[Gamecock]

If God did not want us to ponder this subject, on some level, surely he would not have filled the Holy Scriptures with so many references to it.

I see what you are saying, but the genealogy given stopped with Christ. It was provided to validate his lineage.

If God wanted us to ponder genealogy beyond the birth of our Savior, He would have provided additional information.....

[ItsOurTimeNow]

>>If God wanted us to ponder genealogy beyond the birth of our Savior, He would have provided additional information.....<<

Well said, thank you.

It’s along the same lines as those who salivate over the news to find connections to the Jenkins/LaHaye version of eschatology. There’s a certain mystical nature to it that appeals to our fleshly need to figure out a good mystery. It appeals to sinful desires, and ultimately profits nothing.

[Richard Poe]

Gamecock writes: If God wanted us to ponder genealogy beyond the birth of our Savior, He would have provided additional information...

Well, we have the names of a dozen-odd relatives of Jesus who survived his crucifixion, several of whom became prominent in the Church, and at least two of whom apparently contributed books to the New Testament (James and Jude).

Surely that qualifies as "additional information".