Matthew 1:7-8 WEB

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Matthew 1:1-17

Chapter 1 Every Name Historical Christ Always Coming Christ Comes Through All Sorts of People Matthew 1:1-17 . 1. The book of the generation (a Hebrew form) of Jesus Christ (Jesus was a common name, but not Christ ), the Son of David (the most popular of his names), the son of Abraham. 2. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; 3. And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar (quite exceptional to find the name of a woman in a Jewish genealogy); and... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Matthew 1:1-25

Review of the Whole Chapter You will find it a delightful and profitable study to look at the first chapter of Genesis and the first chapter of Matthew together. I have found it useful to read the one chapter immediately after the other. The contrast between Genesis and Matthew is most vivid, and in some points most startling. In both cases you have what is termed the Beginning a term that cannot be defined. There are compasses, one point of which we can lay upon these terms, but the other... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Matthew 1:2-16

And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. There would be nothing particularly necessary for me to detain the Reader with in going over this pedigree of names, more than to mark the correctness, if the mere pedigree was all. But there is somewhat more worth noticing in this genealogy: and I venture to believe, that God the Holy Ghost did intend that the Church should make other observations upon the record here given, and therefore I beg to point... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:8

Joram begot Ozias , three generations are omitted, as we find 2 Paraliponenon xxii; for there, Joram begot Ochozias, and Ochozias begot Joas, and Joas begot Amazias, and Amazias begot Ozias . This omission is not material, the design of St. Matthew being only to shew the Jews that Jesus, their Messias, was of the family of David; and he is equally the son, or the descendent of David, though the said three generations be left out: for Ozias may be called the son of Joram, though Joram was his... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:1-17

1-17 Concerning this genealogy of our Saviour, observe the chief intention. It is not a needless genealogy. It is not a vain-glorious one, as those of great men often are. It proves that our Lord Jesus is of the nation and family out of which the Messiah was to arise. The promise of the blessing was made to Abraham and his seed; of the dominion, to David and his seed. It was promised to Abraham that Christ should descend from him, Genesis 12:3; Genesis 22:18; and to David that he should descend... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Matthew 1:1-99

Matthew 1 THE WORDING OF the first verse of the New Testament directs our thoughts back to the first book of the Old, inasmuch as “generation” is the translation of the Greek word, genesis. Matthew in particular, and the whole New Testament in general, is “The book of the genesis of Jesus Christ.” When we refer back to Genesis, we find that book divides into eleven sections, and all of them save the first begin with a statement about “generations.” The third section commences, “This is the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 1:2-16

The evangelist now offers the genealogy proper: v. 2. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; v. 3. and Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; v. 4. and Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; v. 5. and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; v. 6. and Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 1:1-17

PART FIRSTJesus comes into this world, as the Messiah of the true Theocracy, to fulfil the Old Covenant. He remains unknown to and unrecognized by the outward and secular Theocracy of His day. Rejected and cast out by His own, He undertakes secretly His first Messianic pilgrimage into Egypt. But He is glorified and attested by God._____________FIRST SECTIONPROPHETIC TYPES OF THE MESSIAH, IN THE GENEALOGY OF THE MESSIAHMatthew 1:1-17 (Luke 3:23-38)Contents:—1. Superscription.—2. Fundamental... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

the Line by Which Messiah Came Matthew 1:1-17 The enumeration of our Lord’s ancestors, with its threefold division into fourteen generations and evident gaps, was probably so arranged to aid the memory. Notice that, in unison with the general purpose of the writer, the line is traced to Abraham through David the king. Of course we know that Joseph was only the reputed father of Jesus, Matthew 1:18 ; but in any case this genealogy conformed to Hebrew usage and explained how the birth took... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:1-25

The Gospel of Matthew portrays Jesus as King. It reveals Him as realizing in His Person, and enunciating in His teaching the great principles which had been the peculiar deposit and glory of the ancient people. They were created a nation for the revelation of the beauty and beneficence of the Kingdom of Heaven established on earth, and in this Gospel the King is seen and heard, enunciating its laws, distributing its benefits, and laying its foundations in His life and death. The first verse... read more