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THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
CHAPTER ONE:
THE ORIGIN OF JESUS CHRIST
Matthew 1:1-17 – The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
|| Luke 3:23-38
MT1:1 A bible
of a genealogy
of Jesus
Christ,
son of David, son of Abraham: | 1 |
Bible: The Greek is BIBLOS. Or, KJV: book; WMS: family tree; KNX: record of ancestry. |
| 2 | Genealogy: The Greek is GENESEOS. Or, generation (KJV). |
| 3 | Jesus: The Greek is IESOU meaning, “Yah Saves.” There is no “J” in Greek. |
| 4 | Christ: The Greek is KHRISTOU and means one christened or anointed. A Hebrew bias word would be, Messiah. |
| 5 | Son of David, son of Abraham: The two most important links to his forefathers. |
MT1:2 Abraham
generated
Isaac,
Isaac generated Jacob,
Jacob generated Judah
and his brothers,
| 6 | Abraham: One of the most important persons in the Bible; indeed, one of the most important persons in the modern world, adored by Jews,
Christians, and Muslims. His name occurs over 290 times. The name is a most common name of males among Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The name means “Father of a Multitude” and first occurs at Genesis 17:5 where his name is changed from “Abram”
meaning “Father of Rejoicing” (Father’s Joy). The first occurrence of Abram is at Genesis 11:26. This form of the name occurs over 60 times. |
| 7 | Generated: Or, “was the father of”; “fathered.” The Greek is EGENNESEN. |
| 8 |
Isaac: The name occurs over 140 times with the first occurrence at Genesis 17:19. It is a name given by an angel of Yahweh even as was the name Jesus. |
| 9 | Jacob: The name occurs 400 times and means “Grabbing the Heel” occurring first at Genesis 25:26. |
| 10 | Judah: The name occurs 870 times and means “Praised” occurring first at Genesis 29:35. It is the root of the term “Jew.” |
| 11 | Brothers: The foundations of the tribes of Israel. The account is recorded in Genesis 31. |
MT1:3 Judah generated Perez
and Zerah
by Tamar,
Perez generated Hezron,
Hezron generated Ram,
| 12 | Perez: The name occurs 20 times and means “Perineal Rupture.” It occurs first at Genesis 38:29. |
| 13 | Zerah: The name occurs 20 times and means “Shining” or “Rising” occurring first in the above context at Genesis 38:30.
Apparently it is a common name as others earlier are so named. |
| 14 | Tamar: One of four women named in the genealogy
of Jesus Christ. Her name means “Palm Tree” and occurs 30 times regarding different women, the first at Genesis 38:6. |
| 15 |
Hezron: The name means “courtyard” or “settlement” and occurs first at Genesis 46:9 for a total of 20 times. |
| 16 |
Ram: His name means “High” (see 1 Chronicles 2:9) and is presented as Arni in Luke’s genealogy (Luke 3:33). |
MT1:4 Ram generated Amminadab,
Amminadab generated Nahshon,
Nahshon generated Salmon,
| 17 | Amminadab: The name occurs 16 times and means “Noble” or “Generous” occurring first at Exodus 6:23. |
| 18 | Nahshon: Occurs 13 times beginning at Exodus 6:23 and means “Serpent.” |
| 19 | Salmon: The name occurs about 6 times, first at Ruth 4:20. |
MT1:5 Salmon generated Boaz
by Rahab,
Boaz generated Obed
by Ruth,
Obed generated Jesse,
| 20 | Boaz: The name occurs 30 times, first at Ruth 2:1, meaning “Strong.” |
| 21 | Rahab: Meaning, “Wide” or “Spacious” – the second woman mentioned in the genealogy, a Gentile harlot whose name occurs 19 times, first at
Joshua 2:1. |
| 22 | Obed: Meaning “Servant” and occurring first at Ruth 4:17 for a total of 35 times. |
| 23 | Ruth: The name occurs first at Ruth 1:4 for a total of 19 times. A Gentile, the third woman to be mentioned in the genealogy. Her name means
“God is King.” |
| 24 | Jesse: The name, meaning “Yahweh (causes) forgets,” occurs 53 times with
the first at Ruth 4:17. |
MT1:6 Jesse generated King David.
