shows the lineage of Jesus Christ, through his Father Joseph going back to the prophet, and patriarch, Abraham. In Genesis chapter 49:8–12, which was written 1400 years before the birth of Christ, we see the Hebrew patriarch Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel by a pre-mortal manifestation of Jesus Christ, give blessings to his son Judah. Among these blessings was one that stated that the tribe (lineage) of Judah is a Lion’s pup, and that the seed of Judah would be a particularly blessed people that would “hold the scepter,” namely in relation to Jesus Christ, (Genesis 49:10.) And we do see in the Bible where Jesus Christ is called the “King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords,” (Revelation 19:16). In the book of Matthew, chapters 1:1–17, we see a picture of Jesus Christ’s lineage going back to the prophet Abraham. Abraham’s great-grandson was indeed Judah, (translated in this verse as “Judas,” however this is not “Judas the betrayer” that we see in the Four Gospels; and it is the line of the house of Judah specifically that lead to the birth of King David, (the slayer of Goliath,) and later to Jesus. The lineage of King David is important because in the book of Isaiah, chapter 9:6–7, which was written 700 years before Christ’s birth, we see two of the most well-quoted scriptures we have ever seen in relation to the prophecies concerning Christ’s birth, and in these scriptures, we see that the Messiah, Jesus Christ would :rule upon the throne of David,” meaning that he would be a descendant of King David. The timeline, of these prophecies, and the historical, and genealogical accuracy of Old Testament prophecies regarding Christ’s birth, and their significance in relation to Christ’s ministry in the Four Gospels has compelled and inspired Bible readers even to the present day,

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