DR KENEZ TWO AWESOME OMNIBUS DISSERTATIONS ON LAPSES OF IMPORTED RELIGIONS

THE RELIGION THAT HAS THE GREATEST FELLOWSHIP TO DATE IN OUR GLOBAL VILLAGE IS WORSHIP OF MONEY DONE IN ALL BANKS

THE RELIGION THAT HAS THE GREATEST FELLOWSHIP TO DATE IN OUR GLOBAL VILLAGE IS WORSHIP OF MONEY DONE IN ALL BANKS

THE LARGEST PEOPLED CUM FANATICAL ORGANISATION AFTER FOOTBALL IS DISCIPLESHIP OF THE GOD OF MAMMON, a.k.a. THE MOST POPULAR RELIGION IN THE WORLD IS BANKING 

Inspiration on Thursday, January 24, 2019 AT O4:15:59 AM

·        Every infant joins as soon as buying of sweets begin

·        Every teenager learns to steal it to enjoy sensations

·        Every adolescent indulges in monetary pleasures

·        Every adult craves to have much of it and bank some

·        Most politicians in all nations literally worship money

·        Criminals, prostitutes, hooligans amass lots of money

·        Every pastor priest overseer evangelist adores money

·        Professionals in all walks of life work to accumulate it

·        Can trader business mogul or contractors hate money

·        Did Judas Iscariot not sell his master for pieces of it

Therefore i invite you to come along and see how this divine satirical inspiration started

LET US GET BACK TO DISSERTATION ON BANKS BECOMING CHURCHES WHERE LUCIFER IS WORSHIPPED WILLY-NILLY BY ALL GLOBAL CITIZENS TODAY

I, Professor of Modern Theosophy, have decoded the Angel of Light, a.k.a. LUCIFER, on his brilliant masterplan of stealtly initiating our projenny into money money worship. The excellent subliminal stratagem of demonisng every new born in lower or upper social classes in every slum, hamlet, ghetto, rural and urban communities worldwide is this, …..  

CATCH THEM YOUNG BEFORE THEY REALISE THAT WHERE THEY HAVE PLACE ALL THEIR FOCUS AND HOPE IS MAKING MONEY, MAXIMISING ITS ALLURE AND BANKING EVERY MINUTE OF THEIR MISERABLE LIFE SPANS. 

 

There is none of the temptations to indulge in any of what I have tabulated above that I did not experience in my first fity years of struggling to swim above those murky waters until 1999 when all the banks In Enugu metropolis in which I fixed educational funds for my three children up tp tertiary institutions were all DECLARED BANKRUPT same week or month, namely ACB, SAVANNAH and CO-OP COMMERCE. 

My response there and then to date 2019 was/is/and ever has been  NO BANKING FOR LIFE FOR Dr JIDEOFO KENEZ. Until I was handed a Zenith Bank Ceque of one million and one hundred thousand naira by the purchser of the new CAMRY DELUXE, when the dance steps suddenly change into staccato once more. BUT I REFUSED TO BULGE, THANKS.

NOW BEFORE I REVEAL THE NITTY GRITTY OF HOW I GOT FREEDOM FROM BEING A WORSHIPPER OF MAMMON BY OPERATING ANY BANK ACCOUNT AT AT LL FOR 35 YEARS,  YOU MUST READ AT LEAST THREE SUBHEADINGS OF THIS

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PROLOGUE:

Are you a congenital liar? If you are, then read and re-read this write-up and save yourself! I have always been fascinated by the words of King Solomon, the Wise, right from my primary school years back in the early fifties. But as a secondary school student I could not decipher what he really meant by "No one can straighten out what God has made crooked". To date, many of my friends are confused with that affirmation, more so, when you counterpoise it with the Christian doctrine of repentance and/or the " born-again" syndrome of current Pentecostalism! Which, do you believe?

Could Cain avoid murdering Abel, his only brother? Was Abram really blessed with the riches he deceptively acquired as dowry by renting out his beautiful wife to a heathen king? Did Jacob have an alternative to stealing his elder brother's birthright and the blessings for a firstborn? If Joseph was not sold to the traders that took him to Egypt, could he have become the second in command to Pharaoh? Was the subsequent four hundred years slavery of the Israelites pre-ordained so that Moses would be their leader through whom the Ten Commandments came our way? Could Jesus have saved humanity by any other method besides the miscarriage of justice by Pontus Pilate, his bloody stripes, his humiliating carrying of the wooden cross all the way to Golgotha and his crucifixion at Calvary? Had Judas Iscariot any option to the role of a betrayer, which ensured that the right Jew was the one arrested?

From my teenage years in the early 1950s, many such obsessive, absurd and curious thoughts coursed through my mind and persistently chased each other that at a time I needed pastoral counselling in Onitsha and spiritual guidance in Enugu. Later, during my university years at Lagos, I had to benefit from the services of both a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist! All my relations, friends, aides and consultants were perplexed with the type of probing questions I posed. Their answers never satisfied my inquisitive mind. I had more questions than their answers! Some gave up on me! Others simply labelled me, HAMLET, the Prince of Denmark as popularised by the Shakespearean Plays we learnt in our Higher School years at Christ the King College, Onitsha!
So, my reader, can anyone straighten out what God has made crooked?

SUNSHINE AT NOON

At the turn of the second millennium, shortly after I turned fifty, the answers to my perplexing queries came, tumbling down like a deluge preceded by a thunderstorm! I can now sing "I can see clearly now the rain is gone! I can see all obstacles in my way! There is the rainbow that I have been waiting for! Now, I can smile,.. smile,… for the sunny days ahead!" Today, my estranged relatives and friends who called me names surround me to hear the explanations of knotty verses in the Bible, expatiations of some theosophical concepts that defeated us in philosophy classes and the solutions or unravelling of esoteric mazes!
Let us begin at the beginning! Who was the Father of Cain & Abel?

