Jeremiah 22:28-30
28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
30 Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.
This is the prophecy of the man called Coniah an abbreviation of Jeconiah, his real name.
Jeremiah, the prophet of our Lord, said that NO man of his seed should prosper sitting on Davids throne and ruling any more in Judah.
You may ask the question what does this do with Christ sitting on Davids throne?
Just this Jesus Christ is in the bloodline of Coniah! When the Lord said write this man childless, it does not mean that Coniah was congenitally childless the names of his sons are given in the Old Testament record, as well as the New Testament genealogies. Coniah had sons; he was not childless physically; but the Lord said, write this man childless.
That meant he should not have a successor on Davids throne; that Coniah would be the last man to occupy the fleshly throne of David. Zedekiah, son of Coniah, who was appointed to the throne of Nebuchadnezzar, was a servant of the king of Babylon. Young Zedekiah was the prince and representative of Nebuchadnezar, but did not succeed to the throne of David. With Coniah Davids throne became extinct - - blotted out forever!
Coniah identified by scripture:
Jeremiah 24:1
The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
Here in Jeremiah we see that Jeconiah (Coniah) was the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah.
1 Chronicles 3:16
16 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
Now, we know who Coniah was and that he was not congenitally childless. But he was childless with the respect to the throne in Judah; in him the EARTHLY throne of David ceased; there was no seed after him on Davids throne. Zedekiah, though a son of Jeconiah, became the prince of Nebuchadnezzar, with no right to the throne and it was overturned. We see this in Ezekiah 21:
Ezekiel 21:25-27
25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, 26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. 27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.
God took him off the throne and said one day, somone(Christ) would come whose right it was to it and rule, but NOT ON EARTH, for no man of Coniahs seed, sitting upon the throne of David, will prosper any more ruling in Judah.
Jesus Christ, the One to come, alone had the right to Davids throne, and that only in the antitypical sense; not the earthly, but the spiritual throne of David for no man of Coniahs seed could prosper, sitting and ruling on Davids throne any more in Judah.
Coniah further identified: (Comparisons of Old with New Testaments) Compare:
1 Chronicles 3:16 with Matthew 1:12
Luke 3:27 (ASV)
27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
I have shown you the text that list the seed of Coniah (Jeconiah) which is in the bloodline of Christ. Remember, any version is called a translation, while the Greek and Hebrew texts are referred to as manuscripts. The versions (KJV, ASV, NIV, etc. etc.) will list the genealogies spelling them in a different ways. Your job is to compare the genealogy with the seed of each individual.
The bottom line is Jesus is of the seed of Coniah!
The genealogy of Matthew brings the lineage of Christ from Coniah, through Sheltiel, or Salathiel, depending on which version is used.
In your study, notice that Salathiel, or Shealtiel was either the same man or else they were brothers, for Jeconiah (Coniah) ws the father of both. They both had the son, Zorobbabel (or Zerubbabel). Anyway you look at it, Jesus Christ was of the seed of Coniah. And no man ruling on the throne of David would prosper ruling in Judah any longer!
The purpose of the genealogies, Matthew and Luke, is to establish both the fleshly and legal connection of Jesus Christ one through Mary, the other through Joseph thus proving His legal and regal right as an heir to the throne of David.
Now since Christ is of the seed of Coniah, and no man of his seed can sit on Davids throne and rule any more in Judah, it follows that Jesus Christ cannot occupy the throne of David on earth. But the prophets said that Jesus Christ, the son of David, should occupy Davids throne. Since it cannot be done on earth, it follows that Jesus would occupy Davids throne not on earth, but in heaven! And that is exactly what Peter affirms:
Acts 2:29-31
29 Fellow Israelites, I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.30 Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne.31 Foreseeing this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying,
He was not abandoned to Hades,
nor did his flesh experience corruption.
Christ is ruling at this time on the throne of David, in heaven!
May the Lord bless you as you study His Word.
Your servant in Christ, Jesus,
Shalom,
charlesj
28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
30 Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.
