Matthew 1:9

And Ozias begat Joatham,.... Called Jotham, Kg2 15:7 him Ozias begat of Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok, Kg2 15:33.

And Joatham begat Achaz, or Ahaz, Kg2 15:38 to him the sign was given, and the…

These verses contain the genealogy of Jesus. Luke also Luke 3 gives a genealogy of the Messiah. No two passages of Scripture have caused more difficulty than these, and various attempts have been made…

Concerning this genealogy of our Saviour, observe,

I. The title of it. It is the book (or the account, as the Hebrew word sepher, a book, sometimes signifies) of the generation of Jesus Christ, of his…