February 23: Daily Bible Reading from The Expositor´s Study Bible
by Jimmy Swaggart
THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED GENESIS
CHAPTER 1
(4004 B.C.)
THE ORIGINAL CREATION
IN the beginning (refers to the beginning of creation, or at least the creation as it refers to this universe; God, unformed, unmade, uncreated, had no beginning; He always was, always is, and always shall be) God (the phrase, “In the beginning God,” explains the first cause of all things as it regards creation) created the heaven and the Earth (could be translated “the heavens and the Earth” because God created the entirety of the universe).
CHAOS
2 And the Earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep (God did not originally create the Earth without form and void; it became this way after a cataclysmic happening; this happening was the revolt of Lucifer against God, which took place some time in the dateless past). And the Spirit of God (Holy Spirit) moved upon the face of the waters (the moving of the Holy Spirit signified and signifies the beginning of life).
FIRST DAY
3 And God said (presents the manner in which creation or re-creation was carried out; some ten times this phrase is used, and in the exact manner, with the exception of the last time, where it says, “And the LORD God said” [Gen. 2:18]), Let there be light: and there was light (God is the essence of light [Jn. 1:4-9]; God’s Word is of such magnitude that light continues to expand in the universe at the rate of 186,000 miles a second). 4 And God saw the light, that it was good (it did what it was designed to do): and God divided the light from the darkness (simply refers to the fact that there were now periods of light and darkness; darkness is simply the absence of light). 5 And God called the light Day (a character description), and the darkness He called Night (has to do with the revolution of the Earth). And the evening and the morning were the first day (literal 24-hour days).
SECOND DAY
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters (refers to an expanse between the waters, so to speak, called “the atmosphere”), and let it divide the waters from the waters (water in the rain clouds and water on the Earth). 7 And God made the firmament (there is a difference in “made” and “created”; “made” refers to something already created, but brought back to a useful existence), and divided the waters which were under the firmament (oceans, seas, rivers, etc.) from the waters which were above the firmament (water in the clouds, which comes down upon the Earth): and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament heaven (the word as used here pertains to the atmosphere around the Earth). And the evening and the morning were the second day (a 24-hour time frame).
THIRD DAY
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place (refers to the places designed for the waters on the Earth, seas, oceans, rivers, etc.), and let the dry land appear: and it was so (refers to the continents being formed, which necessitated great convulsions on the Earth). 10 And God called the dry land Earth (refers to the Supreme Being naming what He had created); and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas: and God saw that it was good (Divine approval). 11 And God said, Let the Earth bring forth grass (a carpet), the herb yielding seed (vegetables), and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind (indicates that the different species of plants are already fixed), whose seed is in itself, upon the Earth: and it was so (the modern dogma of the origin of species by development is unbiblical). 12 And the Earth brought forth grass (at the Word of God), and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind (the first creation of plant life did not come from seed, but that it came into being through the power of the Word): and God saw that it was good (pertains not only to the fact of creation, but as well the order of creation). 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day (on this day was the first creation of life, i.e., “the plants, etc.”).
FOURTH DAY
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night (God is not here creating the sun, moon, and stars, that having already been done “in the beginning”); and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years (refers in essence to “time”): 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the Earth: and it was so (proclaims the fact that God said it, and His glorious Word contained such power that these planetary bodies will ever carry out their prescribed function). 16 And God made two great lights (the sun and the moon); the greater light to rule the day (the sun), and the lesser light to rule the night (in fact, the moon has no light within itself; it is a reflection of the sun, hence much lesser, exactly as the Scripture says): He made the stars also (God “created” the sun, moon, and stars at some unknown period of time “in the beginning,” and afterwards, when preparing the Earth for man, He “made,” i.e., “pointed them in relation to the Earth [regulated them] as light-holders, as measurers of time, and as vehicles of revelation” [Ps. 19]). 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the Earth (refers to their function), 18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good (everything is now set for animate life, i.e., “animal life as opposed to plant life”). 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
FIFTH DAY
