Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Matthew 1:1
The Genealogy and Birth of Christ
SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 1. The Genealogy of Jesus Christ. Three Series of
Fourteen Generations. The Betrothal of Mary and Joseph. The
Immaculate Conception. The Purpose of Joseph. The Lord's Message
in a Dream. The Name Jesus. The Prophecy of the Virgin. Immanuel.
The Birth of Jesus.
The book of the generation. Literally, "the book of birth", or
genealogy. This title applies, not to the whole Gospel, but to the
table of descent in the first seventeen verses. The title was possibly
copied from some Hebrew document compiled from the genealogical tables.
Jesus Christ. Jesus, the personal name, which means "Savior";
Christ, the official title, which means "Anointed". He is our Anointed
Prophet, Priest, and King.
The son of David. The descendant. The prophets had declared that
the Messiah should be of David's seed.
The son of Abraham. The Lord had promised Abraham (Genesis 12:3
Genesis 22:18) that in his seed all the world should be blessed. David
and Abraham were the two greatest ancestors of Jesus, and are named
because it had been predicted that he would be their descendant.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 1:1
Matthew 1:18
Luke 3:23-38
Acts 15:16
Hebrews 1:5
Hebrews 2:16
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