Christ would only come through Abraham's lineage.
There is an interesting dialogue in John chapter 8.
The promise made to Abraham is Christ and those who have his seed in them.
The seed is the word of God. The word of God is the promise.
Jhn 8:14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself (the Word of promise),
yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go;
but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
(
Isa 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper
in the thing whereto I sent it. )
Jhn 8:15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
Jhn 8:16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
Jhn 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews
which believed on him, If ye continue
in my word,
then are ye my disciples indeed;
Jhn 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Jhn 8:33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
Jhn 8:34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Jhn 8:35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever:
but the Son abideth ever.
Jhn 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Jhn 8:37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because
my word hath no place in you.
Jhn 8:38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and
ye do that which ye have seen with your father.
Jhn 8:39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them,
If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
Jhn 8:40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God:
this did not Abraham.
Jhn 8:41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father,
even God.
Jhn 8:42 Jesus said unto them,
If God were your Father, ye would love me: for
I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
Jhn 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech?
even because ye cannot hear my word.
The seed given to Abraham to bring forth is the Word of God and to all those that believe.
So whether you be Jew or Gentile from infinity to infinity....
If God's word is in you, then you are His.
Eze 34:6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek
after them.
Eze 34:11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I,
even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
Jhn 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my
sheep, and am known of mine.
Jhn 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Jhn 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any
man pluck them out of my hand.
Jhn 10:15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Jhn 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold,
and one shepherd.
Then there is the seed of David.
2Sa 7:8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep,
to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
2Sa 7:9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great
men that
are in the earth.
2Sa 7:10 Moreover
I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
2Sa 7:11 And as since the time that I commanded judges
to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies.
Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
2Sa 7:12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers,
I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
2Sa 7:13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
2Sa 7:14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
2Sa 7:15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took
it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
2Sa 7:16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Jhn 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if
it were not
so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
Jhn 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am,
there ye may be also.
Jhn 14:4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
Rom 11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but
rather through their fall
salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
There is only one way to the Father. That is through his Word by faith in his promise.
David was begotten by Jesse begotten by Boaz through the law. Because he was Naomi's kinsman. After the flesh.
But Ruth was a moabite who followed Naomi by Faith.
There is neither male nor female..
Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free,
there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
2Ti 2:7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
2Ti 2:8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
2Ti 2:9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
2Ti 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
There is a lot of changing of hands throughout history. Who is ruling over whom, who rises and who falls.
But it always comes back to faith and believing the word of God.
In the end it makes no difference if you were born here or there.
What matters is that you have the word of God in you and you follow after faith and truth.
Just ramblin..
hugs