The Complete Bullinger Bible Series

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO

MATTHEW.

INTRODUCTORY NOTES.

T

he Divine purpose in the Gospel of MATTHEW is to set forth the Lord as Jehovah’s KING. Hence those events in His ministry are singled out and emphasized which set forth His claims as the Messiah—sent to fulfill all the prophecies concerning Him.

Compared with Mark and Luke, Matthew has no less than thirty-one sections which are peculiar to his Gospel; and all more or less on the King and the Kingdom, which are the special subjects of this Gospel. (See the Companion Bible for the complete list of the thirty-one sections.)

Most of these have to do with the special object of this Gospel. The words and expressions peculiar in this Gospel have the same purpose: such as “the kingdom of heaven”; “Father in heaven”; “son of David”; “the end of the age”; “that it might be fulfilled which was spoken”. Altogether, Matthew has sixty references to the Old Testament, for the Law and the Prophets were fulfilled in the coming of the Messiah.

The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

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THE scroll of the genealogya of Jesus Christb, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.

2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

3 and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Thamar; and Pharez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;

4 and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon;

5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rehab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

6 and Jesse begat David the king; and David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;

7 and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam began Abijam; and Abijam begat Asa;

8 and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram; and Jehoram begat Uzziah;