In today’s chapter we read of the sons born to David. Nineteen in total. Of all the sons listed, Scripture only provides us with an account of Solomon’s sons (in this chapter) and of Nathan’s sons (in the book of Luke).
Even though we are not able to read of all of David’s descendants, we could suppose them to have raised many noble families in Israel. Regardless, being a son of David would have meant that they were still relatives of Jesus. A claim that no one could dispute nor take away from them.
When we accept Christ as our Saviour, we too can make that same claim. Galatians 4:7 says, “Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” (NKJV) As cool as it would have been to claim that Jesus is my brother, or my cousin, when we have accepted Him as our personal Saviour, we can claim that He is our father!
Lock Your Wings 
Never thought that many others still would have been related to Jesus even though they weren’t listed or directly noted.
After taking a women’s history class, the prof often indicated how often women were left out of records, genealogy notes, and history. I can’t help but notice that though more men are listed, many women as also noted as mothers and sisters.
One thing I did a little more reading about was the practice of polygamy. While Gods design for marriage is one man and one woman, genealogies indicate most had many wives. This explained some of the cultural reasons at the time:
The laws that may seem to condone polygamy, don’t actually advocate for it, but merely legislate what to do when it happens. Polygamy was assumed. In ancient contexts of warfare, there could be far more women than men. Polygamy could provide security for some of the unmarried women. The Bible does have an ideal, and yet it still practically addressed the reality of a broken world.
From this website:
https://religionnews.com/2016/04/08/how-to-deal-with-the-old-testaments-regressive-sexual-standards/
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