Matthew 1:1-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:6

And Jesse begat David the king ,.... The descent of the Messiah runs in the line of David, the youngest of Jesse's sons, who was despised by his brethren, and overlooked and neglected by his father; but God chose him, and anointed him to be king, and set him on the throne of Israel; hence he is called "David the king"; as also because he was the first king that was of the tribe of Judah, and in the genealogy of Christ, and was an eminent type of the king Messiah, who is sometimes called by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:7

And Solomon begat Roboam ,.... Called Rehoboam, 1 Kings 11:43 of Naamah an Ammonitess, 1 Kings 14:21 . And Roboam begat Abia , sometimes called Abijam, as in 1 Kings 14:31 , sometimes Abijah, 2 Chronicles 12:16 and sometimes, as here, Abia, 1 Chronicles 3:10 . Him Rehoboam begat of Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom, 1 Kings 15:2 called Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel, 2 Chronicles 13:2 . Maachah and Michaiah being the same name; or else she went by two names, as her father... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:8

And Asa begat Josaphat ,.... Called Jehoshaphat, 1 Kings 15:24 whom Asa begat of Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi, 1 Kings 22:42 . He also was a very good prince. And Josaphat begat Joram ; called Jehoram, 1 Kings 22:50 to whom his father gave the kingdom, because he was the firstborn, 2 Chronicles 21:3 . And Joram begat Ozias ; called Uzziah, 2 Chronicles 26:1 and Azariah, 2 Kings 15:1 . He was not the immediate son of Joram; there were three kings between them, Ahaziah,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:9

And Ozias begat Joatham ,.... Called Jotham, 2 Kings 15:7 him Ozias begat of Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok, 2 Kings 15:33 . And Joatham begat Achaz , or Ahaz, 2 Kings 15:38 to him the sign was given, and the famous prophecy of the Messiah, Isaiah 7:14 . And Achaz begat Ezekias , or Hezekiah, 2 Kings 16:20 him Ahaz begat of Abi, the daughter of Zachariah, 2 Kings 18:2 . He was a very religious king, and had that singular favour from God to have fifteen years added to his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:1

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ - I suppose these words to have been the original title to this Gospel; and that they signify, according to the Hebrew Phraseology, not only the account of the genealogy of Christ, as detailed below, hut the history of his birth, acts, sufferings, death, resurrection, and ascension. The phrase, book of the generation, תולדות ספר sepher toledoth , is frequent in the Jewish writings, and is translated by the Septuagint, βιβλος γενεσεως , as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:2

Abraham begat Isaac - In this genealogy, those persons only, among the ancestors of Christ, which formed the direct line, as specified: hence no mention is made of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, nor of Esau, the son of Isaac; and of all the twelve patriarchs, or sons of Jacob, Judah alone is mentioned. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:3

Phares and Zara - The remarkable history of these twins may be seen, Genesis 38: Some of the ancients were of opinion, that the evangelist refers to the mystery of the youngest being preferred to the eldest, as prefiguring the exaltation of the Christian Church over the synagogue. Concerning the women whose names are recorded in this genealogy, see the note at the end of the chapter, ( Matthew 1:25 ; (note)). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:8

Joram begat Ozias - This is the Uzziah, king of Judah, who was struck with the leprosy for his presumption in entering the temple to offer incense before the Lord. See 2 Chronicles 26:16 , etc. Ozias was not the immediate son of Joram: there were three kings between them, Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah, which swell the fourteen generations to seventeen: but it is observed that omissions of this kind are not uncommon in the Jewish genealogies. In Ezra 7:3 , Azariah is called the son of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:1

Verse 1 As all are not agreed about these two genealogies, which are given by Matthew and Luke, we must first see whether both trace the genealogy of Christ from Joseph, or whether Matthew only traces it from Joseph, and Luke from Mary. Those who are of this latter opinion have a plausible ground for their distinction in the diversity of the names: and certainly, at first sight, nothing seems more improbable than that Matthew and Luke, who differ so widely from each other, give one and the same... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:2

Verse 2 2.Jacob begat Judah and his brethren While Matthew passes by in silence Ishmael, Abraham’s first-born, and Esau, who was Jacob’s elder brother, he properly assigns a place in the genealogy to the Twelve Patriarchs, on all of whom God had bestowed a similar favor of adoption. He therefore intimates, that the blessing promised in Christ does not refer to the tribe of Judah alone, but belongs equally to all the children of Jacob, whom God gathered into his Church, while Ishmael and Esau... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:2

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