Matthew 1:22-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:18-25

JESUS THE CHRIST BY DIVINE ORIGIN . Recorded by Matthew only. The frequent similarity of language found in Luke 1:26-35 ( vide ' Synopticon ') is probably due to the fact that Joseph and Mary not unnaturally fell into the way of using the same words to express two messages of similar import. The object of this paragraph is to show that Messiah was in origin not of man but of God. This fact was accepted even by his reputed father Joseph, who was only convinced of it after... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:18-25

The birth of Jesus Christ. I. THE DISTRESS OF MARY . 1 . She was betrothed to Joseph. They had loved one another with a pure and holy love; now they were betrothed. The tie of betrothal was in the eyes of the Jews as sacred as that of marriage. The bridegroom had not yet taken home his bride; she was still in her parents' house. They were looking forward to the coming nuptials. It was the time upon which, years afterwards, men look back with such tender recollections—the time... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:22

All this ; τοῦτο ὅλον (not ταῦτα πάντα ). The birth of a Saviour, with the means by which it came about, by a virgin, and "of the Holy Ghost." Was done ; is come to pass (Revised Version); i.e. in abiding effect ( γέγονεν ). It is considered as having already taken place (cf. "the prophetic perfect" of the Old Testament). That it might be fulfilled . God's past utterance is looked at as necessitating a present action. Which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:22

Scripture fulfilments. It is plain that the Jews used their Old Testament Scriptures in ways that do not commend themselves to us. To-day rabbis can find references and proofs in passages which, to our more orderly and logical minds, seem to have no bearing on the subject. They have always been readily carried away by similarity in the sound of passages. Strict criticism cannot approve of their quotations or recognize their intelligent connections. We are to remember' that one supreme idea... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:22-23

The evidence of prophecy. ("Now all this was done .. God with us.") The Revised Version omits the marks of parenthesis. From a comparison of Matthew 26:56 (and perhaps also Matthew 21:4 ), this is not the utterance of the evangelist, but of the previous speaker, yet formulated by the evangelist (cf. Weiss). The thought, that is to say, is still part of the angel's encouragement to Joseph; the exact mode of expressing the record of that thought is the evangelist's; so also Tatian's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:23

Behold, a virgin ( the virgin , Revised Version) shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son . The difficulty of this quotation from Isaiah 7:14 is well known. (b) the promise was no real sign to Ahaz, and (c) the context of the promise (according to which Rezin and Pekah were to perish in the lad's early childhood, Isaiah 7:15 , Isaiah 7:16 ) has no apparent reference to the promise itself. And they shall call . Men generally, in virtue of his true nature. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:23

Immanuel. There is some obscurity as to the primary intention of these words as they appear in the narrative of Isaiah ( Isaiah 7:14 ); but the fitness of their application to Christ, now that he has come to fill in their meaning, makes the first use of them of small moment to us. For us they are a description of the birth and nature of our Lord. I. THE VIRGIN - BIRTH . We may be sure that it was not in order to throw any discredit on the sanctity of marriage that God so ordered... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:23

The Name, the burden of prophecy. Introduction. Though in the order of the historic narrative this name of prophecy, "Immanuel," comes second on this page, yet had it already found its place on the page of ages ago. It is the Name by which the prophet had long ago declared forcibly the dignity of the Christ—the real Being, the Christ. Whereas the other Name of our Matthew 1:21 , Matthew 1:24 : was that given now in the "fulness of time," which dared boldly to challenge the proof in the ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:22

Now all this was done - The prophecy here quoted is recorded in Isaiah 7:14. See the notes at that passage. The prophecy was delivered about 740 years before Christ, in the reign of Ahaz, king of Judah. The land of Judea was threatened with an invasion by the united armies of Syria and Israel, under the command of Rezin and Pekah. Ahaz was alarmed, and seems to have contemplated calling in aid from Assyria to defend him. Isaiah was directed, in his consternation, to go to Ahaz, and tell him to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 1:23

Behold, a virgin shall be with child - Matthew clearly understands this as applying literally to a virgin. Compare Luke 1:34. It thus implies that the conception of Christ was miraculous, or that the body of the Messiah was created directly by the power of God, agreeably to the declaration in Hebrews 10:5; “Wherefore, when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me.”And they shall call his name Emmanuel - That is, his name... read more

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