Matthew 1:1 WEB

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

v. 1. The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. This is the title, or caption, which Matthew places at the head of his book. The entire Gospel is a book of the generation of Jesus Christ in the sense which the Jews usually attached to the expression in similar connections, meaning an account of the chief events in a person's life, more or less briefly related, Genesis 5:1; Genesis 6:9; Genesis 37:2; Genesis 2:4; Numbers 3:1. The evangelist offers a... 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

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:1

The Opening Declaration (Matthew 1:1 ). ‘The book of the generation of Jesus Messiah (Christ), the son of David, the son of Abraham.’ This may be seen as the heading of the whole book, or as the heading of the genealogical introduction, or indeed as the heading of both. Compare for this Mark 1:1 where there is a similar opening. Its emphasis is on Jesus Christ, on where He came from, and on Who and What He is. As the son of Abraham He is a pure bred Jew and heir to the promises given to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:1-17

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION TO JESUS THE CHRIST (1:1-17). The introduction to the Gospel is in the form of a genealogy which indicates that Jesus is ‘the son of David’ and ‘the son of Abraham’. This description reveals His descent from, and intimate connection with, two of the greatest figures in salvation history. Indeed we might even say the two figures around whom salvation history pivots. For great though others like Moses may have been, they were never the foundations on whom the promises... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:1-17

Matthew 1:1-Esther : . The Genealogy of Jesus ( cf. Luke 3:23-Zechariah :).— The Biblical part of this genealogy ( Matthew 1:2-2 Kings :) is taken from 1 Chronicles 1-3, with some help from Ruth 4:18-Proverbs :, Genesis 38:16 ff., and other OT passages. It contains devices for assisting the memory, e.g. ( a) three groups each of fourteen names, though one name is missing from the third group ( cf. Matthew 1:17); ( b) the three fourteens may be connected with the number (three) and the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 1:1

Chapter Introduction The book of the generation signifieth no more than the writing containing the genealogy or pedigree; for the Jews called all writings books. Thus, Jeremiah 32:10,Jeremiah 32:11, the evidences of a purchase are called the book. So Isaiah 1:1; Mark 10:4, the writings called a bill of divorce are both in the Hebrew and the Greek called a book of divorce. Thus in ecclesiastical courts still, the term libel (which signifieth a little book) is used. So as these words are not to... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 1:1.—A title, and might be appropriately rendered, genealogy of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham (Morison). Refers, strictly speaking, not to the whole Gospel of St. Matthew, but to the genealogical table in Matthew 1:2-17. The book of the generation.—An essentially Hebrew formula. See Genesis 5:1; Genesis 10:1; Genesis 11:10. The LXX. translate Genesis 5:1 by the phrase used here, βίβλος γενέσεως. The pedigree extracted from the public archives, which were... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:1

Matthew 1:1 Note some points in the genealogy of our Lord. I. Amongst those whom St. Matthew records as the ancestors of Christ according to the flesh, there are only four female names introduced, and they are precisely those four which a merely human historian, anxious to throw in everything which might seem to be to the honour of Christ, and to omit everything which might seem to detract from that honour, would have been desirous to have passed over in silence. The persons whose names are... read more