Five Chosen In A Line Unbroken – Part 5

Toldot of the Melech

Generations of the King

Tol’dot, Toldos, or Tol’doth – Generations

תּוֹלְדֹת

Melech – King

 מֶלֶךְ. 

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ,

the son of David, the son of Abraham.

2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob;

and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;

3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara

of

THAMAR

and Phares begat Esrom;

and Esrom begat Aram;

4 And Aram begat Aminadab;

and Aminadab begat Naasson;

and Naasson begat Salmon;

5 And Salmon begat Booz

of 

RACHAB;

and Booz begat Obed of

RUTH;

and Obed begat Jesse;

6 And Jesse begat David the king;

and David the king begat Solomon of

her that had been

THE WIFE OF URIAS;

7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia;

and Abia begat Asa;

8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram;

and Joram begat Ozias;

9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz;

and Achaz begat Ezekias;

10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon;

and Amon begat Josias;

11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren,

about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

12 And after they were brought to Babylon,

Jechonias begat Salathiel;

and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;

13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim;

and Eliakim begat Azor;

14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim;

and Achim begat Eliud;

15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan;

and Matthan begat Jacob;

16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband

of

 MARY,

of whom was born

JESUS,

who is called Christ.

 

Here is the last one of the five

written in the geneology of Messiah.

The identity of her that had been

the wife of Urias;

is

Bathsheba

בת שבע

Strong’s Hebrew: 1339.

בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע (Bath-sheba) 

Bath-sheba:

(perhaps) daughter of oath,

the mother of Solomon

Original Word: בַּת־שֶׁבַע

Transliteration: Bath-sheba
Phonetic Spelling: bath-sheh’-bah
from bath and perhaps shaba, sheba

בת ( bath ): Ahban, Baalis, Baana (h), Bath-shua, Ben, Ben-abinadab, Ben-ammi, Ben-deker, Bene-berak, Bene-jaakan,… • Via שבע ( sheba’ ): Barsabbas, Beersheba, Beth-ashbea, Elisheba, Elizabeth, Jehosheba, Sheba

Bathsheba, also spelled Bethsabee, in the Hebrew Bible.

2 Samuel 11, 12; 1 Kings 1, 2,

Bathsheba:

Bat ‘daughter of’,

shebaabundance’.

The Book of Chronicles changed her name to Bathshua.

Her story can be found in 1Kings chapters 1 and 2

As this womans’ dramatic life unfolded, it also secured her place in the geneology of the future Messiah of Israel. Her role is looked at as rather a questionable one because it is not really certain who seduced who?

Bathsheba is portrayed by the midrash as a modest woman who carefully observed the laws of family purity, but who found herself, without any conscious action on her part, in an adulterous affair with the king.

Taking a look at the situation from another angle let the reader research/be a good Berean and decide.

Things are not always what they first appear to be!

Usually the first thing we associate with King David is his adulterous affair with Bathsheba as both were married at the time however, before we condemn them both out of hand we must recall that Jesus/Yeshua said in Matt 5:

 27 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

The scriptures also refer to adultery as being with other gods and idols

…when… backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also… through the lightness of her whoredoms, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and stocks (sticks/idols).” Jeremiah 3:8-9

so it covers a multitude of sins and its a lifelong battle over faith in Jesus/Yeshua vs. faith in Idols of the Heart. Idolatry is of paramount importance as it violates the first and greatest of what we refer to as the 10 commandments.

“You shall have no other gods before Me” Ex 20:3 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart . . .” Mt. 22:36.

And who among us can say we have not sinned in some way…

If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

Rom. 3:10-18

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

John 8:7.

“So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.”

Of course it goes without saying that it takes two and there is no indication of forcing her against her will…

So with that in mind and before we condemn anyone…..

lets see how the story unfolds…

First who was she?

Bathsheba was the daughter of Eliam

who was one of David’s elite mighty men.

2 Samuel 11:3; 23:34 – 39

Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam; but of Ammiel

according to I Chron 3:5,

Her father is identified by some scholars with Eliam,

mentioned in 2 Sam. 23:34 as

the son of Ahithophel.

She was married to one of Eliams comrades in arms called

Urias,

more commonly known as

Uriah the Hittite.

אוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּי ‎ – ʾŪriyyāh haḥittī

Yahweh is my light’.

So Bathsheba was the beautiful grand-daughter of Ahithophel, a shrewd military and political counselor of David.

Her father and husband were stationed at Jerusalem, directly under the control of the King. They were David’s personal bodyguards, his champions, renowned for their bravery. 

So being as she was a member of an elite warrior family, as her husband Uriah was a high-ranking professional soldier. Since her grandfather, father and husband were close allies of David’s, it is safe to assume that she and David had already met before the famous scene where David sees her bathing.

Uriah being a mighty man in David’s elite army, may have been bonded to David, becoming a proselyte; i.e. believing in the God of Israel.

Uriah was also among the specially regarded Thirty of David’s army, implying he was one of the best soldiers in the military.  We assume that all who were counted among David’s mighty men were men David deemed to be trustworthy.

Uriah was listed as one of David’s heroes in 2 Samuel 23:39. The most important of these was Uriah the Hittite.

What is Uriah’s family connection?

