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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:17

Fourteen generations . To make the list more easy to remember, the names were so ordered that there should be the same number in each of the three divisions. Thus a means was afforded of checking the correctness of the enumeration, and the list became a sort of memoria technica. Unto Christ; better here, unto the Christ. For now begins the history which tells of this Jesus as the specially Anointed One of God, the true Messiah, of which all the previously anointed messengers had been but... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:17

So all the generations ... - This division of the names in the genealogical tables was doubtless adopted for the purpose of aiding the memory. It was common among the Jews; and other similar instances are preserved. The Jews were destitute of books besides the Old Testament, and they had but few copies of that among them, and those chiefly in their synagogues. They would therefore naturally devise plans to keep up the remembrance of the principal facts in their history. One method of doing this... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 1:17

Matthew 1:17. So all the generations, &c. “Matthew, designing to show that Jesus was the Messiah, began his genealogy at Abraham, to whom the promise was originally made, that in his seed all the families of the earth should be blessed. But the succession of Christ’s ancestors, from Abraham downward, naturally resolved itself into three classes; viz., first of private persons from Abraham to David; next of kings from David to Jehoiakim; and then of private persons from the Babylonish... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

6. Genealogies of Jesus (Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38)The genealogies recorded by Matthew and Luke show how the birth of Jesus fulfilled the promises made to Abraham (Genesis 12:2-3; Genesis 22:18). Matthew, writing for the Jews, begins his genealogy with Abraham, father of the Jewish race (Matthew 1:1-2a). Luke, writing for non-Jews, traces Jesus’ genealogy back past Abraham to Adam, to emphasize Jesus’ union with the whole human race (Luke 3:34-38).Between Abraham and David the two... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 1:17

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. The third begins with the nation under the power of Babylon, and ends with it under the power of Rome (the first and fourth of the world-powers of Daniel 2:0 ). the: i.e. the generations given... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 1:17

Fourteen generations. This is an artificial grouping of the names to make possible their easier retention by the memory. It will be noted that Jechoniah is counted twice, being the end of the second grouping and also the beginning of the third and final grouping. McGarvey's view is typical of many. He said, "Matthew, seeing there were just 14 names in the preceding division, desired for the sake of aiding the memory, to have the same number in the next one."[21] Matthew had Scriptural precedent... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:17

Matthew 1:17. So all the generations, &c.— St. Matthew, designing to shew that Jesus was the Messiah, begun his genealogy at Abraham, to whom the promise was originally made that in his seed all the families of the earth should be blessed: but the succession of Christ's ancestors downward naturally resolves itself into three classes; namely, first, of private persons, from Abraham to David; next of kings, from David to Jehoiachim; and then of private persons again, from the Babylonish... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:17

17. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away—or migration. into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon—the migration of Babylon. unto Christ are fourteen generations—that is, the whole may be conveniently divided into three fourteens, each embracing one marked era, and each ending with a notable event, in the Israelitish annals. Such artificial aids to memory were familiar to the Jews, and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 1:1-17

A. The King’s genealogy 1:1-17 (cf. Luke 3:23-38)Matthew began his Gospel with a record of Jesus’ genealogy because the Christians claimed that Jesus was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament. To qualify as such He had to be a Jew from the royal line of David (Isaiah 9:6-7). Matthew’s genealogy proves that Jesus descended not only from Abraham, the father of the Israelite nation, but also from David, the founder of Israel’s royal dynasty. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 1:17

Clearly the three groups of 14 generations Matthew recorded do not represent a complete genealogy from Abraham to Jesus (cf. Matthew 1:8). Luke recorded several names from the exile to Jesus’ birth that Matthew omitted (Luke 3:23-27). "All the generations" (NASB) then must mean all the generations that Matthew listed. The Greek text literally says "all the generations from Abraham to David . . . to Christ." Matthew’s summary statement does not constitute an error in the Bible. Jewish writers... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 1:17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 1:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 1:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 1:1-17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 1:17

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