I can help you understand that. I will try to be brief but still thorough.
The most important thing that you need to understand is that in the Jewish Culture, "SON OF" did not always mean "OFFSPRING OF", whereas in our culture it almost always does mean offspring. "SON OF" in the Jewish Culture frequently is used as a TITLE that identifies who has the right to inherit all that the Father has. It literally identifies the heir to the property, whether that be an offspring or someone else. It can also be called the "Birthright". Which can be given to anyone that the father chooses to give it too. If he (let's call him Joseph) was not pleased with the lifestyle of his sons, (say they were drunkards), the father can GIVE THE TITLE and thereby NAME even a servant SON OF JOSEPH, and it was legally binding and no relative could fight it. Thus it was understood that the servant who was given the title SON OF JOSEPH would inherit everything AND carry out the will of the father during his lifetime and afterwards.
NOW since GOD the FATHER is never going to die, the focus of the title SON OF GOD, is purely on the co-equal ownership of all that the Father has, INCLUDING HIS DEITY, and the fact that the one given the TITLE "SON OF GOD" is the one that carries out the WILL OF THE FATHER.
How do we know it does not mean "OFFSPRING" in the case of JESUS:
Isaiah 43:10-11 (NASB)
[SUP]10 [/SUP] "You are My witnesses," declares the LORD, "And My servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and believe Me And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me.
[SUP]11 [/SUP] "I, even I, am the LORD, And there is no savior besides Me.
There it says it VERY CLEARLY, there NEVER WILL BE ANY OTHER GOD, and Offspring of GOD would be a second GOD.
AND - - - - - - - THERE IS NO OTHER SAVIOR BESIDES GOD.
Does that mean that the Spirit inside the body we call JESUS was GOD?
ABSOLUTELY!
2 Corinthians 5:18-19 (NKJV)
[SUP]18 [/SUP] Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,
[SUP]19 [/SUP] that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
Here is another bit of information that will help you understand the Jewish use of the TITLE "SON OF".
John 1:45 (NASB)
[SUP]45 [/SUP] Philip *found Nathanael and *said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
Was Jesus actually Offspring of Joseph? NO! However this may be an indication that JOSEPH did give him the birthright TITLE "Son of Joseph", because we DO HAVE evidence that JESUS did inherit the Property of Joseph.
Bear in mind that we ONLY HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS of the life of Jesus:
John 21:25 (NKJV)
[SUP]25 [/SUP] And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
Now, when Jesus goes to the Cross there is absolutely no mention of Joseph at all, in fact there is clear evidence that Joseph is already dead, perhaps he died of a heart attack. AND there is clear evidence that Jesus as "Son of Joseph" inherited the property of Joseph. What you may not understand, is unlike our culture, it was illegal for a woman to inherit property, it had to be registered in a male's name only. So Mary could not inherit the property of Joseph. NOW watch the the Jewish legally binding passing of the property of Joseph, before Jesus died on the Cross:
John 19:25-27 (HCSB)
[SUP]25 [/SUP] Standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. (The required by law two or three witnesses were present.)
[SUP]26 [/SUP] When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple He (John) loved standing there, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
[SUP]27 [/SUP] Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
See it? JESUS who inherited the property of Joseph, chose another according to Jewish Laws, because He was about to die. Naming one not of the immediate family, the "Son of Joseph", heir to the property of Joseph, so that he, JOHN, would have the finances to take care of His Mother Mary. Why did Jesus choose John, instead of one of His brothers, who were Offsprings of Joseph? Because as of that time, none of His brothers had yet come to believe in Him as LORD.
In conclusion, God chose part of Himself to inherit all that the FATHER has, including His Deity, and to carry out HIS will, thus JESUS has the TITLE, "SON OF GOD", which does not mean Offspring of GOD.
Hebrews 1:2-3 (HCSB)
[SUP]2 [/SUP] In these last days, He has spoken to us by ⌊His⌋ Son. God has appointed Him heir of all things and made the universe through Him.
[SUP]3 [/SUP] The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact expression of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After making purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Philippians 2:6 (NKJV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP] who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
