[Da_Shrimp]

Does a Joseph genealogy make any sense? Did Joseph have any link to Jesus’ genetics. It was all about YHVH and Mary?

[Mrs. Don-o]

You are quite right in saying that Joseph's genealogy would not be genetically related to Jesus. However, Joseph was his legal father; and by being of the House of Joseph, Jesus was legally of the House of David and legally heir to the throne.

Mary was related to David, too, but by a different line. Joseph was descended from David's son Solomon, while Mary was descended from a son called Nathan (not the famous prophet, but another one).

Anyway the two genealogies (from Matthew and Luke) are almost totally different, leading to the surmise that they are from Joseph's side and Mary's side, respectively. Certain details in the wording also suggest this. However, I don't know if anybody has ruled on this definitively or produced dispositive proof.