Jesus Was Always the King, Part Two by Larry Huggins

JESUS, HEIR TO THE THRONE OF DAVID

Jer 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper…

Mary Knew Jesus Was the King, as Did Gabriel, the Arch Angel

Luke 1:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Two Genealogies Prove Jesus Was the Hereditary King of Israel

Most people don’t read or give thought to the genealogy of Jesus. But it’s here where His royal pedigree is certified. Without the royal pedigree, Jesus would have been a commoner, thus, unqualified to be the King of the Jews. As we shall see, there was nothing common about Jesus.

A Quick Sudy of the Two Genealogies of Jesus:

• Joseph’s genealogy runs forward from Abraham to Jesus (Mat 1:1-17)
• Mary’s genealogy, runs backward, from Jesus to Adam (Luke 3:23-38)  

(You don’t have to read all of this – just verses one, eleven, and sixteen)

Matt 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; 5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; 7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; 8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; 9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; 10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; 11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: 12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel. 13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; 14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.

(You can just read verse twenty-three.)

Luke 3:23 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.

Two Branches of the Tree of David

Joseph and Mary were both from the tribe of Judah and direct descendants of David, but from different branches.

Joseph’s father, Jacob, descended from David’s son, Solomon. Mary’s father, Heli, was descended from another David’s son, Nathan. Hence – two branches from the same tree.

This is a fact many people don’t think about: Joseph had two fathers who descended from David. Jacob was Joseph’s biological father, and Heli was his legal father by marriage to Mary. In those days, a son-in-law was considered a legal son. That’s why Joseph was called the Son of Heli (Luke 3:23)

Therefore, Joseph was a descendant of David by two royal lineages – one by birth (Jacob), one by adoption (Heli).

This is significant because Mary was a also direct descendant of the bloodline of David through her father, Heli.

This is double proof of Jesus’ right to the title, King of Israel.

Jesus Met the Requirements of the Kingly Pedigree

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Jesus had to be born of a virgin — but not just any virgin! She had to be of David’s bloodline.

Because Joseph was not Jesus’ biological father, the Adamic sin nature didn’t pass into Jesus’s blood. 

What is the Curse of Jeconias?

One of Joseph’s, Davidic ancestors was Jechonias (AKA Coniah), who had a unique curse upon his life. It’s called The Curse of Jechonias:

Is 22:30  Thus says the Lord: “Write this man (Jechonias) down as childless, a man who shall not succeed in his days, for none of his offspring shall succeed in sitting on the throne of David and ruling again in Judah.”

Because of this curse, none of Joseph’s offspring could sit upon the throne of David. But Jesus wasn’t the biological offspring of Joseph. He was the legal descendant of Joseph. Thus, only He was qualified to sit upon the throne. 

Jesus’ half-brothers were ineligible for two reasons: (1) They were not born of a virgin; (2) They were disqualified by the Curse of Jechonias.

Here’s a question for you: Have you ever before heard of the Curse of Jechonias?

Larry Huggins is a father, a husband, a pastor and a missionary, an author, and a broadcaster. He has traveled to scores of nations, planting churches and bible schools, and conducting seminars and evangelistic crusades.