Just another picture from a photo album, somebodies parents. People I never knew and probably won't ever know. But, to someone they were very important, for without them, their life wouldn't exist. Family is valuable and although sometimes our families can be a bit embarrassing, nevertheless, they are our history, our legacy; in short, us. Jesus had a family too; listed in a stylistic manner in the book of Matthew and also in the book of Luke. Frankly, I like Luke's list better because it somehow seems more human, and therefore more like that of us all...
WEB: Luke Chapter 3
[23] Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, [24] the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, [25] the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, [26] the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, [27] the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, [28] the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, [29] the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, [30] the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, [31] the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, [32] the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, [33] the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, [34] the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, [35] the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, [36] the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, [37] the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, [38] the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
Never have met a single person in the list. Some of them are famous because of their prominence in the Scriptures; others, well, I frankly no nothing about them at all. BUT, they are tied to Jesus and HE is very important to me!!! Everyone who is a genuine follower of his is related to him by adoption, so everyone Jesus is related to is FAMILY; not only those on the list, but ALL those who have been adopted!!! Therefore, I have ONE BIG FAMILY!!! Nice to know and even better to think about!!! One more thing. We all probably know at least one of the relatives of the couple in the picture... His name was Elvis Prestly and the couple are his Mom and Dad. I wonder if they have been adopted into the family of God?