An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers … and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.
There are two problems with Jesus’ genealogy as given here:
- It doesn’t match Mark.
- The genealogy goes through Joseph, which if Jesus was a virgin birth, presents a bit of a problem.
As we see, right off the bat, there are major issues with Matthew’s account.
Geneology has seemed to have lost its importance in our current culture, however, ancestory was considered important, especially in Jesus’s case. I had a similar issue with the two geneologies and I decided to do a little bit of research. I found several sources including this website: http://www.layevangelism.com/qreference/chapter35.htm
I hope it will help.