To understand the genealogy of Uriah, we must start at the beginning with Noah’s son Ham. Most researchers will readily admit that Ham is considered to be the father of the African nations. If this is true, then it would mean that Ham’s descendants are Africans. It can be found in Genesis 10, where Uriah’s family connection is identified as belonging to Ham.

The name of Ham’s sons are: Cush, Mizraim, Phut and Canaan.

The Hitittes are descendants of Canaan.

The canaanites are in the land of Canaan and their descendant families are: Hivites, Jebusites, Arvadites, Girgashites, Amorites, Arkites, Sinites, Hittites-Heth.

דוד   DAVID

David means: beloved

Original Word: דָּוִד.

Phonetic Spelling: daw-veed’

a son of Jesse.

David – דָּוִד ‎ is described in the Hebrew Bible as:

King of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah.  

In the Books of Samuel, David is a young shepherd who gains fame first as a musician

and later by killing the enemy champion Goliath.

He becomes a favorite of King Saul and

a close friend of Saul’s son Jonathan.

The first reference to Bathsheba in this scripture describes her as very beautiful.

It is also where we read about David walking in the early evening on his palace rooftop and he looks down on his city where he saw her bathing in the privacy of her courtyard.

This scripture in 2 Sam 11:2-4 tells us several things; first

It was late one afternoon, Bathsheba was most probably on the house’s flat roof, a tented area in a warm climate was often used by the women of the family for a variety of tasks.

The Jewish tradition of purification applied to women every month and they were considered to be unclean and the bathing ended the 7 days separation by the ritual cleansing.

This points to 2 things:

it shows she was not carrying Uriah’s child, and it was a normal practice to be purified, and therefore not necessarily a planned provocative act.

 

The scriptures do not mention any other children between Bathsheba and Uriah.

The terrace may or may not have been screened by latticework

in Judges 5:28 the mother of Sisera watched the road through a lattice.

The text does not tell us whether Bathsheba knew she was being watched.

David may have been screened from sight by a lattice, so that she was unaware of his presence. Or she may have been quite aware she was being watched.

Did she go willingly? Or was she a victim taken to the palace against her will?

The text gives a clue that she went willingly.

The sentence reads

…David sent messengers to get her, and she went‘,

suggesting that, though young, she was ambitious and strong-willed enough to seize her chance.

The proximity of her dwelling was close enough for David to see because her husband was one of his mighty men he would have been close at hand if needed.

Jerusalem at the time of King David.

The small area in the lower right of the map is Jebus, the fortress captured by David. The walled area above is a large flat rock on which the city of Jerusalem grew. The house of Uriah and the palace of David may have been in the upper area.

Second, David should have been at war out on the battlefield but he was not, he was at home.

Wrong place, wrong time and he saw something he wasn’t supposed to see?

His physical senses were activated and he desired /lusted after what his eyes beheld. A covetous desire entered in through his eye gates….

So he sent someone to find out who she was.

Sadly even after he found out whose wife she was 11: 4 he sent messengers to bring her to him. The fact that she was married to Uriah did not deter him from his decision.

The eternal question is… did she know that David could see her or did she think he was away fighting which was usually the case?

Then, could she have resisted his moves; or did she have no other choice due to the fact that the ancient societies were dominated by men and after all he was the King?

It is interesting that the scripture condemns David however, it does not put the blame on Bathsheba. Further reading shows us that not only did David suffer for the rest of his life as a consequence of his lustful choice; both their family and the entire nation of Israel paid the price.

Was she also a clever and unscrupulous woman?

The next we hear is that Bathsheba was going to have his child. On receiving this news David called Uriah back from the battlefield, encouraging him to go home and spend intimate time with his wife in an effort to cover up his actions.

Uriah refused at first; it almost seems that he had to have known what was going on, and why he was summoned. There were plenty of people to tell him – maybe outraged family members who had seen Bathsheba go to the palace? Or soldier-friends who had watched her pass through the guard-house at the entrance of the palace?

Above:The reconstruction of the gates at Gezer shows the sort of gates Bathsheba would have passed through to get to the palace. Note the compartments at the side of each gate.

These provided shelter for guards on duty, and she and David’s messenger could not have passed through without the soldiers seeing them.

The events of that night would probably have been known to many people.

But there is no record saying that Uriah confronted David with what he knew. Instead, he took the line of passive resistance. He told David he would not break the rules of soldiers on active service since he was still technically on duty.

Ancient people believed that marital relations robbed a man of some of his physical strength, so during active service soldiers were required to abstain from them.

Next, David tried again by plying him with intoxicating liquor. but despite every inducement, Uriah stuck to his stance of faithful behavior to his position in Davids military.

When that did not work either, David plotted a cold-blooded murder in order to cover up his sin.

He sent Uriah back onto the battlefield with a sealed letter to the army’s captain, Joab, who was Uriahs commander; with the very clear and ominous instructions in 2 Samuel 11:15 to arrange Uriahs’ death.

We are told that the plans succeeded and in verse 26

 

Soon after Uriah had returned to the army and delivered the letter, he was sent into battle to storm the walls of a city. Following David’s instructions, the soldiers around Uriah pulled back and left him alone, so that he was surrounded by the enemy and cut down.

The sin began with covetous lust for what belonged to another, then it selfishly took what it wanted to satiate that desire and the scripture fulfilled itself in this case literally. The progress included lies, deception, then murder, leading to the death of an innocent.

Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death. James 1:15

‘When the wife of Uriah heard that her husband was dead, she made lamentation for him.’

Bathsheba suddenly became a widow and went into mourning.

Did Bathsheba know that David had arranged to have her husband killed?

Did she mourn for the death of a good man?

Or was her mourning just pretense? 

The story of Bathsheba’s seduction as we have it in the Bible was probably edited by court story-tellers during the reign of her son Solomon, and doubtless influenced by Bathsheba and her son. 

This is why it is so hard to tell what really happened.

We only know two things:

what Bathsheba wanted us to know, and

what she was forced to acknowledge because it was already public knowledge. 

Following the time of mourning, David married her and she gave birth to a son.

However vs.27 tells us the Lord was displeased with Davids’ actions.

This treachery in breaking the trusting relationship between him and his friend, gives us the insight that even the Godliest people are sinners.

All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God…

It seems to be very conflicting when in 1Samuel 13 :14 we are told very surprisingly that:

David/he was a man after God’s own heart.

which seems strange after this course of events.

However this is in reference to the fact that

he was repentant.

And as God looks on the heart this quantifies the statement.

Even though God forgives the truly repentant person – the consequences of that sin can linger on long after the initial event and the time of repentance. This is why people think they have got away with things and often don’t relate events that occur even years later with previous actions.

Repentance – Teshuvah

RETURN to the Lord and His ways.

It was nine months later when David repented following the confrontation from Nathan the prophet finally David confessed in verse 12:13

I have sinned against the Lord.

The prophet Nathan’s words recorded in the spine chilling verses 13&14

and even though David fasted and prayed for seven days the words of the prophet came true. Sin brought forth death and what David had sown he reaped – death.

Surely Bathsheba’s heart was broken for there are very few things worse than losing a child.

However, overtime David comforted her and later she gave birth to another son whom David called Solomon.

Shlomo/Solomon in Hebrew shelomoh,

שלמה

has a meaning of

his replacement,

perhaps referring to Bathsheba’s first baby who died soon after birth.

Scripture says that the Lord sent Nathan with another word calling him

Jedidiah which means:

beloved of the Lord. Vs 24/25

Even though there were consequences from their actions and there was punishment for them God did not withhold his love from David, Bathsheba, or their child; but instead poured out His mercy and Grace on them.

Furthermore, He did not change His mind concerning his promise to establish David’s line for ever; and would choose their son, Solomon to establish that Royal line and so keep the Davidic covenant.

7:12 – 13.

Years passed, and Bathsheba and King David grew older. We hear nothing about Bathsheba’s life during these long years and probably the rest of her life was spent in the palace.

She lived in the royal harem and gave birth to three more sons; however Solomon was the one chosen by the Lord.

David’s life was one of adversity 12:10-11, of ups and downs and an out-working of the punishment that, the sword would never depart from his house; for what he had done.

The events in their lives shaped history with some of the most painful examples of rebellion by Absalom.

Bathshebas emotions must have been in shreds especially when Ahithophel, her own grandfather join forces with Absalom to fight against David. 15:31 11:3; 23:24.

It’s very possible there is some truth to the speculation that Ahithophel turned on David’s as an act of revenge for seducing his granddaughter and murdering her husband.

 Bathshebas influence became stronger in the royal court as David came to the end of his life.

In his old age, David lost his ability to father any more children and in consequence, his political power.

Eventually, concerns arose about the king’s continuing decline – in ancient Middle Eastern societies, the ability to produce children by the king, was closely linked with the state of the nation. If the king was no longer able, it was a bad omen for the well-being of the country.

So they searched for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found  Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. The girl was very beautiful. 1 Kings 1:1-37

When, despite her beauty, the king could not show he was able to have relations with Abishag, it was considered time for a co-regency. This meant that someone would rule alongside David, to help him.

 

Most people took it for granted that this co-regent would be the next king.

David’s oldest surviving son was Adonijah, a young man impatient for power.

Not waiting for David to die, he proclaimed himself king and was accepted as such by many people.

The text implies this was done without David’s knowledge. It was a palace coup in which Bathsheba and her adviser Nathan maneuvered to secure the throne for Solomon.

1Kings 1-2, Nathan came to her to warn her that Adonaijah was planning to make himself king, Nathan encouraged her to go and tell David immediately 1:13. On hearing the prophet, she went and told David what he had said. Because he respected her, David was able to order Solomons coronation immediately and this stopped Adonaijah rebellious attempt from becoming king.

Bathsheba begs the dying David to name Solomon his heir,

from a painting by Goodall

Solomon took the throne, honored his mother, and was advised by her. She took part in court intrigues, occupying the most prestigious position a woman could hold, and accepted the title of Queen Mother; which was the most powerful position a woman could hold and the first woman in the history of Israel to hold this title.

Bathsheba out witted Adonijah in his attempted coup d’etat and she secured the throne for her own son. 

According to the Bible, Adonijah approached Bathsheba with an odd request: to help him get Abishag as his wife.

Adonijah begs for Bathsheba’s help.

On the surface, this seems a harmless thing to ask, but  Abishag was considered one of David’s wives, and marriage to a widow of the previous king was a way of making a claim on the throne!

It is hard to believe Adonijah would have made such a request, to Bathsheba of all people. She knew only too well that Adonijah was very dangerous and could never marry Abishag.

