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Matthew 1:18–25

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Matthew 1:18-25

The evangelist narrates the story of Jesus’ birth to Mary by the Holy Spirit. The primary character of this section is Joseph, which flows naturally from the genealogy, as he is a son of David (1:20).1:18 This verse repeats the noun “genesis”/“genealogy” from 1:1, and the introductory clause serves to provide a distinct frame of reference for what follows

and the genealogy as a whole, making it clear that Jesus’ Davidic pedigree is based on his connection to Joseph. As Mary is already betrothed to Joseph, the message is to not be afraid to keep his wife. The verb here is the same as that used in 1:17 and throughout the genealogy, with the language of “from the Spirit” echoing 1:18.

quotation of Isa 7:14 in 1:23, rather than the

Mangum, D. (Ed.). (2020). Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament (Mt 1:18–25). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

νηστεύομαι (mnēsteuomai), μνηστεύω (mnēsteuō): vb.; ≡ Str 3423—LN 34.74 promise in marriage, be pledged to marriage, be betrothed, become engaged (according to ancient cultural customs), (Mt 1:18; Lk 1:27; 2:5+; Mt 1:16 v.r.)

Swanson, J. (1997). Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament) (electronic ed.). Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

μνηστεύομαι: to promise a person for marriage—‘to be engaged, to be promised in marriage.’

Louw, J. P., & Nida, E. A. (1996). Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament: based on semantic domains (electronic ed. of the 2nd edition., Vol. 1, p. 456). New York: United Bible Societies.

Genesis 4:1

Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.”

Genesis 4:17

Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

Deuteronomy 22:20–24

20 But if the thing is true, that evidence of virginity was not found in the young woman, 21 then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has done an outrageous thing in Israel by whoring in her father’s house. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. 22 “If a man is found lying with the wife of another man, both of them shall die, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman. So you shall purge the evil from Israel. 23 “If there is a betrothed virgin, and a man meets her in the city and lies with her, 24 then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones, the young woman because she did not cry for help though she was in the city, and the man because he violated his neighbor’s wife. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.

That the Holy Ghost is a living, conscious Person is plainly implied here, and is elsewhere clearly taught (Acts 5:3, 4, &c.); and that, in the unity of the Godhead, He is distinct both from the Father and the Son, is taught with equal distinctness

Brown, D., Fausset, A. R., & Jamieson, R. (n.d.). A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Matthew–John (Vol. V, p. 3). London; Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Company, Limited. 19. Then Joseph her husband: compare ver. 20, “Mary, thy wife.” Betrothal was, in Jewish law valid marriage. In giving Mary up, therefore, Joseph had to take legal steps to effect the separation.

Brown, D., Fausset, A. R., & Jamieson, R. (n.d.). A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Matthew–John (Vol. V, p. 3). London; Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Company, Limited.by giving her the required writing of divorcement (Deut. 24:1), in presence only of two or three witnesses, and without cause assigned, instead of having her before a magistrate.

A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments, Vol. V: Matthew–John Chapter 1

Greek JESUS—to the awakened and anxious sinner sweetest and most fragrant of all names, expressing so melodiously and briefly His whole saving office and work! for he shall save [αὐτὸς γὰρ σώσει]

A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments, Vol. V: Matthew–John (Chapter 1)

The word “till” does not necessarily imply that they lived on a different footing afterwards (as will be evident from the use of the same word in 1 Sam. 15:35; 2 Sam. 6:23; Matt. 12:20); nor does the word “first-born” decide the much disputed question, whether Mary had any children to Joseph after the birth of Christ; for, as Lightfoot says, ‘The law, in speaking of the first-born, regarded not whether any were born after or no, but only that none were born before.’ (See on ch. 13:55, 56

What do other commentators says about the until of v25?

A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments, Vol. V: Matthew–John Chapter 1

Remarks.—1. Was ever faith more tried than the Virgin’s, when for no fault of hers, but in consequence of an act of God Himself, her conjugal relation to Joseph was allowed to be all but snapped asunder by a legal divorce? Yet how glorious was the reward with which her constancy and patience were at length crowned! And is not this one of the great laws of God’s procedure towards his believing people? Abraham was allowed to do all but sacrifice Isaac (Gen. 22); the last year of the predicted Babylonish captivity had arrived ere any signs of deliverance appeared (Dan. 9:1, 2); the massacre of all the Jews in Persia had all but taken place (Esth. 7; 8); Peter, under Herod Agrippa, was all but brought forth for execution (Acts 12); Paul was all but assassinated by a band of Jewish enemies (Acts 23); Luther all but fell a sacrifice to the machinations of his enemies (1521); and so in cases innumerable since,—of all which it may be said, as in the song of Moses, “The Lord shall judge His people, and repent Himself for His servants, when He seeth that their power is gone” (Deut. 32:36). 2. What divine wisdom was there in the arrangement by which our Lord was born of a betrothed virgin, thus effectually providing against the reproach of illegitimacy, and securing for His Infancy an honourable protection! “This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in working” (Isa. 28:29).

Thomas Jackson- “the first woman conceived death by believing the serpent and practicing according to his counsel before sh had consulted her husband. the blessed virgin conceived the Lord of life by believing the angel. “

Bullinger- Therefore, she will bring forth a son, indeed, not for you- as mothers usually conceive for fathers from fathers themselves but for the whole world.

Samuel Bolton- Christ may be a Jesus to others to save them from trouble but he is a Jesus only to his own people to tave them from sin.”

God with us in our nature yet without sin. It would not have been a sign for her to become pregnant in the normal course.

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