David generated Solomon
by Uriah’s woman,
| 25 | David: A king of Israel. Meaning “Beloved” and occurring over 1200 times, the first at Ruth 4:17. |
| 26 | Solomon: A king of Israel. The name means “Peace” and occurs 320 times with the first at 2 Samuel 5:14. |
| 27 | Uriah’s woman: Bathsheba is not mentioned though alluded to. Here Matthew honors the loyal and courageous Gentile soldier. Like other
languages the Greek has no word for “wife.” It is “woman” and the context determines whether it is a “wife” or a “woman.” Uriah’s name occurs 30 times with the first occurrence at 2 Samuel 11:3. His name
means “Yah is my Light” and is likely his Hebrew name after converting from the Hittites. |
MT1:7 Solomon generated Rehoboam,
Rehoboam generated Abijah,
Abijah generated Asa,
| 28 | Rehoboam: A king of Israel whose name occurs 55 times and means “Widen the People.” The first occurrence is 1 Kings 11:43. |
| 29 | Abijah: A king of Judah. The name means “Yah is my Father” and occurs 37 times, the first at 1 Samuel 8:2. |
| 30 | Asa: The third king of Judah. The name occurs 63 times and appears first at 1 Kings 15:8. |
MT1:8 Asa generated Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat generated Jehoram,
Jehoram generated Uzziah,
| 31 | Jehoshaphat: A king of Judah. The name occurs 83 times and means “Yahweh is Judge” occurring first at 2 Samuel 8:16. A name
associated with the Plains of Megiddo (Armageddon). |
| 32 | Jehoram: A king of Judah. The name means “Yahweh
is Exalted” and occurs 83 times, the first at 1 Kings 22:50. |
| 33 | Uzziah: A king of Judah. His name
means “My Strength is Yahweh” and occurs 34 times with the first occurrence at 2 Kings 15:13. |
MT1:9 Uzziah generated Jotham,
Jotham generated Ahaz,
Ahaz generated Hezekiah,
| 34 | Jotham: A king of Judah. His name means “Yah Perfects” and occurs 27 times with the first occurrence at 2 Kings
15:5. There are other men with this name. |
| 35 | Ahaz: A king of Judah. His name means “Yahweh Grasps”
and occurs 47 times with the first occurrence at 2 Kings 15:38. The henpecked husband of Jezebel. |
| 36 | Hezekiah:
A king of Judah. His name means “Yah Strengthens” and occurs 139 times with the first occurrence at 2 Kings 16:20. A strong associate of Isaiah. |
MT1:10 Hezekiah generated Manasseh,
Manasseh generated Amon,
Amon generated Josiah,
| 37 | Manasseh: A king of Judah. His name means “Causing Forgetfulness” (It is an ancient name – Genesis 41:51)
and occurs 155 times with the first occurrence at 2 Kings 20:21. Manasseh is thought to have martyred Isaiah and yet becomes one of the greatest examples of repentance and forgiveness. |
| 38 | Amon: A king of Judah. His name means “Faithful” and occurs 21 times with the first occurrence at 2 Kings 21:18. |
| 39 | Josiah: A king of Judah. His name means “Yah Heals” and occurs 31 times with the first occurrence at 2 Kings 21:24. Others are so named. Josiah
is a good example of a youth dedicated to God with great love for the Word. |
MT1:11 Josiah generated Jeconiah
and his brothers upon the Babylonian deportation.
| 40 | Jeconiah: A king of Judah. His names means “Yah Establishes” and occurs 13 times with the first occurrence at
1 Chronicles 3:16. |
| 41 | Babylonian deportation: Thought by some to be around 611-607 BC. |
MT1:12 After the Babylonian deportation Jeconiah generated Shealtiel,
Shealtiel generated Zerubabbel,
| 42 | Shealtiel: His name means “Requested of God” and occurs 15 times with the first occurrence at 1 Chronicles 3:17. |
| 43 | Zerubabbel: A governor of Judah upon return from Babylonian captivity around 537 BC. His name means “Seed of Babel”
and occurs 28 times with the first occurrence at 1 Chronicles 3:19. |
MT1:13 Zerubabbel generated Abiud,
Abiud generated Eliakim,
Eliakim generated Azor,
| 44 | Abiud: His name means “Dignified Father” and only occurs here. Some think this is the same as “Joda”
in Luke 3:26, others do not. |
| 45 | Eliakim: His name means “My God Raises” and occurs 15 times
with the first occurrence at 2 Kings 18:18. |
| 46 | Azor: From the genealogy of Joseph. From here the records
would be based on Matthew’s research. His name means “One Offering Help” and only occurs here. |
MT1:14 Azor generated Zadok,
Zadok generated Achim,
Achim generated Eliud,
| 47 | Zadok: An ancestor of Joseph. The name means “Righteous” and belongs to numerous persons in the Bible. The name
occurs 56 times |
| 48 | Achim: An ancestor of Joseph. His name means “Yah Establishes.” This is the only occurrence of the name. |
| 49 | Eliud: An ancestor of Joseph his name means “God of Dignity.” This is the only occurrence of his name. |
MT1:15 Eliud generated Eleazar,
Eleazar generated Matthan,
Matthan generated Jacob,
| 50 | Eleazar: An ancestor of Joseph. His name means “God Helps” and appears 79 times as the names of other men. |
| 51 | Matthan: The great-grandfather of Joseph. His name only occurs here. |
| 52 | Jacob: The grandfather of Joseph. The name means “Surplantor” and occurs 409 times in the Bible. |
MT1:16 Jacob generated Joseph
Mary’s
man
who generated Jesus,
the one called “Christ.”