The whole episode seems to have been contrived to execute Adonijah. Solomon may have been reluctant to do this and so it took a public accusation of treason, made by Bathsheba, to give him good reason for killing his half-brother.

In 2:19-24 we read that Solomon didn’t always grant Bathshebas requests however, he respected her, bowed to her and even put a throne for her right next to his; and she remained a respected influence within the court.

This is the last we hear of Bathsheba, maybe because her son was secure on the throne and her own position was safe.

Bathsheba would have no doubt been aware of Gods’ plan to include Solomon in the Royal line of King David; which the Scriptures said would somehow continue forever. 

She would not have known how far the story would eventually lead in that, she would become integral to the genealogy line of the future Messiah of Israel.

The scriptures show Bathsheba as capable, ambitious, and gifted. She gave David a son, Solomon, who was noted for his wisdom and intellectual brilliance. Her son presided over a court famous for its literature, culture, wealth, architectural achievements, and consolidation of Judah-Israel as a nation-state.

Bathsheba is clearly listed in Matthew chapter 1 even though her Name is not mentioned per se, stating only:

her who had been the wife of Uriah!

The whole promise of the Redeemer is in

Genesis 3:15

which declares the seed of a woman

through many wombs/rechem,

grace and mercy…

More on the connection between Womb and Mercy at:

https://www.minimannamoments.com/mystery-of-rechem-the-secret-of-living-like-royalty/

https://www.minimannamoments.com/the-season-of-our-hiding/

will bring that about

and will crush satan and the sin that he caused.

The promise of the coming Messiah

echoes all throughout the Old Testament/Tenach and

the Brit Chadashah/New Testament

declares

He is here

and His Name is Yeshua/Jesus.

Matt 1:1.

The most amazing thing about this first chapter is that it goes against the Jewish protocol because it includes five individuals in the line of Messiahs genealogy, these 5 were women, usually only men were named.

However, God has a very good reason for including them because it emphasizes the whole truth of the gospel and the reason why Jesus/Yeshua came.

It is in His Name –

Salvation

for He shall save His people from their sins v.21

Ephesians 1:11 – 12 tells us that He is in control, and every time He shows His grace and mercy and His undeserved kindness to those who have sinned and deserve punishment …all glory goes to Him.

Even though Solomon became the wisest man that lived and according to Scripture in Ecclesiastes 7:20

Even he was very aware that there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin.

God’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting and His mercies are new every morning…

Great is His faithfulness

and all these stories are written for us to shows these truths.

Bathsheba is four of the five in the line unbroken,

whose lives give hope to the lost,

encouragement to the disappointed,

acceptance to the rejected,

a raising up to those who have fallen;

and forgiveness for the repentance sinner.

Humble hearts touched by the unconditional love of a father who loves His children so much that He

corrects,

chastises and restores us;

in the process of teaching, training

and growing us up;

to become all that has destined us to be.

When we truly understand the reason

for His adjustments in our lives, we will start to welcome them,

instead of trying to side step them.

If we are being attended to, then we are greatly loved by Him.

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. – 

and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with sons, “My son, don’t take lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when you are reproved by him; For whom the Lord loves, he chastens, And scourges every son whom he receives.” It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with sons, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline? But if you are without discipline, whereof all have been made partakers, then are you illegitimate, and not sons. Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness. All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby. -Hebrews 12:5-11

His Story is HiStory – God is the author of it all.

Everything is purposed Eph 1:11 and Romans 8

Knowing this is often a mute point, however, we need to carefully consider as we look at the reality of the fact –

it is all

HIS STORY

from The Genesis to the Revealing

the only true and correct history IS GODS’ not mans’.

Humans who are influenced by the spirits in this world, Eph. 6; that are not promoting His Story; change parts, times and in many cases, huge chunks of information. Facts have been altered and in some cases not just hidden but are outright lies.

What we are taught we simply believe, trusting those who filled our innocent minds as children. If we have not got a solid foundation from the Word of God, we will not have His truth and we will see and experience this life with a skewed view point and confused understanding.

Many call it providence yet in reality it is what someone said is,

the hand of God in the glove of history.

As we move from tragedy to triumph for the glory of God, we often wonder how our individual lives fit into Gods plan; yet we trust Him that all things are purposed.

We are predestined to become… Romans 8:30.

It is not until after things unfold that we see with 2020 vision..

which is hindsight.

This is called the walk of faith – for if we knew what was to happen then we would not need faith to believe –

we would know!

Their descendent was and is

our Savior, Lord and

soon returning king.

Bathsheba

was indeed

one of five,

another notable woman

sealed into

the line unbroken

another story connected to the

House of Bread

Beth-Lechem

and of Him, who when we eat of,

we will never hunger again for

He is the Bread of Life!

Don’t leave this page until you are certain you are grafted in to this family, this royal hose of David that this geneology is true for your life too….that

You are His offspring,

a child of THE KING of KINGS

Shalom, shalom, mishpachah!

You are loved and appreciated and prayed for daily.

Please don’t leave this page without the knowing in your heart you are totally His.

You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.

Its all about Life and Relationship, not Religion.

 

NOT SURE? YOU CAN BE..

SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…

Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.

I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.

Five Chosen In A Line Unbroken

Tol’dot, Toldos, or Tol’doth 

תּוֹלְדֹת 

Hebrew for generations, ancestors or descendants,

Strong’s Hebrew: 8435.