This is the greatest revelation I have ever had since my twenty five years walk with the Holy Spirit of the Almighty Creator of this our earthly universe. The book of Chronicles, the official record of the nation of Israel to date, states it very clearly. Jesus affirms it and his cousin Jude, the apostle, confirms it in his brief ‘one-chapter-epistle'! The second is the revelation by Jesus, the Christ, who in the gospel of John 8:42 - 47, points out that there are two species of humankind; sons of God, his own Father and the sons of Satan, the devil, Cain's father!
I do not claim any credits to these revelations. I was just lucky that my obstinacy rejected the fabricated theology course I was supposed to pass through if had to achieve my erstwhile vocation to the Roman Catholic priesthood in the early 1970s! Today, I am only a humble vessel of the Holy Spirit of God, being used to transmit existential answers to humanity. All who deserve salvific freedom are welcome !

Many theologians and Bible scholars have always refrained from telling the whole truth about the import of placing the genealogy of Cain in chapter 4 of Genesis and that of Adam in chapter 5. I do not share the opinion that they did not or do not know the implications, rather they have joined the early Roman Church Fathers in being economical with the truth! They have all indulged in fabricating doctrines and dogmas that enslaved many Christians by telling us half-truths! The Book of Chronicles, which remains the only official and authentic record of the ancestry of Israelites to date deposited in unambiguous terms, the genealogy of the ‘supposedly first human' Adam, thus:
1 Chronicles 1: 1-3
1:1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.
(from the New International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, 1984, by International Bible Society)

Enoch is the seventh from Adam, isn't he? This nails the coffin on the erroneous assumption that both Cain and Abel were Adam's sons. Their names are absent, aren't they? Let us revisit the epistle of Jude;

Jude 14-16
14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones
15 to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him"
16 These men are grumblers and fault-finders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.
(from the New International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, 1984, by International Bible Society)

In Kenezianism, we do not hold briefs for dishonest scholars! We tell the truth as it is and damn the consequences! Cain was not and could never have been the biological son of Adam. Genesis 5 vv. 1 - 5 is clear on this. Adam's gonads matured at 130 years and he had a son ‘in his likeness, in his own image'! The double emphasis can only allude to one fact! At last; here is the first biological son of Adam. Moreover, whereas it was Eve who named both Cain and Abel, (see the relevant verses in chapters 2 - 4, all the versions of the Bible are unanimous and clear in this one; Adam, for the first time, named Seth by himself!

Gen 5:1-5
5:1 This is the written account of Adam's line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them "man".
3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
5 Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
(from the New International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, 1984, by International Bible Society)

See the list of his descendants. The age at which each gave birth to a first son were meticulously chronicled. Other sons and daughters were never listed. What do you think was the reason why the author did so?
Gen 5:5-32
5 Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
7 And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
8 Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.
9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
10 And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
11 Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.
12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
13 And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
14 Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.
15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
16 And after he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.
18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
19 And after he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
20 Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
22 And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
23 Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years.
24 Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
26 And after he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
27 Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
29 He named him Noah and said, "He will comfort us in the labour and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has cursed."
30 After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31 Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
(from The Holy Bible: New International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, 1984, by International Bible Society)
Luckily for us the Holy Spirit has preserved for us one Bible Scholar who comments fully on the significance of the sainthood of Enoch, the seventh from Adam, and the first to please God so well that he was the first to be taken to heaven! Elijah and Jesus only followed later!

Gen 5:21-24 Translation of Enoch
from Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
The accounts here run on for several generations without any thing remarkable, or any variation but of the names and numbers; but at length there comes in one that must not be passed over so, of whom special notice must be taken, and that is Enoch, the seventh from Adam: the rest, we may suppose, did virtuously, but he excelled them all, and was the brightest star of the patriarchal age. It is but little that is recorded concerning him; but this little is enough to make his name great, greater than the name of the other Enoch, who had a city called by his name. Here are two things concerning him:-
I. His gracious conversation in this world, which is twice spoken of: Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah (v. 22), and again, Enoch walked with God, v. 24. Observe,
1. The nature of his religion and the scope and tenor of his conversation: he walked with God, which denotes,

 

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WHEN WILL MEMBERS OF THE DEMONISING ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH WAKE UP AND OVERTHROW CENTURIES OF PAGANISM THAT DOGMATISED AND INDOCTRINATED THEIR FOREFATHERS FOR CENTURIES

IT IS NO SECRET NOR IS IT FALLACIOUS THAT ROMAN CATHOLIC COMPULSORY CELIBACY IS INHUMAN AND MONOGAMY IS ABSURD AND HYPOCRITICAL

The Two Lifestyles are Hypocritical because

Whereas celibacy is UNNATURAL,

Monogamy is FALSEHOOD dignified

Not a single one of the biblical patriarchs practised monogamy. If you know of any, please point him out for all rationalists to evaluate. Even Patriarch Enoch of Genesis 5 who was so holy that he was taken up to heaven was married. Besides Prophet Elijah and John the Baptist that we were priviledged to know their marital status, any occurrence of such story or legend fully indicates a fabrication, a forgery or a deceit!

Saul of Tarsus was a natural eunuch, in scientific nomenclature, he is classified as IMPOTENT and so only suggested that a fulltime priest should be like him so as to be free from family encumbrances THAT RESTRICT FATHERHOOD ROLES AND DUTIES. HE FELT THAT A GENUINE PRIEST SHOULD BE CONTINENT, SELF-DISCIPLINED AND ABLE TO GUARD HE REPRODUCTIVE DRIVES SO AS TO DEVOTE ALL HIS TIME AND ENERGY TO THE SERVICE OF GOD. Search all versions of the Bible to corroborate my depositions here. And even at that, he still advised his disciples who had reached the ranks of a bishop to restrict themselves to one wife, implying that as the time he gave that counselling priests were all practising polygamy. Come and see biblical evidence, if you doubt me!

