Contradiction Number 4

The issue of Jesus' royal line deepens into another thorny issue: Can Jesus inherit David's throne if one of his ancestors was cursed by Yahweh to never have a descendant sit on it?

In Luke 1:32, the angel Gabriel declares that Jesus will be given "the throne of his father David", fulfilling a major Messianic prophecy.

But there's a snag.

According to Matthew 1:11 and 1 Chronicles 3:16, Jesus is descended (through Joseph's line) from Jehoiakim, a king whom Yahweh curses in Jeremiah 36:30, saying that none of his descendants will sit on David's throne.

That seems to be a direct block to Jesus' claim—if he's biologically tied to Jehoiakim, the curse would disqualify him from the throne.

Some apologists try to resolve this by saying Jesus wasn't Joseph's biological son (thus avoiding the curse—Mary was conceived by the Holy Spirit, remember?), or that Luke's genealogy represents Mary's line, which bypasses Jehoiakim entirely.

But both solutions are speculative and not explicitly stated in the text.

Also, both lines pass through Joseph anyway, so the legal argument remains thin at best.

If we take the genealogies and prophecies at face value, this becomes a genuine theological headache.

Incidentally, the same curse was pronounced on Jehoiakim's son, Jehoiachin (also known as Jeconiah or Coniah) in Jeremiah 22:30. So a double-curse if you like.