Why is Jesus called the seed of David according to the flesh?
Jesus is called the seed of David according to the flesh because He was made of David’s line in His physical descent. Mary was of the seed of David, as was Joseph, and God had promised this concerning His Son beforehand by His prophets in the Holy Scriptures.
Les teaches that this passage identifies Jesus Christ our Lord as made of the seed of David according to the flesh. He notes that Mary was of the seed of David, as was Joseph, showing the physical descent from David. This aligns with what God had promised afore by His prophets in the Holy Scriptures concerning His Son. Les contrasts this with verse 4, where Jesus is declared to be the Son of God by power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. The resurrection stands at the heart of the gospel, for God raised Him from the dead and thereby declared Him to be the only begotten Son of God.
Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
What does it mean that Jesus was made of the seed of David according to the flesh?
It means Jesus Christ, as to His human flesh, descended from David's lineage. The context notes Mary was of David's seed, as was Joseph. This identifies His physical descent while His divine Sonship was declared by the resurrection from the dead.
Why did Christ come as the seed of David?
Christ came as the seed of David to be made flesh through David's line—Mary and Joseph, the legal father—and to go the way of the cross. This lineage also made Him the rightful heir to the throne of David, as Romans 1:3 declares.
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What does Paul's phrase 'seed of David' in Romans 1:3 connect to?
For Les, Paul's phrase 'the seed of David' in Romans 1:3 calls to mind the Genesis 3:15 reference to the seed of the woman.