Wasn't Jesus rejected by the nation over nothing?
If they did that to me I probably wouldn't care what they thought of my pedigree. Or my choice in a wife.
Would you?
You bring up a rather deep subject, Dial. Jesus was rejected because He was a descendant of Judah (prophesied progenitor of Messiah, Isaiah 65:5 KJV) via Judah's widowed, non-virgin, put-away, daughter-in-law, Tamar (Genesis 38:6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, KJV), I beg your patience. Said relationship was contrary to Leviticus 18:15 KJV, Leviticus 21:7 KJV, Leviticus 21:9 KJV, Leviticus 21:13 KJV, Leviticus 21:14 KJV, Leviticus 21:15 KJV. I realize this may be a bit of a stretch simply considering Jesus' detractors comment in John 8:41 KJV. So, please continue considering Leviticus 21:16, Leviticus 21:17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, KJV. Now, when you associate these words of of the Lord spoken to Moses to tell Aaron... Jesus' words to His detractors in John 8:15 KJV come better into view, along with John 8:46 KJV. Jesus was without spot or blemish, and that meant more than Jesus not having a withered hand. To my fallible rendering, being without spot or blemish meant Jesus also did not have a heritable illness/defect, the result of inbreeding in one's ancestry. Please consider John 9:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, most likely heritable blindness. Jesus didn't heal broken bones or the flu, or STD's.
Furthermore, Jesus had an unblemished ancestry considering Leviticus 21:7 KJV, Leviticus 21:14 KJV, Deuteronomy 7:1, 2, 3, affirmed by Joshua 3:9, 10, even affirmed some 1,400 years later by Ezra 9:1, 2, 3, 10:2, 3. The reason Rahab was left outside the camp (Joshua 6:23 KJV) was because she was a Canaanite, or at least one of those rebuked by Joshua 3:9, 10. The reason she was brought that close to camp, and spared utter destruction, was due to her impeccable faith. This was a clue for Canaanites to keep their noses clean revealing God's mercy.
Now, along the lines of Jews (generally speaking) rejecting Jesus; they whitewashed the Canaanite Rahab, saying she was 'converted,' contrary to the aforementioned, un-rescinded Mosaic law. Thereby, the 'Jews' 'sanctified' David's ancestry to make him king. But, they've not figured out Rahab the harlot was NOT in the lineage of David (Isaiah 6:9, 10, 11, 12). The 'Jews' whitewashed Ruth saying she was a 'converted' blood Moabite contrary to aforementioned, un-rescinded Mosaic law (Deuteronomy 23:3, 6). Thereby, the 'Jews' continued the 'sanctification' of David to make him king. But, they've not figured out Ruth was definitely NOT a blood Moabite. Most likely Ruth was a post-conquest 'daughter' of Ruben who inherited the land south of the Arnon river (the southern most border of the Land of Moab).
But, the 'Jews' wouldn't whitewash Jesus? Doesn't that sound a bit hypocritical? Consider Matthew 23:13, 14, 15, 23, 25, 27, 29 along with Revelation 2:9, 3:9. So, those alleged Jews who were behind this conspiracy during Jesus' day were the Shelanites (Numbers 26:20) hiding behind the somewhat ancestrally ambiguous title, "Jew." The Shelanites were Canaanite descendants of Judah, prophesied progenitor of Messiah (Isaiah 65:9) via his Canaanite wife (Genesis 38:1, 2, 1Chronicles 2:3), contrary to Deuteronomy 7:1, 2, 3, Joshua 3:9, 10, Ezra 9:1, 2, 3, 7, 10:2, 3. Prior to the Shelanite alleged 'Jews', their ancestors were the synagogue of Satan (Matthew 23:28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, who killed Abel?, Revelatino 2:9, 3:9).
The ISRAELITE "Jews" of Jesus' day, including Pharzites and Zaharites (via Tamar, Numbers 26:20), were deluded following the circumcised Shelanites holding the aforementioned Mosaic Laws over their heads: Leviticus 18:15, Leviticus 21:7 KJV, Leviticus 21:9 KJV, Leviticus 21:13 KJV, Leviticus 21:14 KJV, Leviticus 21:15 KJV. How about that... the Israelite Jews were duped by a pack of hypocrites! Well, I guess Jesus was more than right in ways that escape the multitudes: Matthew 23:13, 14, 15, 23, 25, 27, 29, Revelation 2:9, 3:9, with particular emphasis on Revelation 3:10 KJV.
I appreciate your notion of pedigree, Dial. I'm a bit of a mongrel myself, about 1/8th Cherokee. I'm Chief Blind Wild Hawg of the Buffalowlife tribe, LOL! Of course AFTER Jesus' conception, we both acknowledge pedigree is of no significance regarding entrance privileges into spiritual eternity, as Paul spoke. Our adoption papers were signed in Jesus' authentic Pharzite Jewish blood, btw. That was the problem Nicodemus had, he was 'blue-blooded,' we might say. On the flip side of that coin, Jesus' ancestry was utterly paramount to Him being an acceptable sacrifice.
As far as my choice of wife... let the record show that I highly recommend a medical evaluation to ascertain heritable genetic risks that one might be exposing their beloved future progeny to. The Jews do this on a regular basis, btw... another time, perhaps.
Thanks for your enduring patience, Dial... been cooking with my son this evening. Btw... if you want to know the reason the Catholics are so ANTI-solo... check out their TRANSLATION, they're not playing with a full deck. They don't perceive a choice, either. They surrendered their spiritual individuality to their hierarchal elite who only have rights space-docking with God. Of course, many Protestants can't fathom Matthew 8:19 KJV, Matthew 8:20 KJV, either.
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