Greetings Your Excellencies,
I pray that as you all read this post that you and your loved ones are in good health, in Shalom, and prospering most copiously; All thanks be unto HaShem, most blessedis He.
Personally, i do not believe it to be through adoption,
And the Rabbis have debated over these topics centuries ago.
I believe that Yosef is Yeshuah's father under the influence of the Holy Spirit.
There are also words from the RaMBaM that would have it that Yeshuah was blessed by the union of Yosef and Miryam.
so a virgin birth? Yes, however, not to the way most have been tought.
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Greetings Your Excellency Adon Hix,
You said:
From what I know Jeconiah was eventually forgiven by G-d and blessed but I dont remember if the curse was ever removed.
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It is said by the sages that the "Messiah will come through Zerubavel"
CLEARLY,
so indeed Yechonyoh was forgiven and to his children restoration.
we can see the coming of restoration of Yechonyoh when we see his grandson, Shealtiel- leading the first troops back to Jerusalem, (confusion as to whether She'altiel is actually Zerubavel) And then Zerubavel was the leader and ruled (governed) over the Jews.
Notice, there was no King at that time, so Zerubavel, though not King, ruled.
Think of Zerubavel as a "king" today in Judaism- a Rabbi.
Shalom u'brachot
Antonio