| 53 | Joseph: The foster father of Jesus the Nazarene. His name means “Yah Increases” and occurs 264 times in the Bible.
Joseph, husband of Mary, is mentioned 29 times in the Christian Bible. A carpenter by trade, possibly he died in the early life of Jesus. |
| 54 |
Mary’s: Mary is a form of Miriam meaning “Rebellious.” The name Mary occurs 68 times in the Christian Bible. There are six Marys in the Bible. M’Clintock and Strong’s Cyclopaedia (1881, Vol. III, p. 774): “In
constructing their genealogical tables, it is well known that the Jews reckoned wholly by males, rejecting, where the blood of the grandfather passed to the grandson through a daughter, the name of the daughter herself, and counting that daughter’s husband
for the son of the maternal grandfather.” |
| 55 | Man: The Greek is ANDRA and “husband”
is inferred by the context. |
| 56 | Jesus: This is the name given by the angel of Yahweh in Luke’s account. The name means “Yah Saves” and occurs 1109 times in the Christian Bible. Jesus is the Latin form of the Greek IESOUS, which corresponds to the Hebrew Yeshua or Yehohshua and means “Yahweh Is Salvation.” |
| 57 | Christ: The designation is the Greek KHRISTOS and means one christened or anointed. The title occurs 748 times in the Christian Bible. It occurs most often in the Letter to the Romans. |
MT1:17 Therefore all the generations from Abraham until David
were fourteen generations; and from David until the Babylonian deportation
were fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian deportation until the Christ
were fourteen generations. | 58 |
Abraham until David: Roughly from 2,000 to 1000 BC or about 1,000 years and about 70 years per “generation.” |
| 59 |
David until the Babylonian deportation: Roughly 500 years or 35 years per generation. |
| 60 | Deportation
until the Christ: Roughly about 500 years or 35 years per generation. |
| 61 | Generations: For a total
of 42 generations between Abraham and Jesus Christ. |
Matthew 1:18-25 – The Genesis of Jesus Christ
MT1:18 But thus was the genesis
of Jesus Christ.
His mother Mary had been promised in marriage
to Joseph. Before they came together
she was found to be pregnant
from the holy Pneuma.
| 62 | Genesis: The Greek is GENESIS and may be rendered “birth.” |
| 63 | Jesus Christ: The first occurrence of this form: the title or designation combined with the name of our Lord. This form occurs 150 times in the Christian Bible,
the most often in the Letter to the Romans. The phrase means “Jesus the christened one; or Jesus the Messiah; Jesus the Anointed.” |
| 64 |
Promised in marriage: Or, KJV: espoused; TCNT: engaged. |
| 65 | Came together: Inferring sexual intercourse.
TCNT: while she was still a virgin; WEY: before they were united in marriage. |
| 66 | Pregnant: The Greek
GASTRI and means literally “found in belly” as it is in many languages. Or, KJV: with child; GDSP: about to become a mother. |
| 67 |
Holy Pneuma: Or, holy spirit. This is the first occurrence of the phrase referring to the Mental or Intellectual Power of the Absolute God. That is, the invisible force or pressure by which the Creator accomplishes his will and purpose. We will use pneuma throughout as the word “spirit” in English has taken on something of the meaning of “ghost” or a spirit being. The complete phrase “holy pneuma” occurs 100 times in the Bible with the first occurrence at Psalm 51:11. It only occurs three times in the Hebrew Bible. It is most often used in the Acts of the Apostles. For details on this subject see the publication De Trinitatis Erroribus. The word “spirit” occurs 820 times in the Bible with the first occurrence at Genesis 1:2. “Spirit” is used most often in the Book of Acts. The Hebrew is ruach and is variously rendered breath and wind. |
MT1:19 But, Joseph her man
was righteous
and he was unwilling to make a public spectacle
of Mary so he intended to release her secretly.
