Theology of work bible commentary free online start. Jesus was not saying that false teaching would be rooted out, but false teachers. Revelation 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise. The book of the generation of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Matthew presents the name of jesus and its meaning in a way that assumes the reader knows its hebrew roots matthew 1. Chapter 2 matthew chapter 1 matthew chapter 1 the genealogy of jesus thebookofthegenerationofjesuschrist,thesonofdavid, thesonofabraham. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics bible interpretation. The christian church put matthews book first because matthew often refers to the old testament. Matthews account is plain and straightforward, as if he were laying out the facts in a court case, and in a way, he is building a case for the readerparticularly the jewish readerto accept jesus as the messiah. God wants us to be quick and ready to hear him and his truth. We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content. Messiah hebrew and christ greek both mean anointed one. Verses 117 concerning this genealogy of our saviour, observe,i. He was moved of the holy spirit to write of our lord jesus christ as king the son of david.
Matthews gospel free bible commentary in easy english. It is not exact said that this woman was rahab of jericho, commonly called the harlot, but it is highly probable she was. It is the book or the account, as the hebrew word sepher. Read matthew 1 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Jan 25, 2015 working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. The book that is, this is the book, the verb being elegantly omitted, according to the custom of the hebrews, and also of the greeks and romans.
Matthew 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. Jesus as the fulfillment of prophecy and of israels expectation. However, in matthews gospel, it is joseph to whom the angel appears. Now viewing scripture range from the book of matthew chapter 1.
The book of the generation of jesus christ i suppose these words to have been the original title to this gospel. Nobody remembers who named the book, but for me it was the beginning of three decades of intensive bible study as i wrote additional commentaries, all of them falling under the new be series. Matthew 1, new international version niv the bible app. Matthew refers to jewish customs without explanation matthew 15. The sermon on the mount opens with the beatitudeseight statements. The image comes from the old testament again that pictures true israel, the covenant believers, as gods planting see isa. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. The verse is part of the section where the genealogy of joseph, the legal father of jesus, is listed. This title therefore properly relates to the verses that immediately follow. He begins jesus ministry with the sermon on the mount chapters 57, the first of five major teaching sections see also 10. Previously joseph had found mary to be pregnant and had considered leaving her. It is not a vainglorious one, as those of great men often are.
Matthew starts his genealogy with abraham matthew 1. Verses 120 matthew henrys commentary bible gateway. This is jesus first public act in the book of matthew. There is only one good news of the great work that god had accomplished by his son, the lord jesus christ, but in his wisdom it needed four different men to make this news of salvation known to the world in written form. We usually think of the word annunciation, in connection with the announcement to mary that she will bear a child luke 1. So, how do preachers preach the beatitudes now that. The heading of the first book of the new testament is in most manuscripts gospel according to matthew. It is worth comparing each of these events in the gospels because they. The commentary is available for free in it entirety online. Matthew with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Matthew 5 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. In the entire gospel of matthew we have the record of the history. In this verse an angel comes to him in a dream and reassures him.
The book of the genealogy of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Resources matthew henrys commentary mark chapter 4 verses 120 verses 120 the foregoing chapter began with christs entering into the synagogue mark 4. The sermon on the mount matthews is a teaching gospel. But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall. Then the scribes and pharisees who were from jerusalem came to jesus, saying, why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders. Matthew doesnt translate aramaic terms such as raca matthew 5. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills.
As a former tax collector also called levi, matthew was qualified to write an account of jesus life and teachings. For the child within her was conceived by the holy spirit. As disciples of christ, we should always remember that we are engaged in learning from god the father and jesus christ, and a good attitude is paramount in getting the most out of our lessons. The theology of work bible commentary is an indepth bible study tool put together by a group of 8 biblical scholars, pastors and working christians.
Matthew 5 commentary william barclays daily study bible. Our lord responded sternly by calling this accusation blasphemy against the holy spirit, and as such was the one unpardonable sin verses 2830. In the king james version of the bible the text reads. The author arranged what jesus taught in five main sections. Recorded at the bible lessons international studio. While his mother mary was engaged to joseph, but before they came together, 12 she was found to be pregnant through the holy spirit. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them. This verse gives us a clue to the special drift of matthew s gospel. Working as citizens of gods kingdom matthew 1 4 jesus the messiah matthew 1 2 jesus calls the disciples matthew 34 the kingdom of heaven at work in us matthew 5 7 the beatitudes matthew 5. World wide study bible matthew 1 christian classics. Working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. In other words, the pharisees are not part of gods planting. Commentary on the book of gospel of matthew by matthew.
David guzik commentary on matthew 1, which records the history of the birth and. Study the bible online using commentary on matthew 1 and more. Matthew 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. It is the book or the account, as the hebrew word sepher, a book, sometimes signifies of the generation of jesus christ, of his ancestors according to the flesh. Ifthe book referstothebookofthe gospel of matthew, the idea could be that this is a gospel. Matthew 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Matthew 15 jesus corrects the pharisees and ministers to gentiles a. Matthew 1 the genealogy and birth of jesus christ a.
For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. Source material for the gospel of matthew seems to suggest a date of composition between 80 and 90 ce. Concerning this genealogy of our saviour, observe,i. This is a theme that gets clearer and clearer in the book. The coming day will burn them up, says the lord who rules over all. In his story of the baptism of jesus he shows us jesus realizing that the hour has struck, that the call to action has come, and that jesus must go forth on his crusade. Matthew frequently refers to jesus as the son of david.
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