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the son of Josa, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
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Savior for All Humanity
Commentators explain that Luke's genealogy, unlike Matthew's, traces Jesus' lineage all the way back to Adam. This is intentional. By connecting Jesus to the first man, Luke emphasizes that Christ came not just for the Jewish people, but as the 'Second Adam' and Savior for the entire human race.
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The age of Jesus is given in approximate terms. He might have been in his mid-thirties. “Thirty” might also indicate that, like the priests who beg…
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Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Luke 3:28)
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Matthew's list of the forefathers of Jesus showed that Christ was the son of Abraham, in whom all the families of the earth are blessed, and heir t…
