And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. (Matthew 1:12-16 ESV)
Having hit the bottom during the exile, one would wonder of there was any hope at all for a coming King for Israel. But God keeps the hope alive, as Matthew traces the kingly line forward to Joseph, son of another Jacob, who would be the "adoptive" father of Jesus, the Christ. How appropriate for a Father in heaven Who would offer to adopt all those who trust in His Son. As always, He will not leave us fatherless(Psalm 68:5). without hope, or without a True King in Whom we can trust.
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