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The connection to David emphasizes Jesus' rightful place in the Davidic line, fulfilling the covenant promises made to David about his descendants. because he was of the house and line of David. Joseph's lineage is crucial in establishing Jesus' legal right to the throne of David.
What does Luke 2:4 mean? Joseph is engaged to Mary (Luke 1:26–27), who is expecting a child conceived by the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:30–33). They are travelling due to a government-ordered census (Luke 2:1–2). In this case, the census required people go to their ancestral hometowns (Luke 2:3). Jesus will be born here, fulfilling prophecy ...
7 gru 2020 · A plausible scenario would be: Mary’s home was in Nazareth in Galilee (Lk 1:26f). Joseph’s actual (as well as his ancestral) home was Bethlehem in Judea (Lk 2:1). They may have met either during Mary’s trips down to visit her relatives in Judea (Lk 1:39) or while Joseph was in the Nazareth area.
Luke 2:4. Οἴκου, of the house) The house, which is the whole, and the family [πατρία], which is the part, are here conjoined; inasmuch as the house of David at that time was not much wider in extent than his family.
The House of Joseph (or simply, Joseph) is the term for the collective descendants of Joseph, the two tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. In the vast majority of places in the Bible, Ephraim and Manasseh are considered their own seperate tribes; inconsistent with the other tribes which are each...
Luke 2:4–7 — New Living Translation (NLT) 4 And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. 5 He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child.
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
