Matthew 1:1 People's New Testament

From Textus Receptus

Verse 1

The book of the generation. Literally, "the book of birth," or genealogy. This title applies, not to the whole Gospel, but to the tables 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.