• MATTHEW 1
    Jesus' Stepfather Joseph's Line
    is David's Legal Line

  • David
    — God promised David a throne,
    a posterity and a King
    ~ 2 Samuel 7:12-16    >

  • Solomon
    — a Son of Solomon could NOT sit on the throne ~ Jeremiah 36:28-30

  • Rehoboam
  • Abijah
  • Asa
  • Jehoshaphat
  • Joram
  • Uzziah
  • Jotham
  • Ahaz
  • Hezekiah
  • Manasseh
  • Amon
  • Josiah
  • Jeconiah
  • Shealtiel
  • Zerubbabel
  • Abiud
  • Eliakim
  • Azor
  • Zadok
  • Akim
  • Eliud
  • Eleazar
  • Matthan
  • Jacob
  • Joseph
  • Jesus
    — David's LEGAL line (as traced through the stepfather making Jesus Joseph's eldest adopted Son) ends here with Jesus.
  • LUKE 3
    Jesus' Mother Mary's Line
    David's ROYAL Line

  • David
    — David's Greater Son, the Lord Jesus Christ will be the last to sit upon David's throne as King of kings and Lord of lords Forever!
  • Nathan
    — a Son of Nathan has legal claim to the throne ~ 1 Chronicles 3:5

  • Mattatha
  • Menna
  • Melea
  • Eliakim
  • Jonam
  • Joseph
  • Judah
  • Simeon
  • Levi
  • Matthat
  • Jorim
  • Eliezer
  • Joshua
  • Er
  • Elmadam
  • Cosam
  • Addi
  • Melki
  • Neri
  • Shealtiel
  • Zerubbabel
  • Rhesa
  • Joanan
  • Joda
  • Josech
  • Semein
  • Mattathias
  • Maath
  • Naggai
  • Esli
  • Nahum
  • Amos
  • Mattathias
  • Joseph
  • Jannai
  • Melki
  • Levi
  • Matthat
  • Heli (Mary's Father)
  • Joseph (Mary married Joseph)
  • Jesus
    — David's ROYAL Line, the line of Nathan through Mary, making Jesus the eldest blood Son, ends with the birth of Jesus the Messiah. Jesus is the One of Whom the prophets spoke because David's line, both legal and royal ended with Him. He is the only One Who may sit upon the throne.