I DID NOT INVENT THE NEXT QUOTATIONS FROM KJV

1Ti 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; {of good...: or, modest}

 Tit 1:6 ¶ If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

LET US SEE THE FULL EXHORTATIONS IN MORE THAN ONE VERSION

1 ¶ The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task. (RSV)

 1 ¶ Faithful is the saying, "If any one is eager to have the oversight of a Church, he desires a noble work." (WNT)

Ac 20:28; Eph 4:12; Php 1:1; 1Ti 1:15

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 2 Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher, (RSV)

 2 A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching; (WNT)

1Ti 5:9; 2Ti 2:24; Tit 1:6

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 3 no drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and no lover of money. (RSV)

 3 not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous; (WNT)

1Ti 3:8; 2Ti 2:24; Tit 1:7; 1Pe 5:2

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 4 He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way; (RSV)

 4 but ruling his own household wisely and well, with children kept under control with true dignity. (WNT)

Tit 1:6

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 5 for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for God's church? (RSV)

 5 (If a man does not know how to rule his own household, how shall he have the Church of God given into his care?) (WNT)

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 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil; (RSV)

 6 He ought not to be a new convert, for fear he should be blinded with pride and come under the same condemnation as the Devil. (WNT)

Isa 14:12

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 7 moreover he must be well thought of by outsiders, or he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. (RSV)

 7 It is needful also that he bear a good character with people outside the Church, lest he fall into reproach or a snare of the Devil. (WNT)

Ac 22:12; 1Co 5:12; 1Th 4:12; 1Ti 6:9; 2Ti 2:26

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 8 ¶ Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for gain; (RSV)

 8 ¶ Deacons, in the same way, must be men of serious demeanour, not double-tongued, nor addicted to much wine, nor greedy of base gain, (WNT)

Le 10:9; Eze 44:21; Ac 6:3; 1Ti 3:3

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 9 they must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. (RSV)

 9 but holding the secret truths of the faith with a clear conscience. (WNT)

1Ti 1:19

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 10 And let them also be tested first; then if they prove themselves blameless let them serve as deacons. (RSV)

 10 And they must also be well-tried men, and when found to be of unblemished character then let them serve as deacons. (WNT)

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 11 The women likewise must be serious, no slanderers, but temperate, faithful in all things. (RSV)

 11 Deaconesses, in the same way, must be sober-minded women, not slanderers, but in every way temperate and trustworthy. (WNT)

Tit 2:3

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 12 Let deacons be the husband of one wife, and let them manage their children and their households well; (RSV)

 12 A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own household wisely and well. (WNT)

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 13 for those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. (RSV)

 13 For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring great freedom of speech in proclaiming the faith which rests on Christ Jesus. (WNT)

Mt 25:21

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 14 ¶ I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that, (RSV)

 14 ¶ All this I write to you, though I am hoping before long to come to see you. (WNT)

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 15 if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. (RSV)

 15 But, for fear I may be hindered, I now write, so that you may have rules to guide you in dealing with God's household. For this is what the Church of the ever-living God is, and it is the pillar and foundation-stone of the truth. (WNT)

Eph 2:21-22; 2Ti 2:20

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 16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of our religion: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. (RSV)

 16 And, beyond controversy, great is the mystery of our religion-- that Christ appeared in human form, and His claims justified by the Spirit, was seen by angels and proclaimed among Gentile nations, was believed on in the world, and received up again into glory. (WNT)

Mt 3:16; 28:2; Mr 16:5; Lu 2:13; 24:4,51; Joh 1:2,14,32-33; 15:26; 16:8-9; 20:12; Ac 1:9; 10:34; 13:46,48; Ro 1:4; 10:18; Ga 2:8; Eph 3:5-6,8,10; Col 1:6,23,27-28; 1Ti 2:7; 1Pe 1:12; 3:18,22; 1Jo 5:6

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COMPULSORY CLERICAL CELIBACY BOTH FOR MALES AND FEMALES SERVING US BENDS THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH JUST AS THIS PICTURE IS TILTED

I BEGIN TO WONDER WHY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FATHERS PUT THIS UNNECESSARY YOKE OF A DECEITFUL LIFESTYLE AND EVEN MADE IT COMPULSORY CELIBACY ON ITS CLERGY OF THE LATIN RITE, A DEMONIC YOKE THAT POLLUTES EVERYONE!

Mt 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

 Mt 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

 Lu 14:19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

 Ac 15:10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

 Ga 5:1 ¶ Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

 1Ti 6:1 ¶ Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

(KJV)

                                

LET ME DEMONSTRATE WHAT MY DEPOSITION AS THE PROLOGUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS DIATRIBE INDICATES BY ASKING EVERYONE …..

HOW MANY WIVES HAD OUR SO CALLED FATHER IN FAITH

1 ¶ Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. (RSV)

 1 ¶ Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah. (NKJV)

1Ch 1:32-33

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 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. (RSV)

 2 And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. (NKJV)

1Ch 1:32-33

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 3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. (RSV)

 3 Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. (NKJV)

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 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. (RSV)

 4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. (NKJV)

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 5 Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. (RSV)

 5 And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. (NKJV)

Ge 24:35-36

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 6 But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country. (RSV)

 6 But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east. (NKJV)

Ge 21:14; Jg 6:3

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 7 These are the days of the years of Abraham's life, a hundred and seventy-five years. (RSV)

 7 This is the sum of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years. (NKJV)

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 8 Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. (RSV)

 8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. (NKJV)

Ge 15:15; 35:29; 49:29,33

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 9 Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, (RSV)

 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, (NKJV)

Ge 23:9; 35:29; 50:13

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 10 the field which Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. (RSV)

 10 the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife. (NKJV)

Ge 23:3-16; 49:31

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 11 ¶ After the death of Abraham God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac dwelt at Beerlahairoi. (RSV)

 11 ¶ And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer Lahai Roi. (NKJV)

Ge 16:14; 24:62

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MYFATHER IN FAITH IS PATRIARCH ENOCH WHO WAS TRANSLATED TO HEAVEN LEST HE BE CORRUPTED BY HIS PEERS

BY OUR REVOLUTIONARY PROFESSOR OF MODERN THEOSOPHY

DR JIDEOFO KENECHUKWU DANMBAEZUE, D.Sc.

