The Accusation

The Curse of Jeconiah:

Yeshua cannot be the Messiah because of the
lineage recorded in Matthew 1:12. This verse
records that Yeshua is a descendant of King
Jeconiah/Coniah/Jehoiachin. However, Scripture
says that Jeconiah’s descendants will never sit on
the throne of David. Therefore, if the genealogy in
Matthew is accurate, Yeshua cannot be the
Messiah.

Jeremiah 22: 24 -30
The Curse is Pronounced
Jeremiah 22: 24 – 26 (JPS’99) 24 As I live
declares the LORD if you, O King Coniah, son
of Jehoiakim, of Judah, were a signet on my
right hand, I would tear you off even from there.
25 I will deliver you into the hands of those who
seek your life, into the hands of those you
dread, into the hands of King Nebuchadrezzar
of Babylon and into the hands of the
Chaldeans. 26 I will hurl you and the mother
who bore you into another land, where you
were not born; there you shall both die.

Jeremiah 22: 27
30 (JPS’99) 27 They shall not
return to the land that they yearn to come back
to. 28 Is this man Coniah A wretched broken
pot, A vessel no one wants? Why are he and
his offspring hurled out, And cast away in a
land they knew not? 29 O land, land, land, Hear
the word of the LORD! 30 Thus said the LORD:
Record this man as without succession, One
who shall never be found acceptable; For no
man of his offspring shall be accepted To sit on
the throne of David And to rule again in Judah .

Another Jewish Translation
Jeremiah 22: 24 – 26 (Soncino) 24. As I live,
says the Lord, though Coniah the son of
Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon
my right hand, yet I would tear you off.

25 And I will give you to the hand of those who
seek your life, and to the hand of those whose
face you fear, to the hand of Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon, and to the hand of the
Chaldeans. 26. And I will cast you out, and your
mother who bore you, to another country,
where you were not born; and there shall you
die. 27 But to the land to which they desire to return, there shall
they not return. 28. Is this man Coniah a
despised broken vessel? An object that no one
cares for? Why are they cast out, he and his
seed, and banished to a land which they know
not? 29. O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of
the Lord. 30. Thus says the Lord, Write this
man down as childless, a man who shall not
prosper in his days; for no man of his seed
shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David,
and ruling any more in Judah.

But Jeconiah Was Not Childless
He had a Succession

1 Chronicles 3: 16 – 19 (JPS’99) 16 The
descendants of Jehoiakim: his son Jeconiah,
his son Zedekiah; 17 and the sons of Jeconiah,
the captive: Shealtiel his son, 18 Malchiram,
Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and
Nedabiah; 19 the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel
and Shimei; the sons of Zerubbabel:
Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was
their sister.

Jeconiah’s Grandson is Chosen
Jeconiah’s Great Grandson Zerubbabel gets the Signet Ring

Haggai 2: 23
23 (JPS’99) 22 And I will overturn
the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the might
of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn
chariots and their drivers. Horses and their
riders shall fall, each by the sword of his fellow.
23 On that day declares the LORD of Hosts
I will take you, O My servant Zerubbabel son
of Shealtiel declares the LORD and make
you as a signet ; for I have chosen you
declares the LORD of Hosts.

Jeconiah Was Forgiven, According to the Talmud

Talmud Bavli, Sanhedrin 37b
38a (Soncino translation, w/footnotes)
R. Johanan said: “Exile atones for everything, for it
is written, Thus saith the Lord, write ye this man
childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days,
for no man of his seed shall prosper sitting upon
the throne of David and ruling any more in Judah.
Whereas after he [the king] was exiled, it is written,
And the sons of Jechoniah, the same is Assir
Shealtiel his son etc.(1)

Note (1) I Ch. III, 17. “Notwithstanding the curse that he should be childless and not prosper, after being exiled he was forgiven.

Talmud Bavli, Sanhedrin 37b
38a (Soncino translation,
w/footnotes)
(Continued) [He was called] Assir, because his mother
conceived him in prison. Shealtiel, because God did
not plant him in the way that others are planted. We
know by tradition that a woman cannot conceive in a
standing position. [yet she] did conceive standing.
Another interpretation: Shealtiel, because God
obtained [of the Heavenly court] absolution from His
oath.”(2)

Note (2) Which He had made, to punish Jechoniah with childlessness.”

Jeconiah Was Pardoned, According to the Midrash Rabbah

Leviticus Rabbah XIX:6 (Soncino translation)
“The Holy One, blessed be He, then said: ‘In Jerusalem
you did not observe the precept relating to issues, but now
you are fulfilling it,’ as it is said, As for thee also, because
of the blood of thy covenant I send forth thy prisoners out
of the pit (Zech. IX, 11) [which means], You have
remembered the blood at Sinai, and for this do ‘I send forth
thy prisoners’. R. Shabbethai said: He [Jeconiah] did not
move thence before the Holy One, blessed be He,
pardoned him all his sins. Referring to this occasion
Scripture has said: Thou art all fair, my love, and there is
no blemish in thee (S.S. IV, 7). A Heavenly Voice went forth
and said to them: ‘Return, ye backsliding children, I will
heal your backslidings'” (Jer. III, 22).

The Curse was Annulled, According to the Midrash Rabbah

Numbers Rabbah XX:20 (Soncino translation)
“…no sooner had they repented, than the danger was
averted, And the Lord repented of the evil (ib. XXXII, 14).
And so in many places. For example, He said about
Jeconiah: For no man of his seed shall prosper (Jer. XXII,
30) and it says, I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms,
and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the
nations . . . In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take
thee, O Zerubbabel, My servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith
the Lord, and will make thee as a signet (Hag. II, 22 f.).
Thus was annulled that which He had said to his
forefather, viz. As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the
son of Jehoiakim King of Judah were the signet upon My
right hand, yet I would pluck thee thence” (Jer. XXII, 24).

Conclusions
Does the curse on Jeconiah still stand?

Jeconiah had descendants, one of whom,
Zerubbabel, was chosen by Yah to receive
the signet that had been removed from
Jeconiah. From Scripture, the curse on
Jeconiah was annulled.
Jewish tradition (Talmud and Midrash)
agrees that the curse was annulled , and
Jeconiah was pardoned and forgiven.

Accusers Exposed: Don’t those that make
this accusation already know it is refuted by
Scripture, Talmud and Midrash?