Y'shayahu / Isaiah 33:22 says "For the L-rd is our judge; the L-rd is our ruler; the L-rd is our king; He shall save us." What does that have to do with a son of anyone? Perhaps the list maker gave the wrong reference. . . Luke 1:32 says "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The L-rd G-d will give him the throne of his father David." Unfortunately for Luke there is no prophecy that the messiah will be called the son of "the most High." The messiah will be a normal human being with two parents who conceive him. His mother must be Jewish, and his father must be a descendant of Kings David and Solomon paternally -- which (if one believes in the virgin birth) excludes Jesus. Mary was legally married to Joseph (this is per the Christian bible). Some missionaries will say that Mary was engaged, not married -- meaning that having a child by anyone other than her husband was some "OK." The only problem with this idea is that there is NO concept of engagement in Judaism (historically). Marriage consists of two phases, and in ancient times these two phases were normally separated by a year. The first phase is called אירוסין / erusin -- often translated as "betrothed" but this is an incorrect term because after the אירוסין / erusin the couple are legally married. After the אירוסין / erusin the bride becomes "forbidden to the rest of the world." This would include the holy spirit (which does not exist) impregnating her. She is married. Legally married. Thus if she became pregnant by anyone (or anything) other than her lawful spouse, Joseph, her child had no tribe. Luke 1:32 says "The L-rd G-d will give him the throne of David his father." but this is obviously false -- David was not his "father" -- and because Mary was married to Joseph when she became pregnant any father other than Joseph disqualified Jesus from being a "son of David" (aka "seed" of David). The child would not have been a "son of David" -- and if Jesus was somehow the son of "the one most high" he would have been a mamzer -- (disqualifying him not only from kingship, but limiting his marriage pool in the future). Under Jewish law Mary, post אירוסין / erusin, would have been an adulteress if anyone other than Joseph impregnated her. Unless Joseph impregnated Mary (his wife) Jesus would have had no tribal status at all -- including the tribe of Judah, thus disqualifying him from being a messiah. How married is a woman after the אירוסין / erusin? Married. Legally married. Mary having a child by anyone other than her legal spouse, Joseph, would have been guilty of adultery. To dissolve the אירוסין / erusin Joseph would have to have divorced Mary legally (which, per the Christian bible, he considered doing). Luke 1:36 states that Mary, a married woman (married to Joseph) was impregnated by the "holy spirit" -- not her husband. This immediately means Jesus was not the "seed" of David no matter what the anonymous author of Luke might have put into the "mouth" of the angel speaking to Mary. Another huge mistake by the author of Luke is he eliminates Solomon from Jesus' lineage! The T'nach tells us that the right to David's throne passes only through his son Solomon -- bypassing Solomon the author of Luke chooses David's son Nathan -- thus disqualifying Jesus from any claim to the throne even IF Joseph had been his biological father. The T'nach (Jewish bible) makes it clear that the messiah must be descended from King David and King David's son Solomon. Some missionaries will claim that the "promise" that the throne must pass through Solomon is conditional, but this is untrue. Shmuel Beit / 2 Samuel 7:12-16 – When your days (King David) will be completed and you will lie with your forefathers, then I shall raise up your seed after you, that which will issue from your loins, and I shall establish his kingdom. (13) He shall build a Temple for My sake, and I shall make firm the throne of his kingdom forever. And then read Divrei Hayamim Alef / 1 Chronicles 22:9-10 – Behold a son will be born to you; he will be a man of peace, and I shall give him peace from all his enemies around about, for Solomon will be his name, and I shall give peace and quiet to Israel in his days. (10) He shall build a House in My Name, and he shall be to Me as a son, and I to him as a Father, and I shall prepare the throne of his kingdom forever. Luke has Jesus supposedly come through David's son, Nathan, also eliminating Jesus from kingship even if Joseph had been his biological father. Read M'lachim Alef / 1 Kings 8:15-20;Divrei Hayamim Alef / 1 Chronicles 17:11-15, 22:9-10, and 28:3-7. Torah is clear that the messiah must be a physical offspring of both David and Solomon. The Torah specifies that blood rights, such as tribal lineage, are transmitted exclusively from a father to his biological sons. Whenever the Israelites were selected to serve in the army, it was done "according to the house of their father" (Bamidbar / Numbers 1:17 - 18).
This is not the first time the list maker has called on Luke 1:32 as a "prophecy" in this list. The list maker has claimed "fulfillment" of Luke 1:32 numerous times on this list already (had to pad the list somehow!). 50. 2 Samuel 7:14a...The Son of G-d ... Luke 1:32 56. 1 Chronicles 17:12, 13a...To reign on David's throne forever...Luke 1:32, 33 129. Psalms 89:27...Emmanuel to be higher than earthly kings...Luke 1:32,33 130. Psalms 89:35-37...David's Seed, throne, kingdom endure forever...Luke 1:32,33 151. Psalms 132:11...The Seed of David (the fruit of His Body)...Luke 1:32 170. Isaiah 9:6...A Son given-Deity...Luke 1:32; John 1;14; 1 Tim. 3:16 177. Isaiah 9:7...To establish an everlasting kingdom...Luke 1:32-33 179. Isaiah 9:7...No end to his Government, Throne, and Peace...Luke 1:32-33 The list maker also claims 1 Timothy 1:17 as a "fulfillment" -- but it says nothing about the son of anyone either. . ."Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only G-d, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen." Giving honor to G-d is not a prophecy. 1 Timothy 6:15 likewise does not speak about a son of "the most high" either. It says "For at just the right time (the messiah) will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty G-d, the King of all kings and L-rd of all lords." The messiah being revealed is not the same as the messiah being the literal son of G-d.
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