CONFUSING GENEALOGY OF JESUS NEEDS QUALIFICATION AND EXPLICIT EXPLANATION PROFESSSOR DANMBAEZUE INSISTS

16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. (KJV)

 16 and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST. (WNT)

Weymouths New Testament  WNT is the best rendition of all versions that

I HAVE EVER READ SINCE MY TEENAGE EXPLORATION OF 21 VERSIONS OF THE HOLY BIBLE I KNOW OF. JOIN ME TO EXPERIENCE WHAT I MEAN .

1 ¶ The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (KJV)

 1 ¶ The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (WNT)

Ge 12:3; 22:18; Ps 132:11; Isa 11:1; Jer 23:5; Mt 22:24,42; Lu 3:23; Joh 7:42; Ac 2:30; 13:23; Ro 1:3; Ga 3:16

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 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; (KJV)

 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac of Jacob; Jacob of Judah and his brothers. (WNT)

Ge 21:2-3; 25:26; 29:35

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 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; (KJV)

 3 Judah was the father (by Tamar) of Perez and Zerah; Perez of Hezron; Hezron of Ram; (WNT)

Ge 38:27; Ru 4:18; 2Ch 2:5,9

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 4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; (KJV)

 4 Ram of Amminadab; Amminadab of Nahshon; Nahshon of Salmon; (WNT)

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 5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; (KJV)

 5 Salmon (by Rahab) of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth) of Obed; Obed of Jesse; (WNT)

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 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; (KJV)

 6 Jesse of David--the King. David (by Uriah's widow) was the father of Solomon; (WNT)

1Sa 16:1; 17:12; 2Sa 12:24

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 7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; (KJV)

 7 Solomon of Rehoboam; Rehoboam of Abijah; Abijah of Asa; (WNT)

1Ch 3:10

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 8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; (KJV)

 8 Asa of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat of Jehoram; Jehoram of Uzziah; (WNT)

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 9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; (KJV)

 9 Uzziah of Jotham; Jotham of Ahaz; Ahaz of Hezekiah; (WNT)

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 10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; (KJV)

 10 Hezekiah of Manasseh; Manasseh of Amon; Amon of Josiah; (WNT)

2Ki 20:21; 1Ch 3:13

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 11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:  (KJV)

 11 Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon. (WNT)

2Ki 24:14-16; 25:11; 1Ch 3:15-16; 2Ch 36:10,20; Jer 27:20; 39:9; 52:11,15,28-30; Da 1:2

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 12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; (KJV)

 12 After the Removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel; Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel; (WNT)

1Ch 3:17,19; 17:19; Ezr 3:2; 5:2; Ne 12:1; Hag 1:1

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 13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; (KJV)

 13 Zerubbabel of Abiud; Abiud of Eliakim; Eliakim of Azor; (WNT)

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 14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; (KJV)

 14 Azor of Zadok; Zadok of Achim; Achim of Eliud; (WNT)

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 15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; (KJV)

 15 Eliud of Eleazar; Eleazar of Matthan; Matthan of Jacob; (WNT)

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 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. (KJV)

 16 and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST. (WNT)

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 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. (KJV)

 17 There are therefore, in all, fourteen generations from Abraham to David; fourteen from David to the Removal to Babylon; and fourteen from the Removal to Babylon to the Christ. (WNT)

NOW LET US CONSULT ADAM CLARKE A BIBLICAL SCHOLAR

16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. (KJV)

 16 and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST. (WNT)

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Adam Clarke's Commentary:

Verse 16.   Jesus, who is called Christ.]  As the word cristov Christ, signifies the anointed or anointer, from criw, to anoint, it answers exactly to the Hebrew xyvm mashiach, which we pronounce Messiah or Messias; this word comes from the root xvm mashac, signifying the same thing.  As the same person is intended by both the Hebrew and Greek appellation, it should be regularly translated The Messiah, or The Christ; whichever is preferred, the demonstrative article should never be omitted.

  Priests, prophets, and kings, among the Jews, were anointed in order to the legitimate exercise of their respective offices. Hence the word cristov Christ, or xyvm Mashiach, became a name of dignity, and often signified the same as king. See Isa 45:1; Ps 105:15; Le 4:3; 6:20; 1Sa 2:10. The words xyvm Mashiach and Klm melec, cristov and basileuv, Christ and king, are frequently interchanged. 1Sa 2:10; Ps 2:2,6; Lu 23:2; and see the Scholia of Rosenmuller on this place.  The reason of this may be seen in the following note, which I extract from the comment on Ex 29:7.

