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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

The introduction. I. THE TITLE . 1 . It is a book ; but it is not, like other books, the product of human thought. It presents to us a life not like other lives. That life stands alone in its beauty, purity, tenderness, in the glory of its unearthly holiness, in the majesty of its Divine self-sacrifice. It stands alone in its claims; it claims to be the great example, the one pattern life, the Light of the world. It claims to be a revelation of a new life; it offers a gift of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

The pedigree. "The book of the genealogy," etc. This is not the general title of the First Gospel, but rather the particular title of these sixteen or seventeen verses. The scroll, or writing of divorcement, which the Talmudists say consisted exactly of" twelve lines," is called a biblion , or "book" ( Matthew 19:7 ). So the "book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ" may be understood to describe the single skin on which the words immediately before us were originally written. Vitringa... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:2

Abraham begat Isaac . From Abraham to David the genealogy in St. Matthew agrees with that in Luke 3:1-38 . In the other two sections, from Solomon to Zerubbabel, and from Zerubbabel to Christ, there is some difficulty in accounting for the variations, which are considerable. The natural descent of each son from his father is emphasized by the repetition of the word "begat" at every stage (cf., however, Luke 3:8 , note) till we come to Jesus, and then the phrase is varied, "Joseph the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:3

Of Thamar ( Tamar , Revised Version). In this genealogy the only women mentioned beside the Virgin Mary herself, who must of necessity be introduced, are Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba, and many explanations have been suggested why these should be specially singled out for notice. The most plausible reasons put forward have been that they are introduced because of the sins with which all but one of them were stained, and because two were not of the race of Israel. Thus, it has been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:3-5

Strange links in genealogical chains. It must strike every reader as singular, that the women introduced in the genealogies are of doubtful character or of foreign relations. "The mention of the four women, Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba, in such a pedigree is very significant. Tamar, the forgotten one, twice left a childless widow; Rahab, not only of the accursed seed of the Canaanites, but moreover a harlot; Ruth, also a long-childless widow, and a stranger, and born of the stock of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:4

And Naasson ( Nahshon , Revised Version) begat Salmon . This line of descent, from Nahshon to David, is also given by St. Luke ( Luke 3:31 , Luke 3:32 ), and is derived from Ruth 4:18-22 . But it has occasioned some difficulty, because it makes but five steps from Nahshon, who ( Numbers 1:7 ) was one of the heads of fathers' houses at the time of the Exodus, to the days of David. According to the chronology added in the margin of the Authorized Version, this period extended... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:5

Salmon begat Booz ( Boaz , Revised Version) of Rachab ( Rahab , Revised Version). That this was Rahab of Jericho has been generally received, and it is clear from the narrative in Joshua 2:11 , where Rahab declares, "The Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath," that, whatever this woman's previous life and character may have been, she was then not unlikely to join herself to the Israelites. Moreover, her great services rendered to the spies, and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:6

David the king . The mention of David's royal position seems made here because at this point the line of the Messiah first becomes connected with the royal house. At the time when Saul was made king the people chose to have him in opposition to the Divine will; but giving them next as king a man after his own heart, God uses the offence of his people so that it shall become a channel of blessing, and from this king Christ himself shall be born. Of her that had been the wife of Urias. It is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:8

And Joram begat Ozias ( Uzziah , Revised Version). Between Joram and Uzziah the pedigree omits three names—Ahaziah immediately succeeded Joram ( 2 Kings 8:24 ), and was followed by his son Joash ( 2 Kings 12:1 ), and he by his son Amaziah ( 2 Kings 14:1 ). These were probably left out, that the number of generations might be reduced to fourteen. It is not likely that St. Matthew omitted them, but that they were absent from the form which he used. If we seek for a reason why... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:11

Josias ( Josiah , Revised Version) begat Jechonias ( Jechoniah , Revised Version). Here we come upon another omission. Josiah was the father of Jehoiakim, and he the father of Jechoniah (called also Jehoiachin); see 2 Kings 23:34 ; 2 Kings 24:6 . The omission is supplied in some few manuscripts; but it may be only the case of a marginal note in a previous copy having found its way into the text. There is, however, something to be said in favour of its acceptance. The... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:11

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