This is because Mathew was Jewish and Luke was Greek.  The Greeks held women
in higher esteem than did the Jews.  Mathew Mark and Luke are called the
synoptic Gospels.  Mark was written first, and is the shortest, Mathew was
written next then Luke was written.  We must remember also all the gospels
were written a while after Jesus' ascension as the apostles felt Jesus would
come within their lifetimes therefore there would be no need to write an
account of his life.
----- Original Message -----
From: MV <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: Unfair treatment in life


> Lynn, which might be helpful as well is there are two accounts of Jesus'
> geneology. One in Matthew and one in Luke. One is actually the lineage of
> Joeseph, the Lord's saragot father I guess you'd say, the other is the
> lineage of Mary although it does refer to Joseph, and if you compare the
> two they are not the same.
>
> Brad
>
>
> At 09:32 PM 1/19/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> >Thanks, Brad.  This might be what I needed after the long letter I just
> >wrote and posted here.  I'm keeping this, especially since my pastor was
> >asking about genealogy of Jesus last Sunday and I couldn't remember them
> >all.
> >For unto us a child is born.  Unto us a son is given.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "MV" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 5:56 PM
> >Subject: Unfair treatment in life
> >
> >
> > > Life just doesn't seem fair at times does it?  Sometimes we wonder why
> > > things happen the way they do, and for the life of us we can't see why
> > > things played out as they did. In fact in our lifetime we may not see
> > > why,  but if we lived long enough we might  see why things occurred
the
> > > way
> > > they did. For instance I was reading this morning of a guy who was
tricked
> > > by his future father-in-law big time, it cost him years of his life in
> > > labor and it just wasn't a good deal at all. I might as well tell it
quick
> > > here so you get my point. This young man really liked this beautiful
girl
> > > and was planning on  asking for her hand in marriage. The girl's dad
was a
> > > bit reluctant at first but made him a deal that  if this young man
were to
> > > hang around for several years and work for him on his farm, you know
to
> > > kind of prove himself out I suppose, then after a number of years he
could
> > > marry his daughter. So this young man did just that, I mean worked
hard,
> > > got to know the family and all, and at the end of the arranged time,
this
> > > young man was really getting excited about finally marrying this
beautiful
> > > woman he dreamt about and was working so hard for her hand for several
> > > years, he grew even more in love with her. Well? The big day was here,
he
> > > was going to marry her. So the old man through this big party  one
night
> > > for his future son-in-law, and well, they had no electricity there and
so
> > > the father-in-law gave his daughter over to this young man for the,
umm,
> > > consumation of their love let's say, and in the morning this young man
> > > found out he'd been  tricked and given the sister of the woman he
loved.
> > > He
> > > married the wrong girl!! The thing is, it was the old man's idea! Talk
> > > about being deceived, mistreated and used. So the young man confronted
the
> > > old man, and they struck another deal the same as the first one, where
> > > he'd
> > > have to work around the place for another several years, and then he
could
> > > marry  the woman of his dreams, which he finally did, but what a
trickery,
> > > what an injustice huh? Oh, yeah, the part that is interesting if you
look
> > > way beyond this young man's life? Generations and generations after
his
> > > death, you can see that his first wife? The one he was tricked into
> > > marrying?  Provided  the fulfillment of prophecy of Jesus' birth. The
> > > young
> > > man was Jacob, the first wife was Leah who has lineage through David
to
> > > Jesus, and the second wife, the beautiful one  is Rachel, who has no
> > > lineage to Jesus. So without if Jacob married Rachel and not Leah, the
> > > lineage would have been messed up. Below is some scripture to show
this.
> > > Interesting isn't it? So although we may not understand why things
occur,
> > > neither did Jacob I bet, but God had it under control I guess. I also
> > > found
> > > it interesting that Leah's son Judah, was the one who convinced his
> > > brothers and step brothers not to kill Joseph but sell him off to
> > > slavery.
> > > Also
> > > Gen 29:16-27
> > > 16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and
the
> > > name of the younger was Rachel.
> > > 17 And Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful of form and
face.
> > > 18 Now Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, "I will serve you seven years
for
> > > your younger daughter Rachel."
> > > 19 Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you than to give her
to
> > > another man; stay with me."
> > > 20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a
few
> > > days because of his love for her.
> > > 21 Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my time is
completed,
> > > that I may go in to her."
> > > 22 Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast.
> > > 23 Now in the evening he took his daughter Leah, and brought her to
him;
> > > and Jacob went in to her.
> > > 24 Laban also gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid.
> > > 25 So it came about in the morning that, behold, it was Leah! And he
said
> > > to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel
that I
> > > served with you? Why then have you deceived me?"
> > > 26 But Laban said, "It is not the practice in our place to marry off
the
> > > younger before the firstborn.
> > > 27 "Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also
for
> > > the service which you shall serve with me for another seven years."
> > > Gen 29:30-35
> > > 30 So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and indeed he loved Rachel more
than
> > > Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.
> > >
> > > Genesis 29:35
> > > 31 Now the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but
> > > Rachel was barren.
> > > 32 Leah conceived and bore a son and named him Reuben, for she said,
> > > "Because the LORD has seen my affliction; surely now my husband will
love
> > > me."
> > > 33 Then she conceived again and bore a son and said, "Because the LORD
has
> > > heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also." So
she
> > > named him Simeon.
> > > 34 She conceived again and bore a son and said, "Now this time my
husband
> > > will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons."
> > > Therefore
> > > he was named Levi.
> > > 35 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, "This time I will
> > > praise the LORD." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stoped
bearing.
> > >
> > > Matthew 1:1-16
> > > 1 The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David,
the
> > > son of Abraham:
> > > 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and
Jacob
> > > the
> > > father of Judah and his brothers.
> > > 3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the
father
> > > of
> > > Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
> > > 4 Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
and
> > > Nahshon the father of Salmon.
> > > 5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed
by
> > > Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.
> > > 6 Jesse was the father of David the king.
> > > David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of
> > > Uriah.
> > > 7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
and
> > > Abijah the father of Asa.
> > > 8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram,
and
> > > Joram the father of Uzziah.
> > > 9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz
the
> > > father of Hezekiah.
> > > 10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon,
and
> > > Amon the father of Josiah.
> > > 11 Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time
of
> > > the deportation to Babylon.
> > > 12 After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of
> > > Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.
> > > 13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim,
and
> > > Eliakim the father of Azor.
> > > 14 Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim
the
> > > father of Eliud.
> > > 15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and
> > > Matthan the father of Jacob.
> > > 16 Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus
was
> > > born, who is called the Messiah.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > >   God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, not his
extra
> > >
>
> Brad
>
>    Make a life, make a living, make a difference.