Episodes

Sunday, 21 July 2024 Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. Matthew 1:14 “And Azor begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud” (CG). The previous verse ended with, “and Eliakim begot Azor.” The genealogy of Jesus continues next with, “And Azor begot Zadok.” Zadok means Righteous or Just, coming from the word tsadeq, to be just. After him, it says, “and Zadok begot Achim.” Achim means Raised Up or Established, either coming from the Hebrew qum, to arise or...

Saturday, 20 July 2024 Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. Matthew 1:13 “And Zerubbabel begot Abiud, and Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor” (CG). The previous verse ended with, “and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel.” Matthew’s genealogy leading to Israel’s Messiah now continues with, “And Zerubbabel begot Abiud.” This listing does not match that of 2 Chronicles 3, which says – “The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel were M...

Friday, 19 July 2024 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel. Matthew 1:12 “And after the Babylon deportation, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel” (CG). The previous verse noted that Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers upon the Babylon deportation. Matthew now continues the narrative, saying, “And after the Babylon deportation, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel.” The name Shealtiel means I Have Asked God, I Have Asked o...

Thursday, 18 July 2024 Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon. Matthew 1:11 “And Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers upon the Babylon deportation” (CG). The previous verse ended with the words, “and Amon begot Josiah.” The listing now continues with, “And Josiah begot Jeconiah.” The record now skips once again. In 2 Kings 23, while referring to Josiah, it says – “Then his servants moved his body in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Je...

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 Hezekiah b egot Manasseh, Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah. Matthew 1:10 “And Hezekiah begot Manasseh, and Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah” (CG). The previous verse ended with “and Ahaz begot Hezekiah.” The record now continues with, “And Hezekiah begot Manasseh.” Manasseh is first mentioned in 2 Kings 9:21. However, the detailed record of his reign begins in 2 Kings 21 – “Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-fi...

Tuesday, 16 July 2024 Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. Matthew 1:9 “And Uzziah begot Jotham, and Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah” (CG). The previous verse finished with the words, “and Joram begot Uzziah.” The ongoing genealogy continues with, “And Uzziah begot Jotham.” The first note of Jotham replacing his father is noted in 2 Kings 15:7. However, the main commentary on his time as king is recorded later in 2 Kings 15 – “In the second year of Pek...

Monday, 15 July 2024 Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. Matthew 1:8 “And Asa begot Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah” (CG). The previous verse finished with the words, “And Abijah begot Asa.” The ongoing genealogy continues with, “And Asa begot Jehoshaphat.” The record of Jehoshaphat is first found in 1 Kings 15:24. However, the narrative at that time switches to the line of the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat is not mentione...

Sunday, 14 July 2024 Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa. Matthew 1:7 “And Solomon begot Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa” (CG). The previous verse finished with the words, “And David, the king, begot Solomon from the of Uriah.” Now, Jesus’ genealogy continues with, “And Solomon begot Rehoboam.” The record of this son is first found in 1 Kings 11 – “Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not wri...

Saturday, 13 July 2024 and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. Matthew 1:6 “And Jesse begot David, the king. And David, the king, begot Solomon from the of Uriah” (CG). The previous verse finished with the begetting of Jesse by Obed. The account continues now with, “And Jesse begot David.” David is first recorded in Ruth 4:17 – “‘There is a son born to Naomi. And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of ...

Friday, 12 July 2024 Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, Matthew 1:5 “And Salmon begot Boaz from Rahab, and Boaz begot Obed from Ruth, and Obed begot Jesse” (CG). The previous verse ended Jesus’ ongoing genealogy with Salmon. That now continues with, “And Salmon begot Boaz.” The narrative of Boaz is highlighted in the book of Ruth. He is first introduced in Ruth 2:1 – “There was a relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimele...

Thursday, 11 July 2024 Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. Matthew 1:4 “And Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon” (CG). The previous verse finished with “and Hezron begot Ram.” Matthew next continues the genealogy with, “And Ram begot Amminadab.” Amminadab is believed to mean either People of the Prince or My Kinsman is Noble. He is first mentioned in Exodus 6:23. He is mentioned quite a few times, but this is because ...

Wednesday, 10 July 2024 Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. Matthew 1:3 “And Judah begot Perez and Zerah from Tamar, and Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram” (CG). It should be noted that the names in the Greek have different spellings. They are transliterated out of Hebrew and into Greek for a Greek audience. From there, the names are then translated into English. To save the trouble of remembering the names as they are recorded from both Hebr...