"It appears from Isa 61:1, that anointing with oil, in consecrating a person to any important office, whether civil or religious, was considered as an emblem of the communication of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit. This ceremony was used on three occasions, viz. the installation of prophets, priests, and kings, into their respective offices. But why should such an anointing be deemed necessary?  Because the common sense of men taught them that all good, whether spiritual or secular, must come from God, its origin and cause.  Hence it was taken for granted, 1. That no man could foretell events, unless inspired by the Spirit of God.  And therefore the prophet was anointed, to signify the communication of the Spirit of wisdom and knowledge.  2. That no person could offer an acceptable sacrifice to God for the sins of men, or profitably minister in holy things, unless enlightened, influenced, and directed, by the Spirit of grace and holiness.  Hence the priest was anointed, to signify his being divinely qualified for the due performance of his sacred functions.  3. That no man could enact just and equitable laws, which should have the prosperity of the community and the welfare of the individual continually in view, or could use the power confided to him only for the suppression of vice and the encouragement of virtue, but that man who was ever under the inspiration of the Almighty.  Hence kings were inaugurated by anointing with oil.  Two of these offices only exist in all civilized nations, the sacerdotal and regal; and, in some countries, the priest and king are still consecrated by anointing. In the Hebrew language xvm mashach signifies to anoint; and xyvm mashiach, the anointed person.  But as no man was ever dignified by holding the three offices, so no person ever had the title Mashiach, the anointed one, but Jesus, The CHRIST.  He alone is King of kings, and Lord of lords: the king who governs the universe, and rules in the hearts of his followers; the prophet, to instruct men in the way wherein they should go; and the great high priest, to make atonement for their sins.  Hence he is called the Messias, a corruption of the word xyvmh ha-mashiach, THE anointed ONE, in Hebrew; which gave birth to o cristov ho Christos, which has precisely the same signification in Greek: of him, Melchisedeck, Abraham, Aaron, David, and others, were illustrious types.  But none of these had the title of THE MESSIAH, or THE ANOINTED OF GOD.  This does, and ever will, belong exclusively to JESUS, The CHRIST."

A COMPARATIVE STUDY IS IN ORDER HERE, COME ALONG AND SEE

16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. (KJV)

 16 and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST. (WNT)

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 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. (KJV)

 17 There are therefore, in all, fourteen generations from Abraham to David; fourteen from David to the Removal to Babylon; and fourteen from the Removal to Babylon to the Christ. (WNT)

FROM MATTHEW HENRYS CONCISE COMMENTARY

18 ¶ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. (KJV)

 18 ¶ The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these. After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they were united in marriage, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. (WNT)

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary:

18-25 Let us look to the circumstances under which the Son of God entered into this lower world, till we learn to despise the vain honours of this world, when compared with piety and holiness. The mystery of Christ's becoming man is to be adored, not curiously inquired into. It was so ordered that Christ should partake of our nature, yet that he should be pure from the defilement of original sin, which has been communicated to all the race of Adam. Observe, it is the thoughtful, not the unthinking, whom God will guide. God's time to come with instruction to his people, is when they are at a loss. Divine comforts most delight the soul when under the pressure of perplexed thoughts. Joseph is told that Mary should bring forth the Saviour of the world. He was to call his name Jesus, a Saviour. Jesus is the same name with Joshua. And the reason of that name is clear, for those whom Christ saves, he saves from their sins; from the guilt of sin by the merit of his death, and from the power of sin by the Spirit of his grace. In saving them from sin, he saves them from wrath and the curse, and all misery, here and hereafter. Christ came to save his people, not in their sins, but from their sins; and so to redeem them from among men, to himself, who is separate from sinners. Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, speedily, without delay, and cheerfully, without dispute. By applying the general rules of the written word, we should in all the steps of our lives, particularly the great turns of them, take direction from God, and we shall find this safe and comfortable.

DESPITE THE MISNOMER,-CONCISE- LET US SEE THE UNCONCISE

16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. (KJV)

 16 and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST. (WNT)

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 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. (KJV)

 17 There are therefore, in all, fourteen generations from Abraham to David; fourteen from David to the Removal to Babylon; and fourteen from the Removal to Babylon to the Christ. (WNT)

Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible:

Ver. 18. thru Ver. 25.

The mystery of Christ's incarnation is to be adored, not pried into. If we  know not the way of the Spirit in the formation of common persons, nor how the bones are formed in the womb of anyone that is with child Ec 11:5, much less do we know how the blessed Jesus was formed in the womb of the blessed virgin. When David admires how he himself was made in secret, and curiously wrought Ps 139:13-16, perhaps he speaks in the spirit of Christ's incarnation. Some circumstances attending the birth of Christ we find here which are not in Luke, though it is more largely recorded there. Here we have,

  I. Mary's espousals to Joseph. Mary, the mother of our Lord, was espoused to Joseph, not completely married, but contracted; a purpose of marriage solemnly declared in words de futuro--that regarding the future, and a promise of it made if God permit. We read of a man who has betrothed a wife and has not taken her, De 20:7. Christ was born of a virgin, but a betrothed virgin,

1. To put respect upon the marriage state, and to recommend it as honourable among all, against that doctrine of devils which forbids to marry, and places perfection in the single state. Who more highly favoured than Mary was in her espousals?

2. To save the credit of the blessed virgin, which otherwise would have been exposed. It was fit that her conception should be protected by a marriage, and so justified in the eye of the world. One of the ancients says, It was better it should be asked, Is not this the son of a carpenter? than, Is not this the son of a harlot?

3. That the blessed virgin might have one to be the guide of her youth, the companion of her solitude and travels, a partner in her cares, and a help meet for her. Some think that Joseph was now a widower, and that those who are called the brethren of Christ Mt 13:55, were Joseph's children by a former wife. This is the conjecture of many of the ancients. Joseph was a just man, she a virtuous woman. Those who are believers should not be unequally yoked with unbelievers: but let those who are religious choose to marry with those who are so, as they expect the comfort of the relation, and God's blessing upon them in it. We may also learn, from this example, that it is good to enter into the married state with deliberation, and not hastily--to preface the nuptials with a contract. It is better to take time to consider before than to find time to repent after.

  II. Her pregnancy of the promised seed; before they came together, she was found with child, which really was of the Holy Ghost. The marriage was deferred so long after the contract that she appeared to be with child before the time came for the solemnizing of the marriage, though she was contracted before she conceived.  Probably, it was after her return from her cousin Elizabeth, with whom she continued three months Lu 1:56, that she was perceived by Joseph to be with child, and did not herself deny it. Note, Those in whom Christ is formed will show it: it will be found to be a work of God which he will own. Now we may well imagine, what a perplexity this might justly occasion to the blessed virgin. She herself knew the divine original of this conception; but how could she prove it? She would be dealt with as a harlot. Note, After great and high advancements, lest we should be puffed up with them, we must expect something or other to humble us, some reproach, as a thorn in the flesh, nay, as a sword in the bones.  Never was any daughter of Eve so dignified as the Virgin Mary was, and yet in danger of falling under the imputation of one of the worst crimes; yet we do not find that she tormented herself about it; but, being conscious of her own innocence, she kept her mind calm and easy, and committed her cause to him that judgeth righteously. Note, those who take care to keep a good conscience may cheerfully trust God with the keeping of their good names, and have reason to hope that he will clear up, not only their integrity, but their honour, as the sun at noon day.

