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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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:11

Josias begat Jechonias, etc. - There are three considerable difficulties in this verse. Josias was not the father of Jechonias; he was only the grandfather of that prince: 1 Chronicles 3:14-16 . Jechonias had no brethren; at least, none are on record. Josias died 20 years before the Babylonish captivity took place, and therefore Jechonias and his brethren could not have been begotten about the time they were carried away to Babylon. To this may be added a fourth difficulty, viz.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:12

Jechonias begat Salathiel - After Jechonias was brought to Babylon, he was put in prison by Nebuchadnezzar, where he continued till the death of this prince, and the accession of Evilmerodach, who brought him out of prison, in which he had been detained thirty-seven years, and restored him to such favor that his throne (seat) was exalted above all the kings which were with him in Babylon: Jeremiah 52:31 , Jeremiah 52:32 . But though he thus became a royal favorite, he was never restored... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:16

Jesus, who is called Christ - As the word Χριστος Christ, signifies the anointed or anointer, from χριω , to anoint, it answers exactly to the Hebrew משיח mashiach , which we pronounce Messiah or Messias; this word comes from the root משח mashac , signifying the same thing. As the same person is intended by both the Hebrew and Greek appellation, it should be regularly translated The Messiah, or The Christ; whichever is preferred, the demonstrative article should never be omitted.... 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 Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:3

Verse 3 3.Judeah begat Pharez and Zarah by Tamar This was a prelude to that emptying of himself, (89) of which Paul speaks, (Philippians 2:7). The Son of God might have kept his descent unspotted and pure from every reproach or mark of infamy. But he came into the world to “empty himself, and take upon him the form of a servant,” (Philippians 2:7) to be “a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people,” (Psalms 22:6) and at length to undergo the accursed death of the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:6

Verse 6 6.Begat David the King In this genealogy, the designation of King is bestowed on David alone, because in his person God exhibited a type of the future leader of his people, the Messiah. The kingly office had been formerly held by Saul; but, as he reached it through tumult and the ungodly wishes of the people, the lawful possession of the office is supposed to have commenced with David, more especially in reference to the covenant of God, who promised that “his throne should be... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:12

Verse 12 12.After the Babylonish exile That is, after the Jews were carried into captivity: for the Evangelist means, that the descendants of David, from being kings, then became exiles and slaves. As that captivity was a sort of destruction, it came to be wonderfully arranged by Divine providence, not only that the Jews again united in one body, but even that some vestiges of dominion remained in the family of David. For those who returned home submitted, of their own accord, to the authority... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:16

Verse 16 16.Jesus, who is called Christ By the surname Christ, Anointed, Matthew points out his office, to inform the readers that this was not a private person, but one divinely anointed to perform the office of Redeemer. What that anointing was, and to what it referred, I shall not now illustrate at great length. As to the word itself, it is only necessary to say that, after the royal authority was abolished, it began to be applied exclusively to Him, from whom they were taught to expect a... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

JESUS THE CHRIST BY HUMAN ANCESTRY , (Parallel passage: Luke 3:23-38 .) read more

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:16

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

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