תּוֹלְדוֹת (toledoth) — generations

our Toldot are our ancestors our previous generations.

They are our Avot: forefathers, fathers or ancestors.

אבות

The opening blessing of the T’filah/prayer, is called

Avot v’Imahot,

which literally means

Fathers and Mothers.

The blessing connects us with the patriarchs:

Abraham, Isaac and Jacob ;

and the matriarchs:

or imahot (אמהות) in Hebrew,

refers to the Torah ’s four foundational women:

Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah.

Below In Hebrew:

Rachel, Leah, Rebecca and Sarah.

רחל לאה רבקה שרה מהתנ”ך

I am the root and offspring of David, and the star, the bright, the morning (star).

He is David’s Lord and David’s Son, possessing David’s throne Matthew 22:42-45; Luke 1:32 ;

He is the bright star which leads up the dawn of everlasting day Malachi 4:2; 2Peter 1:19 

שֶׁרֶשׁ

shoresh: a root

8328 Original Word: שֶׁרֶשׁ
Transliteration: shoresh
Phonetic Spelling: (sheh’-resh)

The certainty of final triumph for all mankind rests on the fact of its intimate relationship with Yeshua/Jesus which is only found in a vital union with Him.

These titles imply the entire identification of humanity with Messiah.

Jesus/Yeshua, declared Himself to be the fulfillment of the prophecy that the Messiah would come:

John 6:25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.” 26 Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.

Another translation says:

The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.” Jesus answered “I am he, the one who is speaking to you”

and,

 not only is He the promised descendant or

Offspring of David,

but that He is the eternal source or

The Root of David. 

Yeshua/Jesus is not only the Offspring of David,

He also is his Root.

The Root is that which,

hidden from sight,

is

the SPRING and origin of life/chaim

to trees and herbs

and

countless OFFSPRING

of the garden and the plain.

Thus Yeshua/Jesus is the

cause of life/chaim

to David.

I am the root of David

that is, 

David sprang from Him.

That is a title of deity

I am the ROOT of David.

David came into existence

through

the omnipotent power of Yeshua/Jesus.

I was before all things…

Colossians 1:17

He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Before Abraham was I am

The ancient Hebrew form for

I am

is

ehyeh.

אני כן.

אָנֹכִי

anoki: I

Original Word: אָנֹכִי

Transliteration: anoki
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-no-kee’)

Strongs#595

anokhi elohim – I AM GOD.

In the word anokhi

ani is the common Hebrew pronoun for I.

Adding khi makes the word a very definite, deliberate action.

It means Because I AM

and the word elohim meaning God. 

JOHN 8:56-59 56 “ Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” 57 Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?” 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” 59 Then they picked up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

Some say that the words

I AM

is the divine name of God

of which Yeshau/Jesus attributed to Himself.

John 8:58

The context of the passage for which Yeshua/Jesus was answering points to the fact that He was speaking about

His existence,

NOT

His name,

which is in reference to the words

Before Abraham.

 Now He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Luke 24:44

Proverbs 8:22-31. 22 “I, wisdom, was with the Lord when he began his work, long before he made anything else. 23 I was created in the very beginning, even before the world began. 25 before the hills were there, before the mountains were put in place.

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

Genealogy has become a popular hobby as we try to find out where we come from. Most know their immediate family members but after grandparents, things often get cloudy and memories fail and so we lose the connections to our ancestors.

In Hebrew those who were to become priests had to have documents as proof of their being qualified to be accepted into the priesthood.

It was all about lineage from acceptable tribes that God had begun with Moses and the Levites from the 12 sons of Jacob/Israel.

This is why in Matthew and Luke the first chapters have the genealogy of Jesus clearly stated. He was to become our high priest and the Toldot was of critical importance.

Kohen · Recognition of priestly descent. 

There were other qualifications for becoming High Priest other than heredity. Although the age of eligibility is not fixed in the Bible, according to rabbinical tradition it was twenty years old 2Chronicles 31:17.

The man considered for the office of High Priest must be married, and his wife must be an Israelite maiden

Leviticus 21:13 – 14.

The priesthood of ancient Israel was the class of male individuals, who, according to the Hebrew Bible, were descendants from Aaron, who served in the Tabernacle, Solomon’s Temple and Second Temple until the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE.

Their temple role included animal sacrifice.

The priests are viewed as continuing in the Kohen families of rabbinical Judaism. 

We often skimmed through or

even pass over reading the list of the begats

and yet… within this list are

five chosen specifically by God

in a line unbroken

in the root and offspring of David.

This is not a comprehensive in depth study but rather an overview of Mary as being 1 of the 5 connected by their Toldot.

These who came before Him were also born of woman.

The racham/womb was essential

even though the fathers were listed.

click link for more on the racham:

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From Genesis, God refers to the seed of the woman, not the man, who is the one crushing the seed of the serpent.

No doubt this is why women have had such a rough deal through the millenia; the seed of the serpent hates her because she is the agent of his demise!!

Genesis 3:15

And I will put enmity between you and the woman,

and between your seed and

her seed/zera.

He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.

This was the first announcement of the gospel.

This is the first prophecy about the Messiah (Christ), who through His death on the cross and resurrection would ultimately defeat Satan, the power behind the serpent, with a death blow.

The Lord Jesus/Yeshua is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, but He is also the Root of David (Isaiah 11:1 and 10).

