Geneaology differences

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Curtis295

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Have a question about Luke and Matthew's Geneaology in the bible.

Why does Matthew begin with Abraham? Why does Luke trace the line in reverse order and goes back to Adam?

I have read some where that it is because matthew traces the legal descent of th house of David using heirs to the throne, while Luke traces the direct blood line of Joseph to David.

If anyone has any sort of answer or an idea, it would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Mal316

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Matthew was writing for a Jewish audience and attempting to prove to them that Jesus was the promised Messiah, the son of David. Matthew traces Jesus back to Abraham to show Jesus' Jewish roots. Matthew wants to show that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah.

Luke wrote to Theophilus, a gentile. Luke wanted to show that Jesus is Messiah for all of humanity, not just the Jews. Luke traces Jesus back to Adam, the first human, to show that Jesus is the savior of all mankind.
 
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GraceBeUntoYou

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The genealogy of Christ is mentioned in Matthew 1:1-17, and again in Luke 3:23-38. At first glance, they appear to be totally different, and that’s because… they are. Luke 3:23-38 is the Davidic genealogy of His mother, Mary, and Matthew 1:1-17 is the Davidic genealogy of Joseph. The reason for what may seem as a contradiction is because females were not permitted to be listed in the genealogical tables. In fact, at an even closer glance, one could easily mistake the genealogy listed in Luke as the line of Joseph. King David had several children (1 Chronicles 3:1-10), two of which that are key in these two genealogies, which are Solomon, and Nathan (1 Chronicles 3:5). It was through the line of Solomon that Joseph was born, and it was through the line of Nathan that Mary was born, both being born through the line of David.

Notice in Matthew 1:17 it says, "Jacob was the father of Joseph," and in Luke 3:23 says, "Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli,"


Eli (Heli) was the father of Mary, not the father of Joseph. Only males are permitted to be in the genealogical tables.
 
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