"A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the
LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of
the LORD." (Deuteronomy
23:2)
If we look at the genealogy of David the king we find:
"The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the
son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat
Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and (1)Phares begat
(2)Esrom; and Esrom begat (3)Aram; And Aram begat (4)Aminadab; and Aminadab
begat (5)Naasson; and Naasson begat (6)Salmon; And Salmon begat (7)Booz of
Rachab; and Booz begat (8)Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat (9)Jesse; And Jesse
begat (10)David the king" (Matthew 1:1-6)
Who is Phares, the son of Judas? Let us ask the Bible:
"And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told
Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also,
behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her
forth, and let her be burnt. When she was brought forth, she sent to her father
in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said,
Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more
righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her
again no more. And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold,
twins were in her womb. And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that,
behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this
breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez." (Genesis 38:24-28)
King David's
ninth father, Phares the son of Judas (Pharez the son of Judah), according to
the Old Testament, was a bastard. Does this mean that king David (pbuh), a
great and pious messenger and the ancestor of Jesus (pbuh) (according to
Matthew 1:1) shall not enter the congregation of the Lord? Try to remember this
when you are told that Jesus (pbuh) inherited the kingdom of David (what then
did he inherit?). This is not a Muslim's view of David (pbuh) nor Jesus (pbuh).
Does this not reek of tampering hands
