Webthe genealogy establishes jesus as the promised messiah. It sheds light on the importance of his ministry commencement at thirty, affirming the virgin conception and. Web17 thus there were fourteen generations in all from abraham to david, fourteen from david to the exile to babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the messiah. As we examine the. The opening title describes this narrative as an “account” or “book” of the genealogy of jesus the messiah, the son of david, the son of abraham, and then. Web16 and jacob the father of joseph, the husband of mary, and mary was the mother of jesus who is called the messiah. 17 thus there were fourteen generations in all from abraham. Webmatthew’s genealogy highlights jesus as the king by showing his legal descent from david to joseph. Joseph is the legal father, but not his natural father.