| 68 | Man: The Greek is ANER and may mean “husband.” |
| 69 | Righteous: Or, “just.” He had a well-known reputation so that his character was such. |
| 70 | Public spectacle: Or, KJV: public example; ABUV: not willing to expose. |
| 71 | Release her secretly: Or, GDSP: break off the engagement privately; BECK: divorce her secretly. The Jewish engagement was considered a virtual marriage and thus required some formal divorce or release. It is
likely their marriage was arranged by both families upon which the “engagement” began. Since this was a formal matter between families in public then a formal release was binding. Engaged couples could have sexual intercourse without this being
viewed as prostitution (or, fornication). However, once doing so the man had to marry the woman, forgo divorce, and give her father a payment for damages to his virgin daughter. |
MT1:20 But,
thinking about these matters, look! an angel
of YHWH
appeared to Joseph in a dream,
saying: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to receive to yourself
Mary your woman, for the thing generated
by Pneuma in her is holy.
| 72 | Angel: The first angel mentioned in the Christian Bible. The word “angel(s)” occurs 370 times in the Bible, the
first at Genesis 16:7. “Angel” occurs most often in the Book of Acts. This angel is identified by Luke as Gabriel, the angel of the Book of Daniel. |
| 73 | YHWH: The Greek is AGGELOS KYRIOU [without the article] and would surely be a Hebraism in Matthew’s Gospel. Though it should read “angel of (the) Lord” there is a reasonable possibility that the Tetragram
YHWH might occur here. There is no question YHWH occurred in the Hebrew Bible and there is a possibility YHWH occurs in some portions of the Christian Bible. Hereafter we will add YHWH in brackets when the “Lord” under consideration is clearly Yahweh or Jehovah. |
| 74 | Dream: The first occurrence of the word in the Christian Bible. The word group occurs 125 times with the first at Genesis 20:3 and most often in the Book of Genesis. There is an interesting statement at Job 7:14; 33:15. |
| 75 | Receive to yourself: Or, NEB: to take Mary home. Note John 14:3 and the same Greek word. |
| 76 | Generated: The Greek is GENNETHEN and is rendered: KJV: conceived; NOR: expect Child within. |
MT1:21 She will give birth to a son and you
[Joseph] will call his name ‘Jesus’ for he will save
his people
from their sins.”
| 77 | You: The Greek is singular referring specifically to Joseph. |
| 78 | He will save: The meaning of “Jesus” is “Yahweh Saves.” |
| 79 | His people: Note it is “his people” indicating some previous relationship with Israel as the “angel of Yahweh.” (Compare Daniel 12:1; Exodus 23:23) |
| 80 | Sins: The key purpose of Messiah’s birth is as a Sin-Bearer (Consider Isaiah chapter 53). Nothing in the name Jesus emphasis any other
reason than he will be the main instrument in the forgiveness of the sins of the Jews. Nothing here points to mankind in general. The interpretation of “his people” (TON LAON) could refer to those in the New Israel, the Community of the Saints. |
MT1:22 The whole of this happened so that the things might be fulfilled as spoken through the prophet [Isaiah],
saying,
| 81 | Spoken through the prophet [Isaiah]: That is Isaiah 7:14. NOTE: All true quotes are in BLUE. Hebraisms, paraphrases, allusions
or conflates are in GREEN. The words of Jesus are in RED. |
MT1:23 “Look! The virgin will be pregnant and will give birth to a son and they will call his name ‘Immanuel’ which is translated to mean, ‘With
Us The God.’”
[Isaiah 7:14]
| 82 | Virgin: The Greek is PARTHENOS and reminds one of the Parthenon in Athens. The Greek word PARTHENOS is that one chosen by
the Jewish scribes in the third century BC when translating the Hebrew of Isaiah 7:14. |
| 83 | They: Indicating
both Joseph and Mary. |
| 84 | Immanuel: See Isaiah 8:8. Possibly one of the sons of Isaiah whose name was
fulfilled in the context of Isaiah 8:10 where the Hebrew has the name in the phrase. The Jewish Greek Bible, the Septuagint (LXX), “Yehowah God is with us.” |
MT1:24 When Joseph
awakened from sleep he did as directed by the angel of YHWH and he took along his woman [to his home];
MT1:25 and Joseph did not know
Mary until after she gave birth to a son.
Joseph called his name ‘Jesus.’| 85 | Did not know: Or, PME: had no intercourse with her. Compare Genesis 4:1 and compare
the Greek language with 1 Corinthians 7:1. Mary remained a “virgin” until after the birth of Jesus when she bore four more sons and an unknown number of daughters (Matthew 12:46; 13:55). |
| 86 | Son: KJV: “firstborn son.” (Compare Luke 2:7) |
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Mark Heber Miller
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