ABRAHAM.GENESIS 21:2, Genesis 21:3.Romans 9:7; Romans 9:9. BEGAT. Greek. _gennao._ When used of the father. _to beget_ or _engender_. and when used of the mother it means _to bring forth into the world_. but it has not the intermediate sense, _to conceive._ In verses: Matthew 1:2 it is translated _b... [ Continue Reading ]
PHARES AND ZARA. Hebrew Pharez and Zarah. Twins. Genesis 38:29; Genesis 38:30. THAMAR. Genesis 38:11. The first of four women in this genealogy. The other three were Rahab, Matthew 1:5. Ruth, Matthew 1:5. Bathsheba, Matthew 1:6. Note the _Int480 sion:_ Hebrew, Gentile; Gentile, Hebrew: showing the... [ Continue Reading ]
AMINADAB. Amminadab. Ruth 4:19; 1 Chronicles 2:10. NAASSON. Hebrew Nahshon. Ruth 4:20; Exodus 6:23. SALMON. Hebrew Salma.... [ Continue Reading ]
BOOZ. Hebrew Boaz. Rth 4:21. 1 Chronicles 2:12. RACHAB. Eng. Rahab. Joshua 2:1; Joshua 6:25. See note on Thamar, Matthew 1:3. OBED OF RUTH. Ruth 4:21; 1 Chronicles 2:12. JESSE. Rth 4:22. 1 Chronicles 2:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
DAVID THE KING. Ruth 4:22. This addition to the name of David is because of the object of Matthew's Gospel. See the Structure on p. 1305.Luke 1:32. THE KING. Omitted by all the critical Greek texts enumerated and named in App-94. SOLOMON. 2 Samuel 12:24. The line in Matthew is the regal line throu... [ Continue Reading ]
ROBOAM. Rehoboam (1 Kings 11:43). Note that in this case and in the three following: Rehoboam (a bad father) begat. bad son (Abijah); Abijah (a bad father) begat. good son (Asa); Asa (a good father) begat. good son (Jehoshaphat); Jehoshaphat (a good father) begat. bad son (Jehoram). ABIA. Abijam (1... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSAPHAT. Jehoshaphat (2Ch 17-18). JORAM. Jehoram (2 Kings 8:16; 2 Chronicles 21:1). Three names are omitted here. All are not necessary in. royal genealogy. In Matthew 1:1 three names are sufficient. The four names are: 1. Ahaziah (2 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 22:1). 2. Joash or Jehoash (2 Kings 1... [ Continue Reading ]
JOATHAM. Jotham (2 Kings 15:7; 2 Chronicles 26:23). ACHAZ. Ahaz (2 Kings 15:38; 2 Chronicles 27:9). EZEKIAS. Hezekiah (2 Kings 16:20; 2 Chronicles 28:27).... [ Continue Reading ]
MANASSES. Manasseh. (2 Kings 20:21; 2 Chronicles 32:33.) AMON. (2 Kings 21:18; 2 Chronicles 33:20.) JOSIAS. Josiah (2 Kings 21:24; 2 Chronicles 33:20).... [ Continue Reading ]
JECHONIAS. Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). THEY WERE CARRIED AWAY . removed. Greek. _metoikesia_. the Babylonian transference.. standing term. Occurs only in Matthew. It began with Jehoiakim, was continued in Jechoniah, and completed in Zedekiah (2 Kings 24 and 25. 2 Chronicles 36).... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY WERE BROUGHT. the carrying away, as in Matthew 1:11. JECHONIAS, Jeremiah 22:30, does not say "no sons"; but, "no sons to sit on the throne of David". SALATHIEL. Shealtiel, the real son of Assir; and hence was the grandson of Jeconiah (1 Chronicles 3:17), born "after" (see Matthew 1:12). ZOROB... [ Continue Reading ]
OF WHOM. Greek. _ex hes,_ feminine. [Mary]. BORN. brought forth. Greek. _gennao._ Spoken, here, of the mother. See note on "begat" (Matthew 1:2). JESUS. See App-98. CHRIST. Anointed. Hebrew Messiah. See App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
SO. Verse 17 is the Figure of speech _Symperasma._ App-6. ALL THE GENERATIONS. See the Structure, above. The _first_ begins with the call of Abraham, and ends with the call of David the layman (1 Samuel 16:13). The _second_ begins with the building of the Temple, and ends with the destruction of it... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW: or, But, in contrast with those mentioned in verses: Matthew 1:2. Render: "The begetting, then, of Jesus Christ was on this wise (for after His mother was espoused to Joseph, she was found with child) of _pneuma hagion_ ". See App-101. BIRTH. begetting. Greek. _gennesis._ Occurs only here and... [ Continue Reading ]
BEING. JUST MAN. though he was. just man (i.e. desirous of obeying the Law). AND. yet. NOT. Greek. _me._ App-105. NOT WILLING. not wishing. Greek. _thelo_. See App-102. TO MAKE HER. PUBLICK EXAMPLE. to expose her to shame.. TTr.. WH read _deigmatizo_ instead of _para-deigmatizo._ Occurs only her... [ Continue Reading ]
HE THOUGHT: i.e. pondered about or contemplated this step. This was Satan's assault, as he had assaulted Abraham before (Genesis 12:11). See App-23. THESE THINGS. The two courses open to him in Matthew 1:19. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD. The first of three appearances to Joseph in these Chapter s, p. 130... [ Continue Reading ]
BRING FORTH. Not the same word as in verses: Matthew 1:1; Matthew 1:2; Matthew 1:16; Matthew 1:20. Greek. _tiklo._ Not "of thee" as in Luke 1:35, because not Joseph's son. HIS NAME. Figure of speech _Pleonasm._ App-6. Him. JESUS. For this type see App-48. The same as the Hebrew Hoshea (Numbers 13:1... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL. the whole of. FULFILLED. See App-103 for the first fulfillment of prophecy in the N.T. SPOKEN. Greek. _to rhethen._ By Isaiah to Ahaz (Isaiah 7:13 ;), but afterwards written. of. by. Greek. _hupo._ BY. through, or by means of. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Matthew 1:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
A VIRGIN. Quoted from Isaiah 7:13. See the notes there. Greek. _parthenos,_ which settles the meaning of the word in Isaiah 7:14. See EMMANUEL. Occurs only in Matt. See App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
KNEW HER. Heb, idiom, and Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct) for cohabitation. Note the imperfect tense. was not knowing. See App-132. TILL. Mat 12:46-60. Matthew 13:55; Matthew 13:56, clearly show that she had sons afterwards. See the force of this word _heos_ in Matthew 28:20, "unto". HER... [ Continue Reading ]