  III. Joseph's perplexity, and his care what to do in this case. We may well imagine what a great trouble and disappointment it was to him to find one he had such an opinion of, and value for, come under the suspicion of such a heinous crime. Is this Mary? He began to think, ``How may we be deceived in those we think best of! How may we be disappointed in what we expect most from!'' He is loathe to believe so ill a thing of one whom he believed to be so good a woman; and yet the matter, as it is too bad to be excused, is also too plain to be denied.  What a struggle does this occasion in his breast between that jealousy which is the rage of man, and is cruel as the grave, on the one hand, and that affection which he has for Mary on the other!

Observe,

1. The extremity which he studied to avoid. He was not willing to make her a public example. He might have done so; for, by the law, a betrothed virgin, if she played the harlot, was to be stoned to death, De 22:23-24. But he was not willing to take the advantage of the law against her; if she be guilty, yet it is not known, nor shall it be known from him. How different was the spirit which Joseph displayed from that of Judah, who in a similar case hastily passed that severe sentence, Bring her forth and let her be burnt! Ge 38:24. How good it is to think on things, as Joseph did here! Were there more of deliberation in our censures and judgments, there would be more of mercy and moderation in them. Bringing her to punishment is here called making her a public example; which shows what is the end to be aimed at in punishment--the giving of warning to others: it is in terrorem--that all about may hear and fear. Smite the scorner, and the simple will beware.

Some persons of a rigorous temper would blame Joseph for his clemency: but it is here spoken of to his praise; because he was a just man, therefore he was not willing to expose her. He was a religious, good man; and therefore inclined to be merciful as God is, and to forgive as one that was forgiven".  In the case of the betrothed damsel, if she were defiled in the field, the law charitably supposed that she cried out De 22:26,27, and she was not to be punished. Some charitable construction or other Joseph will put upon this matter; and herein he is a just man, tender of the good name of one who never before had done anything to blemish it. Note, It becomes us, in many cases, to be gentle towards those that come under suspicion of having offended, to hope the best concerning them, and make the best of that which at first appears bad, in hopes that it may prove better.  Summum just summa injuria--The rigour of the law is (sometimes) the height of injustice. That court of conscience which moderates the rigour of the law we call a court of equity. Those who are found faulty were perhaps overtaken in the fault, and are therefore to be restored with the spirit of meekness; and threatening, even when just, must be moderated.

2. The expedient he found out for avoiding this extremity. He was minded to put her away privily, that is, to give a bill of divorce into her hand before two witnesses, and so to hush up the matter among themselves. Being a just man, that is, a strict observer of the law, he would not proceed to marry her, but resolved to put her away; and yet, in tenderness for her, determined to do it as privately as possible. Note, The necessary censures of those who have offended ought to be managed without noise. The words of the wise are heard in quiet. Christ himself shall not strive nor cry. Christian love and Christian prudence will hide a multitude of sins, and great ones, as far as may be done without having fellowship with them.

  IV.  Joseph's discharge from this perplexity by an express sent from heaven, Mt 1:20-21.  While he thought on these things and knew not what to determine, God graciously directed him what to do, and made him easy. Note, Those who would have direction from God must think on things themselves, and consult with themselves.  It is the thoughtful, not the unthinking, whom God will guide.  When he was at a loss, and had carried the matter as far as he could in his own thoughts, then God came in with advice. Note, God's time to come in with instruction to his people is when they are nonplussed and at a stand. God's comforts most delight the soul in the multitude of its perplexed thoughts. The message was sent to Joseph by an angel of the Lord, probably the same angel that brought to Mary the tidings of the conception--the angel Gabriel.  Now the intercourse with heaven, by angels, with which the patriarchs had been dignified, but which had been long disused, begins to be revived; for, when the First- begotten is to be brought into the world, the angels are ordered to attend his motions. How far God may now, in an invisible way, make use of the ministration of angels, for extricating his people out of their straits, we cannot say; but this we are sure of, they are all ministering spirits for their good. This angel appeared to Joseph in a dream when he was asleep, as God sometimes spoke unto the fathers.  When we are most quiet and composed we are in the best frame to receive the notices of the divine will. The Spirit moves on the calm waters.  This dream, no doubt, carried its own evidence along with it that it was of God, and not the production of a vain fancy.

Now,

1. Joseph is here directed to proceed in his intended marriage. The angel calls him, Joseph, thou son of David; he puts him in mind of his relation to David, that he might be prepared to receive this surprising intelligence of his relation to the Messiah, who, everyone knew, was to be a descendant from David. Sometimes, when great honours devolve upon those who have small estates, they care not for accepting them, but are willing to drop them; it was therefore requisite to put this poor carpenter in mind of his high birth:

``Value thyself. Joseph, thou art that son of David through whom the line of the Messiah is to be drawn.''

We may thus say to every true believer,

``Fear not, thou son of Abraham, thou child of God; forget not the dignity of thy birth, thy new birth.''

  Fear not to take Mary for thy wife; so it may be read.  Joseph, suspecting she was with child by whoredom, was afraid of taking her, lest he should bring upon himself either guilt or reproach. No, saith God, Fear not; the matter is not so. Perhaps Mary had told him that she was with child by the Holy Ghost, and he might have heard what Elizabeth said to her Lu 1:43, when she called her the mother of her Lord; and, if so, he was afraid of presumption in marrying one so much above him. But, from whatever cause his fears arose, they were all silenced with this word, Fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife. Note, It is a great mercy to be delivered from our fears, and to have our doubts resolved, so as to proceed in our affairs with satisfaction.

