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Jan 1, 2005 · First of all, we have to wonder why Matthew would ever have included Jeconiah among the ancestors of Jesus if this so obviously disqualified Jesus from being the Messiah. In fact, the Scripture shows that the curse was only short-term, if not altogether reversed by God.
Dec 21, 2015 · One common objection to Jesus’s messianic qualifications is that Matthew traces his descent through Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin, or Coniah), whose bloodline was cursed by God in Jeremiah 22:30: “Write this man down as childless, a man who shall not succeed in his days, for none of his offspring shall succeed in sitting on the throne ...
Chapter 1, verses 11–12 of the Gospel of Matthew lists Jeconiah in the lineage of Jesus Christ, through Joseph. If Joseph was the biological father of Jesus (contrary to Christian belief), then Jesus could not rightfully claim to be the Messiah as the curse of Jeconiah, if true, would apply to Him.
Dec 26, 2023 · The prophet Jeremiah pronounced God’s curse on Jeconiah while he was still reigning as king. Jeremiah 22 details God’s accusations and judgment against the kings of Judah for their wickedness. In verses 24-30, God specifically addresses Jeconiah:
Feb 24, 2021 · In this scripture verse who the prophet Jeremiah is pronouncing a curse over the lineage of king Jeconiah such that none of his descendants would sit on the throne of David and ruling anymore in Judah. The curse is upon Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim son of Josiah.
Jan 24, 2014 · God chose the same word He applied to Jeconiah, one He had not used in a similar way before, to refer to one of his descendants. That doesn’t point to Zedekiah, but it certainly points away from the idea that Jeconiah and his lineage were “plucked hence” and cursed.
Jul 22, 2019 · The Lord cursed Jeconiah 1 and declared that none of his descendants would prosper by sitting on the throne of David. Many readers take notice that Matthew’s genealogy includes the name of the cursed king (cf. Matt. 1:1–12) and presume the existence of a legitimate challenge to Jesus’ Messiahship.
