Luke 3:27
Luke 3:27 Meaning and Explanation
“Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,”
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Read Full Chapter →The line passes through Joanna and Rhesa to Zorobabel and Salathiel, the generation of the return from exile, and on to Neri.
What Does Luke 3:27 Mean?
Here the record touches names history knows. Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel led the first company home from Babylonian exile and laid the foundation of the second temple.
The line of promise passed straight through national catastrophe. Exile uprooted the kingdom, but it could not cut this thread; God carried it to Babylon and carried it back again. No ruin is so complete that his promises do not survive it.
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What does Luke 3:27 mean?
The line passes through Joanna and Rhesa to Zorobabel and Salathiel, the generation of the return from exile, and on to Neri.