14

Name the generations from David to the Captivity.

Matthew.Luke.
David,David,
Solomon,Nathan,
Roboam,Mattatha,
Abia,Menan,
Asa,Melea,
Josaphat,Eliakim,
Joram,Jonan,
Ozias,Joseph,
Joatham,Juda,
Achas,Simeon,
Ezekias,Levi,
Manasses,Matthat,
Amon,Jorim,
Josias,Eliezer,
Jechonias.Jose,
Er,
Elmodam,
Cosam,
Addi,
Melchi,
Neri.

15

How many generations were there from the Captivity to Christ?

Matthew: “From the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations” ([i, 17]).

Matthew is again guilty of deception. A reference to his table shows that there were but thirteen generations. In order to carry out his numerical system of fourteen generations to each period he counts the generation of Jechonias in this period which he has already counted in the preceding period; thus performing the mathematical feat of dividing 27 by 2 and obtaining 14 for a quotient.

Had Matthew given a true summary of this genealogy, assuming the generations from the close of the Old Testament record to Christ to be correct, instead of these periods of double seven each, we would have the following: “So all the generations from Abraham to David are thirteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are nineteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are thirteen generations.”