Tuesday, 9 July 2024 Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. Matthew 1:2 “Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers” (CG). After the introductory verse explaining the two key links in Jesus’ genealogy, Matthew now sets forth to more fully detail the genealogy of Jesus, beginning with the first key link, Abraham. Therefore, he first notes, “Abraham begot Isaac.” Isaac means Laughter. Abraham first bore Ishmael. I...

Monday, 8 July 2024 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: Matthew 1:1 For this commentary, the main verse at the top of each commentary will be from the NKJV. However, at the beginning of the body of each commentary, a personal (literal) translation will be provided as well. This personal translation will be used for the analysis of the commentary. “Scroll: Genealogy Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham” (CG). The book of Matthew begins with a...

Sunday, 7 July 2024 The Book of Matthew; an Introduction – Part III With some of the interesting patterns found within the book of Matthew complete, we now return to finish the list of main purposes for the writing of the book. 4) The Pivotal Placement of Acts: The layout of the Bible forms innumerable patterns. One is seen in the order of how the books are placed, with Matthew beginning a key section of this layout – Tent of Shem: Genesis - Malachi (Law) Synoptic Gospels according to the ...

Saturday, 6 July 2024 The Book of Matthew; an Introduction – Part IId The list of books of the Bible that match the corresponding chapters of the Book of Matthew continues here: --------------------- *Jeremiah (book 24) speaks more of false prophets than any other book in the Bible. Entire sections are dedicated to false prophets and false prophecies. False prophets are even singled out by name several times. Here is a Matthew 24 connection – “At that time many will turn away from the fait...

Friday, 5 July 2024 The Book of Matthew; an Introduction – Part IIc The list of books of the Bible that match the corresponding chapters of the Book of Matthew continues here: ----------------------- *Job (18th book) says – “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. 2 And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. 3 Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five ...

Thursday, 4 July 2024 The Book of Matthew; an Introduction – Part IIb The list of books of the Bible that match the corresponding chapters of the Book of Matthew continues here: ------------------------ *1 Samuel (9th book) contains the following – “As soon as you come into the city, you will surely find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. Now therefore, go ...

Wednesday, 3 July 2024 The Book of Matthew; an Introduction – Part IIa As noted in the first introductory segment, this segment will reveal some of the patterns of Matthew, and how the book fits into the overall structure of how the Bible is laid out. Due to its length, it will be divided into a two-day study. Main Purposes: There are several purposes concerning the need for the Book of Matthew as well as its placement in the Bible. 1) A Depiction of Jesus Christ Given to Assure Believers T...

Tuesday, 2 July 2024 The Book of Matthew; an Introduction The book of Matthew is comprised of 28 chapters of 1071 verses (as in the NKJV). Therefore, a daily evaluation of Matthew, one verse per day, will take approximately 2.93 years to complete, adding in the introduction to the book will take a couple more days. Explanation of the Title: The name, Matthew, is a transliteration of the Greek name Matthaios first found in Matthew 9:9. According to Abarim, the name is derived from the Hebrew ...

Monday, 1 July 2024 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him. Acts 28:31 A more literal rendering is, “Proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching these about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness – unrestrictedly” (CG). In the previous verse, it was noted that Paul dwelt two full years in his own rental while receiving all who came to him. With that remembered, we now come to the final verse in this ...

Sunday, 30 June 2024 Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, Acts 28:30 The Greek more literally reads, “And Paul remained a whole biennium in a personal rental, and welcomed all coming unto him” (CG). In the previous verse, it was seen that as the Jews departed Paul’s house, they had a disputation among themselves. That leads into the next verse which leaves out Paul’s name in some manuscripts. For example, the ESV reads – “He lived there t...

Saturday, 29 June 2024 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves. Acts 28:29 More literally, it reads, “And he, having said these, the Jews departed, having much disputation among themselves” (CG). In the previous verse, Paul proclaimed to the Jews who had heard his presentation of Christ Jesus, “Therefore, be it known to you that the salvation of God was sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear” (CG). Now, Luke records, “And he, having said...

Friday, 28 June 2024 “Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!” Acts 28:28 More literally, it reads, “Therefore, be it known to you that the salvation of God was sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear” (CG). Paul just completed citing the words of Isaiah, noting the hardened state of the Jewish nation. A time will come when they will hear the gospel, but at this time, they are in a state where they are unwilling – as a ...