2. He is here informed concerning that holy thing with which his espoused wife was now pregnant. That which is conceived in her is of a divine original. He is so far from being in danger of sharing in an impurity by marrying her, that he will thereby share in the highest dignity he is capable of. Two things he is told,

(1.) That she had conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost; not by the power of nature. The Holy Spirit, who produced the world, now produced the Saviour of the world, and prepared him a body, as was promised him, when he said, Lo, I come, Heb 10:5.  Hence he is said to be made of a woman Ga 4:4, and yet to be that second Adam that is the Lord from heaven, 1Co 15:47.  He is the Son of God, and yet so far partakes of the substance of his mother as to be called the fruit of her womb, Lu 1:42. It was requisite that his conception should be otherwise than by ordinary generation, that so, though he partook of the human nature, yet he might escape the corruption and pollution of it, and not be conceived and shapen in iniquity. Histories tell us of some who vainly pretended to have conceived by a divine power, as the mother of Alexander; but none ever really did so, except the mother of our Lord. His name in this, as in other things, is Wonderful. We do not read that the virgin Mary did herself proclaim the honour done to her; but she hid it in her heart, and therefore God sent an angel to attest it. Those who seek not their own glory shall have the honour that comes from God; it is reserved for the humble.

(2.) That she should bring forth the Saviour of the world Mt 1:21. She shall bring forth a Son; what he shall be is intimated,

[1.] In the name that should be given to her Son: Thou shalt call his name Jesus, a Saviour. Jesus is the same name with Joshua, the termination only being changed, for the sake of conforming it to the Greek. Joshua is called Jesus Ac 7:45; Heb 4:8, from the Seventy.  There were two of that name under the Old Testament, who were both illustrious types of Christ, Joshua who was Israel's captain at their first settlement in Canaan, and Joshua who was their high priest at their second settlement after the captivity, Zec 6:11-12. Christ is our Joshua; both the Captain of our salvation, and the High Priest of our profession, and, in both, our Saviour--a Joshua who comes in the stead of Moses, and does that for us which the law could not do, in that it was weak. Joshua had been called Hosea, but Moses prefixed the first syllable of the name Jehovah, and so made it Jehoshua Nu 13:16, to intimate that the Messiah, who was to bear that name, should be Jehovah; he is therefore able to save to the uttermost, neither is there salvation in any other.

[2.] In the reason of that name: For he shall save his people from their sins; not the nation of the Jews only (he came to his own, and they received him not), but all who were given him by the Father's choice, and all who had given themselves to him by their own. He is a king who protects his subjects, and, as the judges of Israel of old, works salvation for them. Note, Those whom Christ saves he saves from their sins; from the guilt of sin by the merit of his death, from the dominion of sin by the Spirit of his grace. In saving them from sin, he saves them from wrath and the curse, and all misery here and hereafter. Christ came to save his people, not in their sins, but from their sins; to purchase for them, not a liberty to sin, but a liberty from sins, to redeem them from all iniquity Tit 2:14; and so to redeem them from among men Re 14:4 to himself, who is separate from sinners. So that those who leave their sins, and give up themselves to Christ as his people, are interested in the Saviour, and the great salvation which he has wrought out, Ro 11:26.

  V. The fulfilling of the scripture in all this. This evangelist, writing among the Jews, more frequently observes this than any other of the evangelists. Here the Old Testament prophecies had their accomplishment in our Lord Jesus, by which it appears that this was he that should come, and we are to look for no other; for this was he to whom all the prophets bore witness. Now the scripture that was fulfilled in the birth of Christ was that promise of a sign which God gave to king Ahaz Isa 7:14, Behold a virgin shall conceive; where the prophet, encouraging the people of God to hope for the promised deliverance from Sennacherib's invasion, directs them to look forward to the Messiah, who was to come of the people of the Jews, and the house of David; whence it was easy to infer, that though that people and that house were afflicted, yet neither the one nor the other could be abandoned to ruin, so long as God had such an honour, such a blessing, in reserve for them.  The deliverances which God wrought for the Old Testament church were types and figures of the great salvation by Christ; and, if God will do the greater, he will not fail to do the less.

The prophecy here quoted is justly ushered in with a Behold, which commands both attention and admiration; for we have here the mystery of godliness, which is, without controversy, great, that God was manifested in the flesh.

1. The sign given is that the Messiah shall be born of a virgin. A virgin shall conceive, and, by her, he shall be manifested in the flesh. The word Almah signifies a virgin in the strictest sense, such as Mary professes herself to be Lu 1:34, I know not a man; nor had it been any such wonderful sign as it was intended for, if it had been otherwise. It was intimated from the beginning that the Messiah should be born of a virgin, when it was said that he should be the seed of the woman; so the seed of the woman as not to be the seed of any man. Christ was born of a virgin not only because his birth was to be supernatural, and altogether extraordinary, but because it was to be spotless, and pure, and without any stain of sin. Christ would be born, not of an empress or queen, for he appeared not in outward pomp or splendour, but of a virgin, to teach us spiritual purity, to die to all the delights of sense, and so to keep ourselves unspotted from the world and the flesh that we may be presented chaste virgins to Christ.

