THE LINE BY WHICH MESSIAH CAME
Matthew 1:1-17
The enumeration of our Lord's ancestors, with its threefold division
into fourteen generations and evident gaps, was probably so arranged
to aid the memory. Notice that, in unison with the general purpose of
the writer, the line is traced to Abraham th... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST
Matthew 1:18-25
The fear that Joseph, being a just man, might withdraw from their
contemplated wedlock, would have filled Mary's heart with untold
anguish had she not been upheld by her faith in God. She felt that He
was pledged to vindicate her character. Yield yourself... [ Continue Reading ]