So, Jesus Was from the House of David??

A Probing Interview with ChatGPT-4…

I recently heard Joseph was descended from King David. Is that true?

ChatGPT-4

Yes, according to Christian and Jewish traditions, Joseph, the husband of Mary, mother of Jesus, is believed to be descended from King David. This lineage is detailed in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament, which provide genealogies tracing Joseph’s ancestry back to David.

In the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 1:1–16), the genealogy is presented to establish Jesus’ legal right to the throne of David, as Joseph was his legal father, even though Christians believe that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary through divine intervention.

Similarly, the Gospel of Luke (Luke 3:23–38) presents a genealogy of Jesus, tracing Joseph’s lineage back to King David, though the list of ancestors differs significantly from that in Matthew. This lineage is often interpreted as either another version of Joseph’s lineage or, according to some scholars, possibly the lineage of Mary, thus emphasizing the biological descent of Jesus from David.

Both genealogies serve to fulfill Old Testament prophecies that the Messiah would come from the house of David, a significant aspect in Christian theology.