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Genealogy of Jesus through Joseph. Jesus was prophesied as coming from the kingly lineage of David. All the prophesies of the old Testament showed Messiah as the last of the Davidic kings.

There are differing accounts of the biblical genealogy of Jesus. But the most pursuasive has to be; tracing Jesus' genealogy to king Jehoiachin, who was taken as a captive to the Babylonian king in 600BC. Joseph whose lineage is traced to king Jehoiachin, was indeed a direct descendant of King David. Joseph's lineage can be traced all the way back to king Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah, king of Judah; 2 Kings 24:6-16; ... ...and in the Judaic line of kings beginning with king David. ... ...and with Joseph's lineage a direct descendant of King Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah. King Johoiachin, son of King Jehoiakim,son of King Josiah, was taken captive to Babylon, after ruling as king of Judea for only three months. It was at this same time as the "princes" of the king of Judea were also taken as captives to Babylon.... And was at this time that "one of the princes" of Judea, Daniel, would have been taken as captive, by the king of Babylon with king Jehoiachin. "24:6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.24:12 "And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. 24:14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. 24:15 And he carried away "Jehoiachin" to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 24:16 And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon". 2 Kings 24:12-16. Jehoiachin, after being in a Babylonian prison for thirty-seven years, was released; and his kingly privileges restored; but still in context; restored as a king in captivity. Jehoiachin lived a normal life with his wives in Babylon; eating at the table of the king of Babylon as his invited guest on being released from prison after thirty-seven years of imprisonment. 2 Kings 25:27-30 "25:27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;25:28 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; 25:29 And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. 25:30 And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life". 2 Kings 25:27-30 It is this king Jehoiachin that Matthew referenced as the direct descendant of Joseph in Matthew 1:10-16 "1:10 And Ezekias(Hezekiah) begat Manasses;(Manasseh) and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias(Josiah);1:11 And Josias begat Jechonias (Jehoiachin) and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:.. ..1:12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias (Jehoiachin) begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;1:14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;1:15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ". Matthew 1:1-16

Jesus was indeed descended from the kingly lineage of Judah; and directly from the lineage of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Says the scriptures. .."The sceptre shall not depart from Judah; nor a law giver from between his loins till Shiloh "Jesus", comes. Genesis 49:10 "49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be." Genesis 49:10 And "came" he did, through the lineage of King David.