I admit, I don’t think I’ve thought much about that first portion of scripture in today’s selection. This is probably because when I do examine it, Jesus seems to suggest perhaps he’s not in the line of David?.?.?. Or at least that the Christ didn’t need to be. It’s my understanding Jesus did consider himself to be the Christ. Now he’s suggesting the Davidic lineage (or whatever the word is for the line of David) isn’t all that important? I know that wasn’t what you hoped we’d focus on today, but you know… me being me…
I admit, I don’t think I’ve thought much about that first portion of scripture in today’s selection. This is probably because when I do examine it, Jesus seems to suggest perhaps he’s not in the line of David?.?.?. Or at least that the Christ didn’t need to be. It’s my understanding Jesus did consider himself to be the Christ. Now he’s suggesting the Davidic lineage (or whatever the word is for the line of David) isn’t all that important? I know that wasn’t what you hoped we’d focus on today, but you know… me being me…
So, what’s going on here?