2. The truth proved by this sign is, that he is the Son of God, and the Mediator between God and man: for they shall call his name Immanuel; that is, he shall be Immanuel; and when it is said, He shall be called, it is meant, he shall be, the Lord our righteousness. Immanuel signifies God with us; a mysterious name, but very precious; God incarnate among us, and so God reconcilable to us, at peace with us, and taking us into covenant and communion with himself. The people of the Jews had God with them, in types and shadows, dwelling between the cherubim; but never so as when the Word was made flesh--that was the blessed Shechinah. What a happy step is hereby taken toward the settling of a peace and correspondence between God and man, that the two natures are thus brought together in the person of the Mediator! by this he became an unexceptionable referee, a daysman, fit to lay his hand upon them both, since he partakes of the nature of both. Behold, in this, the deepest mystery, and the richest mercy, that ever was. By the light of nature, we see God as a God above us; by the light of the law, we see him as a God against us@; but by the light of the gospel, we see him as Immanuel, God with us, in our own nature, and (which is more) in our interest.  Herein the Redeemer commended his love. With Christ's name, Immanuel, we may compare the name given to the gospel church Eze 48:35.  Jehovah Shammah--The Lord is there; the Lord of hosts is with us.

Nor is it improper to say that the prophecy which foretold that he should be called Immanuel was fulfilled, in the design and intention of it, when he was called Jesus; for if he had not been Immanuel--God with us, he could not have been Jesus--a Saviour; and herein consists the salvation he wrought out, in the bringing of God and man together; this was what he designed, to bring God to be with us, which is our great happiness, and to bring us to be with God, which is our great duty.

  VI. Joseph's obedience to the divine precept Mt 1:24. Being raised from sleep by the impression which the dream made upon him, he did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, though it was contrary to his former sentiments and intentions; "e took unto him his wife; he did it speedily, without delay, and cheerfully, without dispute; he was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.  Extraordinary direction like this we are not now to expect; but God has still ways of making known his mind in doubtful cases, by hints of providence, debates of conscience, and advice of faithful friends; by each of these, applying the general rules of the written word, we should, therefore, in all the steps of our life, particularly the great turns of it, such as this of Joseph's, take direction from God, and we shall find it safe and comfortable to do as he bids us.

  VII. The accomplishment of the divine promise Mt 1:25. She brought forth her firstborn son. The circumstances of it are more largely related, Lu 2:1, &c. Note, That which is conceived of the Holy Ghost never proves abortive, but will certainly be brought forth in its season. What is of the will of the flesh, and of the will of man, often miscarries; but, if Christ be formed in the soul, God himself has begun the good work which he will perform; what is conceived in grace will no doubt be brought forth in glory.

It is here further observed,

1. That Joseph, though he solemnized the marriage with Mary, his espoused wife, kept at a distance from her while she was with child of this Holy thing; he knew her not till she had brought him forth. Much has been said concerning the perpetual virginity of the mother of our Lord: Jerome was very angry with Helvidius for denying it. It is certain that it cannot be proved from scripture. Dr. Whitby inclines to think that when it is said, Joseph knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn, it is intimated that, afterward, the reason ceasing, he lived with her, according to the law, Ex 21:10.

2. That Christ was the firstborn; and so he might be called though his mother had not any other children after him, according to the language of scripture. Nor is it without a mystery that Christ is called her firstborn, for he is the firstborn of every creature, that is, the Heir of all things; and he is the firstborn among many brethren, that in all things he may have the preeminence.

3. That Joseph called his name Jesus, according to the direction given him.  God having appointed him to be the Saviour, which was intimated in his giving him the name Jesus, we must accept of him to be our Saviour, and, in concurrence with that appointment, we must call him Jesus, our Saviour.

 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. (KJV)

 19 But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal. (WNT)

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 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.  (KJV)

 20 But while he was contemplating this step, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to bring home your wife Mary, for she is with child through the Holy Spirit. (WNT)

Lu 1:35

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 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.  (KJV)

 21 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to call His name JESUS for He it is who will save His People from their sins." (WNT)

Lu 1:31; Ac 4:12; 5:31; 13:23,38

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 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, (KJV)

 22 All this took place in fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken through the Prophet, (WNT)

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 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.  (KJV)

 23 <"Mark! The maiden will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call His name Immanuel"> --a word which signifies <`God with us'>. (WNT)

Isa 7:14

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 24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: (KJV)

 24 When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded, and brought home his wife, (WNT)

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 25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. (KJV)

 25 but did not live with her until she had given birth to a son. The child's name he called JESUS. (WNT)

Ex 13:2; Lu 2:7,21

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YOU, MY READERS MUST READ AND RE-READ THE TWO SCHOLARLY DEPOSITIONS I DOWN LOADED FOR YOU ALL HERE, REVIEW, REGURGITATE AND THEREFROM  CONSCIENTIOUSLY MAKE YOUR CONVINCED STAND OR A  POSITION AS TO WHAT YOU SEE AS THE TRUTH OR A PLAUSIBLE OR RATIONAL DEPOSITION THAT REALLY SATISFIES YOUR SENSE OF BASIC LOGIC, BELIEF SYSTEM OR STANDARD EPISTEMOLOGY.

THAT IS MY PRESCRIPTION, AS MY KENEZIAN POSITION AS A MODERN THEOSOPHIST FOLLOWS BELOW  !

HERE IS AN EDUCATED SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION BY DR KENEZ

Right from my teenage years in a minor seminary, I had always quarreled we the greek corruption of the original Aramaic language that the old jews spoke before and after the arrival and departure the questionable spirit manipulated pregnancy of the fictional virgin, AN ILLEGITIMATE MOTHER or  a teenage woman allegedly engaged to or betrothed to a poor carpenter who had to leave Bethlehem to live ina despised Nazareth of all places as at that epoch in Israelite history, regarded as their equivalent to our CURRENT NIGERIAN AJEGUNLE, AMA OBIA, SABON GARI or in other words A SLUM NATHANIEL CALLED IT WHEN PHILIP CAME TELLING HIM WE HAVE FOUND THE MESSIAH!

Again, was it right for the composers of the legends that educated Israelites weaved around their self-opinionated, fantasied God chosen notion or hypomanical greatness, so carried away that they FORGOT THAT MOST CULTURES, ANCIENT AND MODERN, NEVER TRACE THE GENALOGICAL ROOTS OF MALES VIA A FEMALE ANCESTRAL LINEAGE.

I AM DONE HERE!