A Study of the Scriptures: The New Testament.

A Study of the Scriptures: The New Testament.

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Mat 1:1 "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Mat 1:2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
Mat 1:3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
Mat 1:4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
Mat 1:5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Mat 1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
Mat 1:7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
Mat 1:8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
Mat 1:9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
Mat 1:10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
Mat 1:11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
Mat 1:12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
Mat 1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
Mat 1:14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
Mat 1:15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
Mat 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ."

The Bible said:

"The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham." (Matthew 1:1).

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My Commentary:

Jesus is in the royal line of David, and of the father of the Jewish faith, Abraham.

The Bible said:

2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;" (Matthew 1:2-15).

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Commentary:

Most do not know that the text of the genealogy of Jesus Christ in Matthew is divisible by seven in a ton of different ways. To learn more about this, check out this video here by Chuck Missler:


Side Note: Please keep in mind that I do not agree with everything Chuck teaches; Especially his view in Eternal Security or Belief Alone-ism (For I believe the Bible teaches that a believer can fall away, and that they need works of faith after they are saved by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ).

The Bible said:

"And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ." (Matthew 1:16).

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My Commentary:

Joseph is the step father only of Jesus. Jesus did not have a human father and he was born by way of Mary while she was still a virgin. It was a miracle. Jesus coming into the world. He was a miracle in His coming to the Earth, and He would achieve a miracle at the end of His life by providing a way of salvation for mankind (with his death and resurrection).

LittleLambofJesus said:

Just a quick question. How much of the New Testament are you going to be putting up?

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My attempt is to get through the whole New Testament (Lord willing). But I would desire to do this in the order of how our Bibles are arranged to keep things simple. Any edifying comments are welcome. If there is a disagreement between us, I propose that one of us leave a link to another thread so as to debate it elsewhere and not here.

Mat 1:17 "So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations."

The Bible said:

"So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations." (Matthew 1:17).

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My Commentary:

It is interesting that there are three pairs of 14 here. The number 14 means deliverance or salvation in the Bible. The 14th was the day that the Israelites were delivered out of the slavery from Egypt.

"That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped." (Exodus 12:27).

" In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover."
(Leviticus 23:5).

Jesus is our Passover Lamb and deliverance who would take away the sins of the world.

"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins." (Matthew 1:21).

The reason for the appearance of the "number 14" three times (as a part of Jesus's genealogy) is that one of the meanings for the number 3 is the resurrection. So Jesus's death as the Passover Lamb (The 14th of Nissan) would be repeated three times, a picture of the resurrection.

So this would be a picture of the gospel.

So the very line of Christ speaks of what Christ would do to save mankind.

Side Note:

Please keep in mind that I do not believe numbers should guide our life. I also do not believe numbers should be used to tell the future, either. Such things are of the occult. I believe the Bible tells us to count or to count numbers (within the Scriptures) as a part of wisdom (See Revelation 13:18, Ecclesiastes 7:25, and Ecclesiastes 7:27). Personally, I see Bible numbers primarily as a showing that God's Word (the Scriptures) is divine in origin.

LittleLambofJesus said:

Have you ever looked at a four-fold Gospel?

Four Fold Gospel

J. W. McGarvey and Philip Y. Pendleton (1914)

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

• 
  Title Page
  Original Copyright Page
  Introduction

• 
  Part First: The Period of Christ's Life Prior to His Ministry
  Part Second: Beginning of the Ministry of John the Baptist
  Part Third: Beginning of Our Lord's Ministry
  Part Fourth: From the First to the Second Passover
  Part Fifth: From Second Passover Until Third
  Part Sixth: From Third Passover Until Arrival at Bethany
  Part Seventh: Last Week of Our Lord's Ministry
  Part Eighth: Our Lord's Resurrection, Appearances, and Ascension

• 
  Index

P A R T F I R S T.
THE PERIOD OF CHRIST'S LIFE PRIOR TO
HIS MINISTRY. I.
LUKE'S PREFACE AND DEDICATION.
cLUKE I. 1-4.*

c1 Forasmuch as many [of whom we know nothing and have even no tradition] have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled [completed, or accomplished according to the divine will] among us, 2 even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses [the apostles were necessarily such and there were some few others--Acts i. 21-23] and ministers of the word [the apostles were ministers, and not ecclesiastical dignitaries], 3; it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first [and being therefore thoroughly fitted to write the gospel], to write unto thee in order [not in chronological, but in topical order], most excellent Theophilus [Luke also dedicated the Book of Acts to this man. Nothing is known of Theophilus, but he is supposed to have been a Greek of high official rank]; 4 that thou mightest know the certainty [might have a [1] fixed written record, and not trust to a floating, variable tradition or a treacherous memory] concerning the things [the gospel facts] wherein thou wast instructed.

* NOTE.--The four Gospels are respectively represented in this volume by the superior letters a, b, c, and d; and variations in the readings of the four Gospels are inserted in braces, thus: { }.
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iamlamad said: ↑
Have any of you seen "the Life of Christ in Stereo?"
It is one of the best, in my opinion, combining of the gospels.

