To: ealgeone
Jesus being the first born means He is the oldest. There wouldn't be any older children.
No, the meaning of firstborn does not presuppose additional children. It just means the first.
Your reach back to the OT account of Joseph is ...
Joseph is a beautiful type of the Messiah.
442 posted on
05/19/2017 9:57:15 PM PDT by
af_vet_1981
(The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
To: af_vet_1981
The word “only” could have been used. Like in “ Only begotten of the FATHER”.
“Firstborn” does indeed mean more than one as in “her firstborn”, not “ her only born”.
508 posted on
05/20/2017 8:53:06 AM PDT by
metmom
( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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