<p>12:37 <i>David himself calls him Lord; and how is he therefore his son? And the common people heard him gladly</i>- Judaism&rsquo;s concept of Messiah has always been vague and not commonly agreed, but there was and is the idea that the likes of Abraham, Moses and David are greater than Messiah. The Lord is pointing out that David considered Messiah to be his &ldquo;Lord&rdquo;, just as Messiah was greater than Abraham (Jn. 8:58). The &ldquo;how&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t imply that David&rsquo;s Lord is not his son, but rather is a rhetorical question. How is the Messianic son of David, David&rsquo;s &ldquo;Lord&rdquo;, to be his son or descendant? The Lord reinforced the question by asking &ldquo;<i>From whence</i>&nbsp;is He his son?&rdquo; (AV). The answer had to be: &lsquo;Through a woman in David&rsquo;s direct line giving birth to Him&rsquo;. And the questioners were fully aware that Jesus was in the direct line of Mary</p>