The text describes the release of jehoiachin from prison. Because pedaiahs widowed mother married jehoiachin, pedaiah would by jewish custom become the son of jehoiachin, as is listed in 1 chronicles 3. Matthew does just that in introducing jesus in the first verses of his book. His father may have made him a coregent to ensure jehoiachin succeeded as king instead of his possibly older brother, zedekiah. Thus, jesus, untainted by jehoiachins curse, has a legal claim to the throne of david through his stepfather, joseph. He came to the throne at the age of 18 in the midst of the chaldean invasion of judah and reigned three months. To see what books im reading, visit my shelfari page. How old was jehoiachin when he began to reign8 or 18. Probably an early scribe made a mistake of ten years in copying one of these two books.
The prophet jeremiah made a startling prophecy regarding king jeconiah, the nexttolast king ruling in judah jer. He was eighteen years old when he began to rule and did evil in the eyes of the lord 2 chronicles 36. This act of clemency may have been due to some such good influence at court as is. Jehoiachin, who seems to have been a kind of hostage prisoner for his people, was released from prison, honored above all the other kings in similar case, and thenceforth to the end of his life had his portion at the royal table 2 ki 25. I believe that every detail in the torah and the entire bible has a direct link to jesus christ. What enters history as the blood curse is only found in the passion of st. In listing the genealogy of jesus christ, matthew 1. The line of joseph has a blood curse that was placed upon a descendant of king solomons, a king of judah by the name of jeconiah also known as jehoiachin and coniah. And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of jehoiachin king of judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that evilmerodach king of babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of jehoiachin king of. Because of his sins, god pronounced a curse on jeconiah, as we read in jer. After reading the first book in the series, blood destiny, i had already fallen in love with the brothers of dark moon vale. Jehoiachins name, however, is clearly legible on the tablets. Jehoiachin was born to jehoiakim and his wife nehushta during the reign of the godly josiah, his grandfather. In all the gospels, jewish leaders in jerusalem are implicated in the death of jesus, though in the gospel.
In this last passage he is said to have been eight years old at the commencement of his reign. The second group begins with solomon and ends with jeconiah, the son of josiah. Such a thing was legally acceptable under jewish law. His mothers name was nehushta daughter of elnathan from jerusalem. According to the text, in the thirtyseventh year of his exile 560 bce, jehoiachin was set free by evilmerodac and was given preference and a. Childless means that none of jehoiachin s seven sons 1 chron. The third group begins with shealtiel and ends in jesus christ a comparison of lukes list with matthews finds that luke runs in the opposite. The two genealogies of jesus, the curse of jeconiah, and the royal line of david. Discover the extraordinary storytelling talents of tessa dawn, bestselling author of the blood curse series,in her dark fantasygothic romance vampire legend. On the advice of jehoiachin, nebuchadnezzars son cut his fathers body into 300 pieces, which he gave to 300 vultures, so that he. The first group begins with abraham and ends with david. She is an agent of homeland security, investigating a dangerous cult. Messiah, the seed of david, must be virginborn, and yet have a legal right to the throne of david despite the fact that one of solomons descendants was a certain evil man named jeconiah, of whom it was written that none of his. Other scholars, however, argue that the curse of jeconiah was lifted, as history bore out.
Jehoiachins life is the best illustration of the maxim, during prosperity a man must never forget the possibility of misfortune. The kings of the southern kingdom had gone from bad to worse, and one of the most provocative paradoxes in scripture emerges from the blood curse that god pronounced on jeconiah. Tessa dawn has blown me away with blood awakening, the second book in her blood curse series. But the curse of coniah as god refers to him back in jeremiahs prophecy thanks to let us resaon because god didnt want the prefix ja, god abasing him, the curse is a blood curse, not a family curse. The blood curse refers to a new testament passage from the gospel of matthew, which describes events taking place in pilates court before the crucifixion of jesus and specifically the apparent willingness of the jews to accept liability for jesus death matthew 27. The scriptures say he did evil in the sight of the lord and eventually surrendered to king nebuchadnezzar when he laid siege against jerusalem. Childless means that none of jehoiachins seven sons 1 chron. As surely as i live, declares the lord, even if you, jehoiachin son of jehoiakim king of judah, were a signet ring on my right hand, i would still pull you off. According to the writers of kings and chronicles neither jehoiachin nor his children ever ruled over judah again, which was the primary curse make by jeremiah. This vampire a loner, rugged, stealthy and lethal, doesnt want to deal with his destiny his woman but his animalistic need to consume ever fiber of her being is more powerful.
This was jehoiachin, also called jeconiah or coniah, one of the last kings of judah. The blood curse of jeconiah reasons for hope jesus. In the book of jeremiah there is the king jeconiah, who is also called coniah and jehoiachin, who does so many things to upset the lord that we read in jeremiah 22. Matthew divides his genealogy into three groups of fourteen names. He came into the world through the jewish family of judah and the kingly line of david.
So when pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took. The divinity and rabbinical scholar, john lightfoot in his harmony of the four evangelists, details marys genealogy. Jehoiachin definition and meaning bible dictionary. Jehoiachin, in the old testament ii kings 24, son of king jehoiakim and king of judah. He was succeeded by his uncle, mattaniah zedekiah q. The blood curse of jeconiah jeconiah was a wicked king and god decreed that none of his descendants would ever ascend to the throne of david. Was the prophecy fulfilled, or did jeremiah err in his prediction.
He was forced to surrender to nebuchadrezzar ii and. The problem of the curse on jeconiah in relation to the genealogy of jesus details category. Dummelow in his commentary on the holy bible new york, ny. Apologetics press jehoiachin, the bible, and archaeology. Yet these deportations hinged almost entirely upon the actions and attitudes of three men jehoiakim, jehoiachin and nebuchadnezzar. Damaged souls, wounded minds, and in desperate need for healing, these pages pull you away from the here and now. The two genealogies of jesus, the curse of jeconiah, and. Jesus was born of the virgin mary, of the house and lineage of david and carrying legal title to the line, but without the blood curse of jeconiah. The curse of coniah a glimpse of gods grace glimpses. We have jehoiachin at eight years old in the timeline of 2 chronicles, however, we have a different timeline in 2 kings. Jesus blood right to the throne of david came through mary from nathan, solomons brother, not solomon jeconiahs line, thus bypassing this curse luke 3. Jehoiachin article about jehoiachin by the free dictionary. Strongs cyclopaedia of biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature new york, ny. A list of his descendants is given in 1 chronicles 3.
King jehoiachin, also referred to as jeconiah and coniah, ruled in judah for three months and ten days 2 chronicles 36. Jeremiah chapter 22 explained discover the 66 books of. Not only is he mentioned, but documentation for an allotment of grain, oil, and foodstuffs also is also provided. The curse of jeconiah, also known as jehoiachin or coniah. The problem of the curse on jeconiah in relation to the. Jeconiah is also mentioned in the first book of chronicles as the father of pedaiah, who in turn was the father of zerubbabel. What does the blood curse of matthews passion teach. Blood awakening brings us the story of marquis silivasi, the family elder and the most harsh and ruthless of all the brothers. He is also listed in the genealogy of jesus, in josephs family line matthew 1. Hoerth mentions the find in his book archaeology and the old testament and includes a picture of the cuneiform tablet that mentions jehoiachin 1998, pp. Jehoiachin became a coregent with his father at only eight years old and assumed full responsibility at eighteen when his father died. Thus saith the lord, write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days.
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