Matthew 1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:21

Matthew 1:21. Thou shalt call his name Jesus— That is, He shall be God the Saviour; for he shall prove that glorious and divine Person, the long-expected Messiah, intended by God to save his people, even all that truly and perseveringly believe in him; by procuring an ample pardon for them, and raising them, after a life of holiness on earth, to a state of consummate perfection and eternal happiness. Bishop Pearson seems to have set the etymology of the name Jesus in the clearest light in his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:22

Matthew 1:22. Now all this was done, &c.— In all this, what was spoken by the prophet was verified. Campbell. The original words found as if the prophesy was the cause of the event predicted; but, generally speaking, things do not come to pass because they are foretold, but are foretold because they certainly will come to pass. The difficulty here lies in the particle that, put for the Greek ινα, which does not always signify the cause, but sometimes the event or consequence. The... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:23

Matthew 1:23. Behold, a virgin, &c.— To what we have said on this prophesy in its proper place, Isa 7:14 may now be added, that it is not possible to understand it of any other persons than of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin, in whom alone it is completely and literally fulfilled: but Bishop Chandler has, with so much learning and ability, explained this text to the satisfaction of all rational persons, that I have nothing more to do than to refer my readers to the 237th and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:24

Matthew 1:24. Being raised from sleep—bidden him— Awaked out of sleep—directed him. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:25

Matthew 1:25. And knew her not till, &c.— Some may infer from this passage, that Mary had other children afterwards; but the original here only excludes the time preceding the birth, without any consequence as to the future. Thus Michal had no child until the day of her death; 2Sa 6:23 where the LXX has the Greek word εως, as in the text. Nor do the words which follow in the Evangelist alter the case; her first-born son; for there may be a firstborn without a second; and the commentators... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1

CHAPTER 1 :-. GENEALOGY OF CHRIST. ( = :-). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

1. The book of the generation—an expression purely Jewish; meaning, "table of the genealogy." In Genesis 5:1 the same expression occurs in this sense. We have here, then, the title, not of this whole Gospel of Matthew, but only of the first seventeen verses. of Jesus Christ—For the meaning of these glorious words, see on Genesis 5:1- :; Matthew 1:21. "Jesus," the name given to our Lord at His circumcision (Matthew 1:21- :), was that by which He was familiarly known while on earth. The word... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:2

2. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren—Only the fourth son of Jacob is here named, as it was from his loins that Messiah was to spring (Genesis 49:10). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:3

3-6. And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 4. And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; 5. And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6. And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her of Urias—Four women are here introduced; two of them Gentiles by birth—Rachab and Ruth; and three of them with a blot at their names in the Old Testament—Thamar,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:7

7-8. And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; 8. And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias—or Uzziah. Three kings are here omitted—Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah (1 Chronicles 3:11; 1 Chronicles 3:12). Some omissions behooved to be made, to compress the whole into three fourteens (Matthew 1:17). The reason why these, rather than other names, are omitted, must be sought in religious considerations—either in the connection of those kings with... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:21

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:23

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:24

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:25

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1

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

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:7

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