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 7:13-16 ;), but afterwards written. of = by. Greek. hupo. by = through, or by means of. Greek. dia. App-104 .Matthew 1:1 . read more
a virgin. Quoted from Isaiah 7:13-15 . 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 . read more
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 firstborn Son. These words are quoted by Tatian (A.D. 172) and twelve of the Fathers before cent. 4; and are contained in nearly all MSS. except the Vatican and Sinaitic (cent. 4). All the Texts... read more
DIVISION IMATT. 1THE ANCESTRY AND BIRTH OF CHRIST; THE SON OF THE LIVING GODMatthew 1:1-17This genealogy is quite unlike that in Luke 3. Labored efforts to reconcile the two generally lead to suppositions concerning Levirate marriages in which the issue had two fathers (the legal and the actual), and also to various renditions of the same name, and other devices pressed into service for the purpose of achieving a "harmony"! Perhaps the best, and certainly the simplest, reconciliation of these... read more
Of Tamar. Tamar's name in the Old Testament (Genesis 38) is remembered for her having been twice the daughter-in-law of Judah, and later, by means of a deception, his wife also. It was with reference to her that Onan refused to raise up seed to his brother; and the Roman Catholic superstition concerning birth control is founded on this incident in the life of Onan and Tamar. Paul Blanchard's comment on this is:Onan, not wishing to give his brother credit for paternity under the system of Jewish... read more
Ram. This is the same as "Arni" (Luke 3:33). Also, it should be noted that several names are possibly omitted from this list of generations from Abraham to David. McGarvey pointed out that from the appearance of Rahab in the line, "There are 366 years for the time between this event and the birth of David?[20] Obviously, therefore, only the most noted of intervening ancestors are given in the tables. This was, of course, a procedure well known to the Jews and fully acceptable to them in every... read more
Rahab ... Ruth. Rahab is identified with the woman of that name who was a harlot on the walls of Jericho (Joshua 2:1). Ruth appears in Scripture as one of the sweetest and truest of womankind ever to live upon the earth. She, like Rahab, was a Gentile. The Book of Ruth recounts her remarkable story. read more
... wife of Uriah. It is a marvel, in the providence of God, that this guilty and unfortunate wife of Uriah the Hittite should have found a place in the Lord's ancestry; however, her first child was not permitted to live. David's sin with her constitutes one of the saddest events in the Old Testament. Like the two women in Matthew 1:5, she was presumably a Gentile. read more
And Joram begat Uzziah. Here are skipped some names in the ancestry, as will be seen by a glance at 2 Kings 8:26ff. This was a common practice of the keepers of genealogical records in those days. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 1:21
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 13:16 ) with Jah prefixed = God [our] Saviour, or God Who [is] salvation. Compare Luke 2:21 . See App-98 . he = He, and none other, or He is the One Who (emph.) sins. Greek. hamartia. See... read more