Yeshua the Messiah is in absolute control. The title/the Root, or descendant, of David comes from a prophecy in 2Samuel 7:5-16, the chapter of God’s covenant with David, where ADONAI said:

Your house and your kingdom will last forever before Me; your throne will be established forever.

The Bible is over 95% male-oriented. Of 1,426 names in the Bible only 111 names are women’s. … Mary of Nazareth, however, is among the women most mentioned in the Bible, that is, in the New Testament./B’rit Chadashah

חֲדָשָׁה  בְּרִית

The Brit Chadasha, like the Tanakh, is a collection of writings (27 in total) all authored by devout Jews (with the possible exception of Luke/Acts).

But it is essential that everyone comes as a child through a womb. Just as Jesus/Yeshua also came through a womb to enter this realm; and the seed was from above the womb from below.

Heaven and earth joined and brought forth a child who would be our agent of salvation.

From the realms of unapproachable light, God sent Gabriel His angelic messenger with a message specifically to the children of Israel.

The Toldot of Jesus/Yeshua is clearly listed and within the list are five Rechem/ wombs that were essential in His Toldot.

Because it is the season when many think of His birth, we will first look at His mother whose Rechem carried Him while His physical body developed.

The word was made flesh and dwelt among us.

Because so much unscriptural doctrine revolves around Mary it is important to examine the scriptures carefully to avoid being misled.

Initially lets discard some traditions of men, some church folklore and other misconceptions that have gathered around Mary over the generations/Toldot.

Mary was called Miriam/Maryam/Miryam in Hebrew

and she was not Catholic.

Catholicism was rooted in Roman Christianity which began much later.

The official beginning of the Roman Catholic church occurred in 590 CE, with Pope Gregory I. This time marked the consolidated of lands controlled by authority of the pope, and thus the church’s power, into what would later be known as ” the Papal States.”

Christians started the church in Rome almost certainly by AD 50. Paul visited the well-established church in AD 63. The Roman Catholic Church can trace its roots all the way back to the original Christian church in Rome.

In fact all denominations have their roots back there…

 

The scriptures do not tell us that Mary remained a virgin for the rest of her life; nor that she was herself coming from an immaculate conception. There is no scripture that says she was raptured into heaven without dying; or that she has any part in the process of salvation for the humanity of the world. Nothing in the Jewish/Hebrew prophets point to anyone other than Jesus/Yeshua becoming flesh to save and redeem humanity from sin.

As the Scriptures tell us, Mary/Miriam like every other human being was born in sin. Romans 3:23

Mary did not have any god-like qualities placed upon her at her death, and we are to pray to the Father in Jesus/Yeshua Name according to the scripture.

Matthew 14:19.

Praying directly to God the Father in the name of Yeshua/Jesus, means you recognize and realize that it is only through Yeshua/Jesus and His sacrificial death on the cross,  that we now have direct access to both Him and His Father in heaven.

And Him only are we to worship. No one else can hear and answer prayers. Matthew 22:37

It was important that Jesus/Yeshua be known as the legitimate son of Joseph and Mary because through Joseph He came the right to David’s throne.

In Mary’s day there were Jews and Gentiles, pagans and heathens who worshipped idols. Mary/Miriam was Jewish and for centuries Israel had waited for the redeemer spoken of by the prophets.

It is probably true to say that many Jewish women desired to be that ONE; even maybe prayed to be the chosen vessel. It was part of their faith, culture and belief system. It was not an unknown possibility/ and they believed that prophecy would be fulfilled one day. Luke 1:28

Then it happened God sent Gabriel to Nazareth to a young woman whose faith was noticed and whose Royal lineage made her the perfect vessel/racham/womb, for the Masters use.

The announcement Gabriel made and her response was indicative that she was willing, available and spiritually prepared to fulfill her destiny; and the reason she had been born/ sent here at that time. Just as Esther and ourselves, who knows but that we are come into the kingdom for such a time as this.

Mary was a direct descendent of King David through Bathsheba’s son Nathan from the tribe of Judah.

Nathan means to give.

One view of the lineage recorded in Luke is that it is referring to Mary.

Mary’s husband Joseph was descended from David and Bathsheba’s son Solomon. 

Caesar Augustus decreed that people were to return to their ancestral homes for taxation purposes, Mary and Joseph have to Bethlehem which was David’s Home town. 1Samuel 16:1, 4

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https://www.minimannamoments.com/the-hidden-mystery-of-the-kallah/

Thousands of years had already passed since the Lord had promised to send the redeemer through the seed of a woman to crush the head of Satan. Genesis 3:15

The unfolding of biblical prophecy revealed the promise coming to a female descendent of David who would fulfill three things:

one she would be a virgin Isaiah 7:14

Second she would bear a son verse 14; and

thirdly she would give birth to that son in Bethlehem, Ephrathah Micah 5:2

 

Mary’s husband had to be of David’s Line, so that they would be in Bethlehem for the census and birth to fulfill prophecy.

Who Was Mary? Historically, little is known about Mary’s background, but we know she was of the tribe of Judah and the line of King David (Luke 1:32).

We are told that Mary was a 1st-century Galilean Jewish peasant woman from Nazareth; where she lived before her marriage. She became the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus/Yeshua.

