Matthew 1:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 1:18

16 And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of ^aMary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations.

Christ Born of Mary

18 Now the ^abirth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child ^bof the Holy Spirit.

19 Then Joseph her husband, being¹ a just man, and not wanting ^ato make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.

20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, ^afor that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

21 ^aAnd she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name¹ Jesus, ^bfor He will save His people from their sins.”

22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:

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And the angel here basically gives you the definition of the name Joshua or Jesus—Savior. But he adds on that the salvation—notice this—right away, from the very beginning, He was not to save them as a nation. That was not His reason for coming that time. He was coming to save them from their sins. He was coming for a spiritual reason. To be the sacrifice for sins, not to be the conquering king that would take the nation back to the throne of David and ruling themselves. It was never part of the mission. Not the first time.

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