It is not perfect, but it has the entire olivet discourse put together.

Life of Christ in Stereo: The Four Gospels Combined As One by Johnston M. Cheney
The Four Gospels Speak in Harmony

"The author has coordinated the four Gospels in such a way that the different accounts supplement each other and give us a fully developed picture of the life of our Lord. The book is particularly important for those who think there may be discrepancies in the four Gospels. ... Google Books
Originally published: 1969
Author: Johnston M. Cheney
Editor: Stanley A. Ellisen

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I recently acquired the CSB Christ Chronological Bible.


Each gospel is colored coded uniquely to identify it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/143364603X/

I also have the gospels interwoven book by Kermit Zarley.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0896933016/

This book actually gets rid of repeat stuff and it reads as one gospel story. It tries to integrate everything of the 4 gospels into one book.

I think each gospel has it's own unique flavor and theme.
Matthew was written for a Jewish audience who favored genealogies.
Matthew also was the gospel that focused on money the most, as well.
So it was speaking to the Jews and the problems that they had.
Matthew had a ton of OT references, so as to tie it to the Jew's promised Messiah (JESUS). It makes sense that Matthew is the first gospel in the order of our Bible. For Jesus came first for the Jews and then later for the Gentiles.

LittleLambofJesus said:

Thanks for those references.I just went to look at those online. I didn't realize there were so many of them.

I delve into the Greek a lot and do my own translation, so these might help.
Luke is my favorite Gospel [and the one I would translate if I had a choice], followed by John and of course I love the book of Acts!
Sorry to derail your thread. I can delete my posts if you request it.

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I love the gospel of John the best. For one, it is the gospel that focuses on the deity of Jesus Christ. Second, John is a straight shooter and he does not beat around the bush at what he is trying to say. So he is easy to understand. John was also one of the sons of thunder (i.e. a part of Jesus's core inner group of 3: Peter, James, and John). Matthew was a tax collector, and so it is probably why his gospel focuses on money more than any other gospel.

Jonaitis said:

Jason,

Why is Matthew's genealogy abridged, with missing names? Why is David's name mentioned twice for the first two groups? I don't mean to discount Matthew, I believe it completely, but this has been something brought up many times in the past. I've heard answers, but they don't seem too satisfactory.

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While I could be wrong, this sounds like a disagreement or debate rather than an honest question (Seeking to defend the Bible). While I do know much about the Bible, I do not know everything. For we know in part and we prophecy in part. I take it by faith that God did not make a mistake in preserving His Word on these particular points. Where humans may see error, it is only in the perception of their own mind and no actual errors truly exist in God's Holy Word. Anyways, if you disagree or want to debate further, I would ask you to start a thread on this topic, and simply post the link here if folks want to debate this particular issue. Currently, it's not my cup of tea at the moment.

May God bless you.

Jonaitis said:

In good conscience, this was an honest question looking for a serious answer as someone concerned about a passage like this brought up by skeptics. This is suppose to be a exposition of the Scriptures, and I was just curious. If this one thing causes suspicion, then I'm out of here...

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Sorry, for my suspicious nature. It's just I run into so many Christians over the years who are skeptical of what the Bible says. For many I have ran into think that it has errors within it (When I do not believe that).

As for an answer to your question:
Well, sorry, my friend; At the moment, I do not have an answer for this.

Blessings to you in the Lord.

Jonaitis said:

I do not believe Matthew is erroneous, I am just trying to figure out how to answer this, especially to those who are Jewish who I have talked to. My guess, which may be wrong, is that "generation" must cover a span of time, rather than a strict single individual, and we read in the OT that some kings in Judah did not reign more than a year or several years, while others reigned for more than 20 years. I am wondering if these individuals make up what would have been fourteen generations.

I mean, if someone reigns 40 years, his son reigns 2 years, then his son reigns 40 years, can that be really called three generations? I don't know, but that was something I was thinking might be an answer to this abridgment of the genealogy.

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This may or may not help, but whenever I have run into conundrums or challenges in the Bible, I asked the Lord repeatedly for the answer. Sometimes the answer would come weeks later, and sometimes it would come months later, or even years. But I believed that God would answer me in His timing; And He does.

Here are some supposed contradictions God helped me to resolve over the years (If you are interested).

https://www.christianforums.com/thr...t-supposed-contradictions-in-the-kjv.8035969/

Jonaitis said:

Thanks, I look into that...

I was hoping for a fruitful discussion, as I thought this thread was about.

But, thanks Jason, I'll look at that...

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Your most welcome.

May God bless you greatly.

Carl Emerson said:

Hi there,

I notice in the NT Paul refers to Abraham as the father of all who have faith. This would include new covenant believers and not just Jews. Can you comment on this.

Blessings,

Carl Emerson.

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I do have an answer for this, but I was hoping to save this comment for my commentary on the Old Testament (Genesis). I have a while to go before I get to that point.