Mary was the daughter of Joachim and Anna, and she’s first mentioned by name in Matthew’s Gospel. She was an ordinary woman, and her name was common enough that other women of the same name in the gospel, had to be distinguished by their relatives or their place of origin.

Though she was of nobility, being in the line of King David, the family had lost all its status because of the years of Israel’s captivity and years of foreign domination.

From tradition we can assume that she grew up as a young Jewish girl in a small town in the Palestinian Galilee. Because Mary was born into Judaism, she would have experienced the Hebrew Scriptures both in her prayer and her way of life as a woman living in Nazareth. As a girl, Mary’s education would have included listening to the readings of the Torah and the Prophets in the synagogue. We cannot be certain, however, it’s possible that Mary knew how to read and based on the knowledge found in the Scriptures of Mary’s character, there is little doubt that she came from a godly Jewish home.

In the time period that Mary lived, girls were not always trained in the Holy Scriptures, but were trained mainly to run the home; however, it would seem Mary had training in the Scriptures which is obvious by her praise of God in her Magnificat in Luke 1:47-55, showing that  Mary was well-versed in the Scriptures and had hidden portions of it in her heart.

Although women probably were seated separately from men during synagogue services, they could have learned the prayers and listened to the readings from the Tenach. … There is no reason to suggest that Mary wasn’t present when Yeshua/Jesus read from Isaiah 61 in the synagogue, maybe even wondering about the Messianic implications of certain passages?

 Every Jewish girl was a minor until the completion of her 11th year and from her 12th birthday, she was considered to be of age.

That meant that from that day forward, Mary was expected to keep those parts of the Torah, which were specific to women; It also  that she had became eligible for marriage.

She would have surely been submissive, and obedient to her earthly parents’ wishes. So, when she was about 14, and her parents promised her to a man of their choosing, she accepted their decision, having little choice of the arranged marriage which was normal in their culture.  

 It was probably around that time that Mary was betrothed to Joseph, which generally lasted a year. We know that Gabriels visit occurred during this time.

God had communicated to women previously, as recorded in the scriptures concerning the mothers of Samuel and Samson. When God desired to make a Covenant with humanity, He had only spoken to men; examples: Noah, Abraham, and Moses.

At the beginning of the New Covenant, which was to be eternal and irrevocable, He chooses a woman: Mary/Miryam who was a virgin living in Nazareth.

Luke 1:35 details her conversation with the angel Gabriel concerning her calling to bear the Messiah. Mary was related to Elizabeth who confirmed the words of Gabriel to Mary when she went to stay with her and Zacharias.

So many of the pictures we see show Joseph as being an older man  but, we really don’t know as there is no reference in the Scriptures. Bible scholars have put Marys age at between 14 and 16 and as mentioned earlier, as was the culture, it is believed that Mary was quite young when she married. Most Israelite boys at that time married in their late teens. According to The Handbook of Life in Bible Times, by J.A. Thompson, rabbis had set the minimum age for marriage at 12 for girl, so Mary was likely a young adolescent.

Mary clearly knew the Hebrew Scriptures and believed them.

Both Matthew’s and Luke’s accounts show that Joseph and Mary were faithful observers of the law in the Hebrew scriptures.

However in Luke 1:29 it says that she was troubled/ when she saw the angel.

It’s not surprising that she was alarmed for it was well known before the angel appeared to Zacharias 6 months previously, while he was attending his priestly duties; she would have known that there had been no prophet in Israel, no prophetic vision or utterance for 400 years. God had been silent for a long time.

Again no wonder she was surprised when Gabriel told her that her son would reestablish the Israelites kingdom on reign on David’s throne forever; and furthermore that He would be the messianic hope that her people had clung onto since the days of the patriarchs!

She asks how it can happen and  Gabriel tells her Ruach haKodesh/ Holy Spirit would overshadow her, verse 35.  The words she spoke following this declaration, showed her unshakable faith and trust in the God of Israel.

v 38. Lets it be done unto me according to your word.

The One who called her His most beloved, is Love Himself.

Mary learned that she is loved for who she is and not for what she can do and this awareness leads her to identify herself as the handmaid of the Lord; and compelled her to embrace the task and destiny given to her. Mary completely entrusted herself to God submitting both her intellect and will, showing faithful obedience to the One who spoke to her through Gabriel. 

The previously mentioned Zechariah was married to Elizabeth, Mary’s elderly cousin who lived in the hill country of Judea she was at that time 6 months pregnant with John.

When Mary arrived and Elizabeth heard her greeting, the baby within her womb leaped and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:41, 43, 45

No doubt Mary was encouraged by Elizabeth reaction and surely it confirmed the message Gabriel wrote to her. It is significant that Elizabeth called Mary

the mother of my Lord

that had to be Holy Spirit within her telling her such an amazing thing.

The verses 46 to 55 is Mary’s response and from the first word of the Latin translation is known as the Magnificat. It is Mary’s declaration of her faith and unconditional love for the Lord; which include at least 15 references from the Hebrew Scriptures the Old Testament/tenach, obviously because the New Testament had not yet been written.

 Her song also bears a striking resemblance to Hannah’s famous prayer 1Sam. 2:1-10. Now, she would become part of the fulfillment of God’s ultimate plan. 

He has helped his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful. For he made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children forever. Luke 1:54-55 .

Mary had other children after Jesus/Yeshua Scripture tells us verses 55 and 56 and also the references to Jesus brothers and sisters.

