[malakhi]

He was adopted by Joseph so that He became a member of the Tribe of David.

Adoption doesn't pass on kingship, tribal affiliation or priesthood. Someone adopted into a Levite family did not gain the ability to function in the priesthood.

[Invincibly Ignorant]

Someone adopted into a Levite family did not gain the ability to function in the priesthood.

Yeshua is a priest after the order of Melchisedek anyway.

[SoothingDave]

Adoption doesn't pass on kingship, tribal affiliation or priesthood. Someone adopted into a Levite family did not gain the ability to function in the priesthood.

Well, kingship and priesthood are Jesus' because of who He is, not His boiology. So it's irrelevant.

As for "affiliation" I am not sure what you are saying. Someone who is adopted and stays with a tribe for his entire life is not a "part" of the tribe? He can never marry, or must find some other "misfit" to marry?

SD