Chapter # 3 Paragraph # 6 Study # 1
Lincolnton, NC
June 4, 2006
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AV Translation:
23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,
26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,
27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,
28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
1901 ASV Translation:
23 And Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
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 Esli, 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 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 Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
30 the son of Symeon, the son of Judas, 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 Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Arni, 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 Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, 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 Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
Luke's Record:
- I. Interesting Facts About Being "Thirty Years Old".
- A. Joseph was thirty years old when he began to "rule" Egypt. An interesting "aside" is that Jacob told Pharoah that he was 130 years old when he came to Egypt to live with Joseph. This would mean that Jacob was about 90 when Joseph was born and older than that when Benjamin was born. It is of little wonder, then, that Rachel died in childbirth being as old as she was.
- 1. This creates a bit of a question as to why Abraham would "laugh" when God told him he would have a son with Sarah at the age of 100. Terah lived 205 years, Abraham lived to be 175 (Sarah only lived 127 years; Ishmael only lived to be 137), Isaac lived 180 years, and Jacob lived to be 147.
- B. David was thirty years old when he began to rule Israel.
- C. Priests entered into their priestly service at the age of thirty.
- II. Being the supposed son of Joseph.
- A. The "Messiah Ben Joseph" motif is clearly apparent in this text: the Suffering Servant.
- B. The difference that stands out is that Joseph began to rule at "thirty" and Jesus is just about to begin to suffer.
- III. The Genealogy is not that of "Joseph".
- A. Luke deliberately says that Jesus was "supposed to be" the son of Joseph. He had to be the son of Adam. Thus, the genealogy was that of Mary so that Jesus was the son of Adam. The point of the genealogy is that Jesus was a man (Hebrews 2:17).
- B. The genealogy of Joseph is given by Matthew. It runs down through the Davidic line through Solomon and the "accursed" Coniah. It is the "regnal" lineage.
- C. This genealogical line runs down through the Davidic line through Nathan of whom we know almost nothing.