His parentage was not an issue

13:54 – 55 is this not the Carpenters son

Then they scoffed, ‘He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.’ They were deeply offended and refused to believe him. Mark 6:3.

All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers Acts 1:14.

Miriam was the most recent (2000yrs ago) of

Five Chosen In An Unbroken Line

of Toldot – Generations.

Although Joseph was with her as they witnessed His birth, she was the only person that was present as Messiah took His first breath on this earth and she also saw Him breath His last.

Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” Aramaic Bible in Plain English “And a lance will pass through into your soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed

Luke 2:35

Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. john 19:25.

Mary was a woman who was blessed by God.

Though she seemingly had nothing to offer, she was chosen by God Himself to be a part of His plan of redemption of mankind.

She was young, poor, and unknown. She had never been a mother, she possessed no wealth or family inheritance, and she boasted no fame or social status; and yet she has been honored throughout the last 2000+ years of history for her faithful obedience to God.

Mary was a mother to Yeshua/Jesus for the thirty years that He lived with her their Nazareth home.

Mary loved and nurtured Yeshua/Jesus as He grew into manhood. She did all the things a devoted mother did for the son she new was no ordinary man.

Mary did not offer her Son earthly wealth or success. It would appear that the family was poor because when they went to the Temple to present Him to the Lord, they only offered a pair pigeons which was the offering of the poor.

She endured a forced exile in Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15) yet Mary had so much to give Yeshua/Jesus, gifts of greater value than worldly material things.

 She gave Him birth and along with Joseph, gave Him a home with a purity of heart, obedience, and love.

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

Galatians 4:4. There, Paul says that God’s son was “born of a woman, born under the law.”

The phrase,

genomenon ek gynaikos, ‘born of a woman’,

is a frequently used Jewish expression to designate a person’s human condition. It reflects

ādām yělûd ‘iššāh of Job 14:1 

a human being (that is) born of a woman …

אִשָּׁ֑ה. יְל֣וּד אָ֭דָם

this significantly refers to Genesis 3:15

with words of

the Proto-evangelium

She is that woman who was present in the miraculous unfolding

of the long awaited plan of salvation….

which marks the fullness of time:

this event is realized

in her

and

through her womb

Mariam–The picture that emerges through the Gospels is at times powerful and detailed.

She celebrates.

She suffers.

She observes.

She prays.

She treasures things in her heart and reflects on them.

From the time the shepherds’ visit the ‘babe lying in the manger’, Mary as a woman of Israel and daughter of Zion must have remembered and ponders over the words and events of God.

in Luke the Greek word symballousa used of her means:

to turn over and over again in one’s mind and heart in order to face what is happening either through life’s experiences or God’s revelation.

in those days a Jewish woman faithful to the law did not participate in public life. No doubt even her chin was covered by the veil, which she wore so that none of her traits were distinguished. The fact that in Mark’s Gospel, Mary is searching for Jesus/Yeshua, and is familiar with His whereabouts could lead to an almost certain conclusion that she is then a widow and has possession of all that Joseph owned.

Mary was, for Yeshua/Jesus, what every Jewish mother was supposed to be for her child; and while Joseph was alive Mary apparently went with Him to Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles.

Mary’s last appearance is found in Acts 1:14.

All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

We see her in the midst of the Apostles/Disciples in the Upper Room, prayerfully waiting for the gift of RuachHaKoesh/Holy Spirit. To the ecclesia of that time, Mary was a living witness to Yeshua/Jesus’ childhood and hidden years of life in Nazareth and  now she can share what she has kept and pondered in her heart.

The Mother of Yeshua/Jesus did not need a miracle to strengthen her faith. From her Son’s word in Cana which was the first of His miracles, she showed her faith. when in a way, she was part of the beginning of the signs which revealed His messianic power to perform miracles.

The meaning of Mary at Cana is fully revealed when His Mother stands near the cross and hears Him say:

Woman, there is your Son. Jn 19:26.

This means more than the simple fact that the dying Yesua/Jesus was providing for His Mother’s care. … 

Mary on Calvary could be said to symbolize …

the new Israel,

the new People of God,

the mother of all men both Jew and Gentile.

and it also included her deep sorrow of the Mother who through faith shared in the amazing mystery of her Son

who emptied Himself…

this is perhaps the most profound example of faith in human history.

Both times, at the beginning and at the end of His public life and ministry, Yeshua/Jesus addresses her as woman.

The words of Yeshua/Jesus to His Mother, 

Woman, how does this concern of yours involve me? My hour has not yet come,

Spoken at Cana, they were an invitation to deepen her faith, to look beyond the need of wine at a wedding and towards His messianic destiny … no sign was ever done to help Mary believe that we know of. Truly the Mother of Yeshua/Jesus, did not require a miracle to strengthen her faith.

Although Miryam was the last of the 5 in the line she merits a first mention for without her there would be no gospel to share and no salvation for anyone!

She showed her faith by simply saying

Whatever He tells you do it..

She had faith in Her Son and His Word…

and so must we! 

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭4:7-8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Shalom, shalom, mishpachah!

You are loved and appreciated and prayed for daily.

Please don’t leave this page without the knowing in your heart you are totally His.

You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.

Its all about Life and Relationship, not Religion.

NOT SURE? YOU CAN BE..

SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…

Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.

I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.