matthew-1:18-25,luke-2:39-52

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:18

The mystery of the Incarnation. Christianity starts with a miracle. It is a miracle altogether so stupendous and so unique that its reception settles the whole question of the possibility of the miraculous. He who can believe that God shadowed himself to our apprehension in the likeness of a man, he who can recognize in the Babe of Bethlehem, both the Son of God and the Son of Mary, will find that no equal demand is ever afterwards made upon his faculty of faith. Both Testaments begin with a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:18

The Holy Ghost before Pentecost. We are so accustomed to associate the term "Holy Ghost" with the descent of the Spirit on the disciples at Pentecost, that it seems strange to us to find it used by the evangelists even in the early portions of their Gospels. But there is no proper authority for connecting the term exclusively with Pentecost. Properly speaking, there is nothing peculiar or distinctive in the term. "Spirit" and "Ghost" are synonyms. "Holy Spirit" may properly be put wherever... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 1:19

Then Joseph her husband ; and (Revised Version). The thought is slightly adversative ( δέ ); though this was "of the Holy Ghost," yet Joseph was about to put her away. Being a just man; righteous (Revised Version); i.e. who strove to conform to the Divine precepts manifested for him in the Law (cf. Luke 1:6 ; Luke 2:25 ). And not willing; i.e. "and yet not wishing ," though the Law, which he was striving to follow, seemed to inculcate harshness. This clause has been taken in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:19

Suggestions of just ways of covering sin. The contents of this verse and the following are, so far as they go, corroborating evidence of the supernatural origin and superhuman incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. For if these things be not the truth respecting him, then will these verses also have to rank among the supposed cunningly devised fables; whereas in very truth their aspect is of the most opposite character. The aspect of these verses and their connection are strikingly of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:19

Justice is considerateness. Very little is known concerning Joseph the husband of Mary; and yet enough is known to reveal a character. And what more especially shows him up to our view is his determination to do what was right, but to do it kindly. According to Jewish ideas, betrothal was as sacred as marriage, and infidelities before marriage were treated as infidelities after marriage, and death by stoning was the punishment for such sins. It was customary for persons to be engaged, or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:20

But while he thought on these things ; when (Revised Version); ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐνθυμηθέντος . The tense lays stress, not on the continuance of his meditation (contrast Acts 10:19 ), but on the fact that the determination to which he had already come ( vide supra ) was already in his mind at the time when the following event happened. "These things;" his determination and its causes. Behold ; unexpectedly. Though common in St. Matthew, it never lacks the connotation of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:20

Dreams as revelations. It has been said that dreams represent the usual mode of Divine communication with persons who are outside the covenant. But this view is not fully maintained by a study of all the incidents narrated. It is true of Abimelech ( Genesis 20:3-7 ), of Laban ( Genesis 31:24 ), of Pharaoh's butler and baker ( Genesis 40:5-19 ), of Pharaoh ( Genesis 41:1 - 7), of the Midianite ( 7:13-15 ), of Nebuchadnezzar ( Daniel 2:1 , Daniel 2:31 ; Daniel 4:5 , Daniel 4:8... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:21

The first half is almost verbally identical with the promise to Mary in Luke 1:31 . It is, perhaps, hypercritical to see anything more than a coincidence when such common terms are used, but it was not unnatural that the communications of the angels to both Mary and Joseph should be purposely clothed in language similar to that used of Sarah ( Genesis 17:19 ), and in measure to that used of Hannah. And she shall bring forth . Is the slight adversative force ( δέ ) to be seen in the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:18-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:18-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:21

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