v. 1. THE BOOK OF THE GENERATION OF JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF DAVID, THE SON OF ABRAHAM. This is the title, or caption, which Matthew places at the head of his book. The entire Gospel is a book of the generation of Jesus Christ in the sense which the Jews usually attached to the expression in similar... [ Continue Reading ]
ABRAHAM BEGAT ISAAC; AND ISAAC BEGAT JACOB; AND JACOB BEGAT JUDAS AND HIS BRETHREN;... [ Continue Reading ]
The evangelist now offers the genealogy proper:... [ Continue Reading ]
AND JUDAS BEGAT PHARES AND ZARA OF THAMAR; AND PHARES BEGAT ESROM; AND ESROM BEGAT ARAM;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND ARAM BEGAT AMINADAB; AND AMINADAB BEGAT NAASSON; AND NAASSON BEGAT SALMON;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SALMON BEGAT BOOZ OF RACHAB; AND BOOZ BEGAT OBED OF RUTH; AND OBED BEGAT JESSE;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND JESSE BEGAT DAVID THE KING; AND DAVID THE KING BEGAT SOLOMON OF HER THAT HAD BEEN THE WIFE OF URIAS;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SOLOMON BEGAT ROBOAM; AND ROBOAM BEGAT ABIA; AND ABIA BEGAT ASA;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND ASA BEGAT JOSAPHAT; AND JOSAPHAT BEGAT JORAM; AND JORAM BEGAT OZIAS;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND OZIAS BEGAT JOATHAM; AND JOATHAM BEGAT ACHAZ; AND ACHAZ BEGAT EZEKIAS;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND EZEKIAS BEGAT MANASSES; AND MANASSES BEGAT AMON; AND AMON BEGAT JOSIAS;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND JOSIAS BEGAT JECHONIAS AND HIS BRETHREN, ABOUT THE TIME THEY WERE CARRIED AWAY TO BABYLON;... [ Continue Reading ]
a ND AFTER THEY WERE BROUGHT TO BABYLON, JECHONIAS BEGAT SALATHIEL; AND SALATHIEL BEGAT ZERUBBABEL;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND ZERUBBABEL BEGAT ABIUD; AND ABIUD BEGAT ELIAKIM; AND ELIAKIM BEGAT AZOR;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND AZOR BEGAT SADOC; AND SADOC BEGAT ACHIM; AND ACHIM BEGAT ELIUD;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND ELIUD BEGAT ELEAZAR; AND ELEAZAR BEGAT MATTHAN; AND MATTHAN BEGAT JACOB;... [ Continue Reading ]
AND JACOB BEGAT JOSEPH, THE HUSBAND OF MARY, OF WHOM WAS BORN JESUS, WHO IS CALLED CHRIST. In three sections of fourteen members each the progenitors of Joseph are tabulated, reaching back to Abraham, the father of the faithful. No person ever born into this world could boast, in a direct line, a m... [ Continue Reading ]
Such is Matthew's introduction to his Gospel. And in concluding this genealogy, which immediately places Jesus the Christ into the center before the minds and hearts of his readers, he gives a brief summary according to the divisions of Jewish history: SO ALL THE GENERATIONS FROM ABRAHAM TO DAVID AR... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ANNUNCIATION TO JOSEPH AND THE BIRTH OF JESUS. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise, the evangelist writes. The reference is not so much to the actual process of generation, but expresses the general idea of origin. It was in this way that the Messiah assumed human nature, took upon... [ Continue Reading ]
At this critical juncture, Joseph proved himself all that a true Christian should be: THEN JOSEPH, HER HUSBAND, BEING A JUST MAN, AND NOT WILLING TO MAKE HER A PUBLIC EXAMPLE, WAS MINDED TO PUT HER AWAY PRIVILY. Unable to believe her innocent, which in the face of the evidence must have been beyond... [ Continue Reading ]
It was here that God interfered in behalf of the mother of His Son, according to His humanity: BUT WHILE HE THOUGHT ON THESE THINGS, BEHOLD, THE ANGEL OF THE LORD APPEARED UNTO HIM IN A DREAM, SAYING: JOSEPH, THOU SON OF DAVID, FEAR NOT TO TAKE UNTO THEE MARY, THY WIFE; FOR THAT WHICH IS CONCEIVED I... [ Continue Reading ]
The climax of the angel's message: AND SHE SHALL BRING FORTH, A SON, AND THOU SHALL CALL HIS NAME JESUS; FOR HE SHALL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS. It was thus ordained in God's counsel: She will give birth to a son, she is to become a mother, not only by supernatural interposition, not merely by... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW ALL THIS WAS DONE THAT IT MIGHT BE FULFILLED WHICH WAS SPOKEN OF THE LORD BY THE PROPHET, SAYING,... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew now adds an explanatory note to show the fulfillment of the Old Testament types and prophecies in the person and work of Christ:... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son; and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. It was not an incident that just happened that way which the evangelist records, but an occurrence definitely decided upon and fully planned by the Lord... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN JOSEPH, BEING RAISED FROM SLEEP, DID AS THE ANGEL OF THE LORD HAD BIDDEN HIM, AND TOOK UNTO HIM HIS WIFE. As soon as he awoke from sleep, he was immediately, energetically active and set about to act upon the divine instructions. He took Mary home as his wife, he celebrated the betrothal with... [ Continue Reading ]
The result of the angelic vision:... [ Continue Reading ]
AND KNEW HER NOT TILL SHE HAD BROUGHT FORTH HER FIRST-BORN SON: AND HE CALLED HIS NAME JESUS. Joseph did not enter into the natural relations of marriage with Mary until her son, the promised Messiah, had been born. It is a moot question whether Mary and Joseph ever lived together in the usual matri... [ Continue Reading ]