Posted on 05/10/2024 2:54:35 PM PDT by eccentric
In honor of Mother's Day, let's discuss this trivia: How many women can you name in the genealogy of Jesus Christ?
If they tried really hard, most people can name at least two: the first and last. Can you name more?
Bookmarked until somebody else comes up with the info for me to read
I know two off the top of my head: Rahab and Ruth. Rahab, the “innkeeper” of Jericho, was the mother of Boaz, who married Ruth. Their son was Obed, David’s grandfather.
Two points here. First, the probable reason Boaz was unmarried was because of his mother, which made him a half-breed with a former ho for a mother—something Ruth wouldn’t care about, since she was 100% unIsraelite. Second, Obed was 1/4 Israelite and 3/4 Foreigner. God was demonstrating way back then that Gentiles who wanted to to be grafted to the vine were welcome.
Off the top of my head I remembered Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba, besides Eve and Mary.
Very good points and ones which most people don’t think about. I brought that up in a sermon about Rahab several months ago.
There was Tamar. Judah’s daughter in law, sordid story.
Mentioned in the genealogy in the Book of Matthew:
Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, Mary.
Eve, Mrs. Noah, Mrs. Shem, Mrs. Terah, Sarah, Rebekah, Leah, Mrs. Judah, Rahab, Ruth, Mrs. Obed, Anne, Mary
Ah, I love your explanation!
In honor of Mother’a Day, all moms were givers of life.
Thee brothers of Jesus or the adelphoi (Greek: ἀδελφοί, translit. adelphoí, lit. “of the same womb”)[1][Notes 1] are named in the New Testament as James, Joses (a form of Joseph), Simon, Jude,[2] and unnamed sisters are mentioned in Mark and Matthew.[3] They may have been: (1) the sons of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Joseph, (2) sons of Mary the wife of Cleophas and sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus; or (3) sons of Joseph by a former marriage. While option 1 is described as the “most natural inference” from the New Testament, those who uphold the perpetual virginity of Mary reject the idea of biological brethren and maintain that the brothers and sisters were either cousins of Jesus (option 2, the position of the Catholic Church) or children of Joseph from a previous marriage (option 3, the Eastern Orthodox Churches).[4] The Lutheran Churches have accepted both option 2 and option 3 as being valid explanations for the doctrine of the perpetual virginity of Mary.[5]
Wasn’t John the Baptist a cousin? If so, isn’t Martha included?
Another sterling character in the genealogy of both David, and Jesus.
Eve, Noah’s wife, Sarah, Rebekah, Leah, Tamar, Bathsheba, Rahab, Ruth, and of course, Mary.
Why on earth do people think sons of Mary the wife of Cleophas is the sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus?
I find it hard to believe that any parents would give two children in the same family the same name.
So Mary, mother of Jesus' parents named TWO daughters *Mary*?????
Nobody does that.
The exact nature of the sisterhood between Jesus’ mother and Mary of Cleophas is unknown. According to some early traditions, Cleophas was Joseph’s brother, which would make the Marys sisters-in-law. Or perhaps they were sisters in the sense an extended family (e.g., cousins). Again, we don't really know and it isn't crucial to our salvation to know one way or the other.
##Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, Mary.##
All of whom violated sexual community standards to some degree.
Tamar — incest with her father-in-law
Rahab — a harlot who hid the Israelite spies
Ruth — single women slept with Boaz (but nothing more)
Bathsheba — adultery (but not her adultery, so to speak)
Mary — pregnant before being married
Tamar, Rahab — Canaanites
Ruth — Moabite
Bathsheba — Hittite
Mary — Jew
Four contributed non-Jewish DNA to the Lord
All represented those who were outcasts, due to the fact they were women, plus the shadow of sexual problems.
The first to recognize Jesus as King were the pagan(?) Magi.
The first to be told about Jesus were the shepherds, about the lowest class in society, by angels, yet.
A King of kings born in a barn.
Very interesting symbolism.
Good points.
For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence.1 Cor. 1:26-29.
[W]hen I am weak [in the flesh and my own strength], then I am strong [in the Lord and His strength]2 Cor. 12:10.
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