This is the prophecy of the man called Coniah an abbreviation of Jeconiah, his real name.
Jeremiah, the prophet of our Lord, said that NO man of his seed should prosper sitting on Davids throne and ruling any more in Judah.
You may ask the question what does this do with Christ sitting on Davids throne?
Just this Jesus Christ is in the bloodline of Coniah! When the Lord said write this man childless, it does not mean that Coniah was congenitally childless the names of his sons are given in the Old Testament record, as well as the New Testament genealogies. Coniah had sons; he was not childless physically; but the Lord said, write this man childless.
That meant he should not have a successor on Davids throne; that Coniah would be the last man to occupy the fleshly throne of David. Zedekiah, son of Coniah, who was appointed to the throne of Nebuchadnezzar, was a servant of the king of Babylon. Young Zedekiah was the prince and representative of Nebuchadnezar, but did not succeed to the throne of David. With Coniah Davids throne became extinct - - blotted out forever!
Coniah identified by scripture:
Jeremiah 24:1
The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
Here in Jeremiah we see that Jeconiah (Coniah) was the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah.
1 Chronicles 3:16
16 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
Now, we know who Coniah was and that he was not congenitally childless. But he was childless with the respect to the throne in Judah; in him the EARTHLY throne of David ceased; there was no seed after him on Davids throne. Zedekiah, though a son of Jeconiah, became the prince of Nebuchadnezzar, with no right to the throne and it was overturned. We see this in Ezekiah 21:
Ezekiel 21:25-27
25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, 26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. 27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.
God took him off the throne and said one day, somone(Christ) would come whose right it was to it and rule, but NOT ON EARTH, for no man of Coniahs seed, sitting upon the throne of David, will prosper any more ruling in Judah.
Jesus Christ, the One to come, alone had the right to Davids throne, and that only in the antitypical sense; not the earthly, but the spiritual throne of David for no man of Coniahs seed could prosper, sitting and ruling on Davids throne any more in Judah.
Coniah further identified: (Comparisons of Old with New Testaments) Compare:
1 Chronicles 3:16 with Matthew 1:12
Luke 3:27 (ASV)
27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
I have shown you the text that list the seed of Coniah (Jeconiah) which is in the bloodline of Christ. Remember, any version is called a translation, while the Greek and Hebrew texts are referred to as manuscripts. The versions (KJV, ASV, NIV, etc. etc.) will list the genealogies spelling them in a different ways. Your job is to compare the genealogy with the seed of each individual.
The bottom line is Jesus is of the seed of Coniah!
The genealogy of Matthew brings the lineage of Christ from Coniah, through Sheltiel, or Salathiel, depending on which version is used.
In your study, notice that Salathiel, or Shealtiel was either the same man or else they were brothers, for Jeconiah (Coniah) ws the father of both. They both had the son, Zorobbabel (or Zerubbabel). Anyway you look at it, Jesus Christ was of the seed of Coniah. And no man ruling on the throne of David would prosper ruling in Judah any longer!
The purpose of the genealogies, Matthew and Luke, is to establish both the fleshly and legal connection of Jesus Christ one through Mary, the other through Joseph thus proving His legal and regal right as an heir to the throne of David.
Now since Christ is of the seed of Coniah, and no man of his seed can sit on Davids throne and rule any more in Judah, it follows that Jesus Christ cannot occupy the throne of David on earth. But the prophets said that Jesus Christ, the son of David, should occupy Davids throne. Since it cannot be done on earth, it follows that Jesus would occupy Davids throne not on earth, but in heaven! And that is exactly what Peter affirms:
Acts 2:29-31
29 Fellow Israelites, I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.30 Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne.31 Foreseeing this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying,
He was not abandoned to Hades,
nor did his flesh experience corruption.
Christ is ruling at this time on the throne of David, in heaven!
May the Lord bless you as you study His Word.
Your servant in Christ, Jesus,
Shalom,
charlesj