matthew-1:12-17-niv

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 1:12-16

Most of the names in this section occur nowhere else in the Bible. Matthew probably knew them from oral tradition and or written sources."While no twentieth-century Jew could prove he was from the tribe of Judah, let alone from the house of David, that does not appear to have been a problem in the first century, when lineage was important in gaining access to temple worship." [Note: Carson, "Matthew," p. 63.] Matthew 1:16 contains careful and unusual wording. Matthew was preparing for what he... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 1:17

Clearly the three groups of 14 generations Matthew recorded do not represent a complete genealogy from Abraham to Jesus (cf. Matthew 1:8). Luke recorded several names from the exile to Jesus’ birth that Matthew omitted (Luke 3:23-27). "All the generations" (NASB) then must mean all the generations that Matthew listed. The Greek text literally says "all the generations from Abraham to David . . . to Christ." Matthew’s summary statement does not constitute an error in the Bible. Jewish writers... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Matthew 1:17

1:17 away (a-18) In those days conquerors transported conquered nations to distant seats, and replaced them by others, that national feeling might not subsist, but dependence be complete. 'Carrying away' is feeble for this, but I know no other word. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:1-25

Genealogy and Birth of Jesus1-17. Genealogy of Jesus: cp. Luke 3:23. The two genealogies of Jesus, which are constructed on quite different principles, require careful comparison and study, if their purpose and significance are to be understood. In both, the descent of Jesus is traced through Joseph, not Mary, partly because the claim of Jesus to the throne of David could only be established through His foster-father Joseph; partly because, in genealogies, the Jews took no account of female... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 1:12

(12) Jechonias begat Salathiel.—We come here into a cluster of genealogical difficulties. (1) The natural impression left by Jeremiah 22:30 is that Coniah (or Jechonias) died childless, or, at least, left no descendants who came to rule as Zerubbabel did; (2) In the genealogy given by St. Luke (Luke 3:27), Salathiel is named as the son of Neri; (3) In 1 Chronicles 3:17-19, Salathiel is the son of Assir, the son of Jeconiah, and Zerubbabel the son of Pedaiah, the brother of Salathiel. It is not... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 1:17

(17) The arrangement into three triads of fourteen generations each was obviously in the nature of a memoria technica. The periods embraced by the three groups were, it may be noted, of very unequal length; and the actual omission of names in one of them, makes it possible that the others may have been treated in the same way.(1) From the birth of Abraham to the birth of David, taking the dates supplied by the received chronology of the Old Testament. B.C. 1996-1085. (2) From the birth of David... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Matthew 1:1-25

Jesus the Saviour ( for Christmas Day ) Matthew 1:21 Christmas comes to us with both light and shade. There is the glorious light of the Christ, the long-looked-for Messiah, the Morning Star of prophecy, the Dayspring from on high. But the very fact that Jesus comes as Saviour also speaks to us of sin. There was need for Him to come, and that is the shadow athwart the glory of this day. It is true we need not look so much at the shading as at the glorious colours of the picture, 'the glory... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:1-25

Chapter 1The Coming of the Christ - Matthew 1:1-25THE New Testament opens appropriately with the four Gospels; for, though in their present form they are all later in date than some of the Epistles, their substance was the basis of all apostolic preaching and writing. As the Pentateuch to the Old Testament, so is the fourfold Evangel to the New.That there should be a manifold presentation of the great facts which lie at the foundation of our faith and hope, was both to be expected and desired.... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Matthew 1:1-25

Analysis and Annotations I. The King and the Offer of the Kingdom. Chapters 1-12. 1. Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. (Matthew 1:1 .) 2. From Abraham to David. (Matthew 1:2-6 .) 3. From David to the Captivity. (Matthew 1:6-11 .) 4. From the Captivity to the Birth of Christ. (Matthew 1:12-17 ) 5. The Birth of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 1:18-25 .) CHAPTER 1 The first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew is divided into two parts. In the first to the seventeenth verse we find... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Matthew 1:17

1:17 All {e} the generations, therefore, from Abraham to David [were] fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away of Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the carrying away of Babylon unto the Christ, fourteen generations.(e) All those who were considered to be in the lineage of David’s family, as they begat one another orderly in turn. read more