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the Earth in the open firmament of heaven (here the creatures of the sea are distinguished from all previous creations, and in particular from vegetation, as being possessed of a vital principle; this does not, of course, contradict the well-known Truth that plants are living organisms; only that the life principle of the animal kingdom is different from that of the vegetable kingdom). 21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good (some ten times in the First Chapter of Genesis, the phrase, “after his kind,” or similar is used; this completely shoots down the theory of evolution; Science has never been able to cross that barrier and, in fact, will never be able; in other words, there is no such thing as an animal that is half fish and half land animal; as well, there is no such thing as a fish that is half whale and half shark; the barrier regarding the different “kinds” remains, and ever shall remain). 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the Earth (it may be asked as why God did not bless the plant life? of them Moses simply says that God saw that it was good, but He did not bless them; but here, God begins a new way of propagation, namely, that from living bodies come forth other similar living bodies, which is not true of trees and plants; the pear tree, for example, does not bring forth another pear tree, but only a pear, while a bird produces a bird and a fish a fish, etc.; here, then, is a new creative work, for a living body propagates others out of itself; in fact, the Blessing of God means propagation; His Blessing is just as powerful to propagate as His curse is to cut off). 23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
THE SIXTH DAY
24 And God said, Let the Earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the Earth after his kind: and it was so (proclaims the fact that God leaves nothing empty that He has made, but furnishes all with His store and riches). 25 And God made the beast of the Earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creeps upon the Earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good (tells us unequivocally that God designed each species of the animal kingdom in such a way that it cannot be crossed). 26 And God said, Let Us make man in Our Image, after Our Likeness (the creation of man was preceded by a Divine consultation; as well, the pronouns “Us” and “Our” proclaim the consultation held by the Three Persons of the Divine Trinity, Who were One in the creative work; “image” and “likeness” enable us to have fellowship with God; however, it does not mean we are gods, or can become gods; “in Our Image after Our Likeness” actually refers to true Righteousness and Holiness [Eph. 4:24]): and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the Earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the Earth (this dominion was given by God to man, and is always subject to God; the relationship of man to the balance of creation is now defined to be one of rule and supremacy; the sphere of His lordship is from the lowest to the highest of the subjects placed beneath his sway). 27 So God created man in His Own Image (the word “man” should have the definite article, and should read “the man,” that is, Adam — the same man Adam spoken of in 2:7; these are not, therefore, two accounts of the creation of man, but one Divine statement), in the Image of God created He him (the Image of God was lost at the Fall; however, the restoration of the Image was carried out at the Cross, but the completion of that restoration will not take place until the First Resurrection); male and female created He them (represents, at least as far as we know, the first time that God has created the female gender, at least as it regards intelligent beings; there is no record of any female Angels). 28 And God blessed them (again, speaks of the ability to reproduce), and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the Earth (the word “replenish” carries the idea of a former creation on the Earth before Adam and Eve; according to Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28, Lucifer ruled this world for an undetermined period of time, and did so in Righteousness and Holiness as a beautiful Angel created by God; if, in fact, he did rule the world at that time, it would stand to reason that there had to be some type of creation on the Earth for him to rule; the word “replenish” refers to that creation), and subdue it (and that man has done; however, he would have done it much sooner, but for the Fall): and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the Earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the Earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat (refers to the fact that both animals and mankind were vegetarians before the Fall; incidentally, this was changed after the flood [Gen. 9:3]). 30 And to every beast of the Earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creeps upon the Earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so (this tells us that animals were not originally created as predators; in other words, all animals were then vegetarian as well, which means that all, and not just some, were docile). 31 And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good (means that it was not simply good, but good exceedingly; it is not man alone whom God surveys, but the completed cosmos, with man as its crown and glory). And the evening and the morning were the sixth day (the word “evening” signified the fact that the new day began at sunset, instead of 12 midnight as it presently does in our reckoning of time).
THE BOOK OF PSALMS
PSALM 1
THE GENESIS BOOK: THE BLESSEDNESS OF CHRIST
BLESSED (happy) is the Man (Christ Jesus, Who is our Representative Man [I Cor. 15:47]) Who walks (orders His lifestyle) not in the counsel of the ungodly (but according to the Word of God), nor stands in the way of sinners (doesn’t trod the evil path of sin), nor sits in the seat of the scornful (but rather evidences Faith in God. All 150 Psalms point to Christ, with the exception of the parts that point to the Evil One and his followers. As the Gospels proclaim the acts of Christ, the Psalms portray His Heart, in either His Atoning, Mediatorial, or Intercessory Work). 2 But His (our Lord’s) delight is in the Law of the LORD (God’s Word [119:97-108]); and in His Law does He meditate day and night (this was the manner of Christ as our Representative Man in His Earthly sojourn; as our example, it is meant to be our practice as well). 3 And He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water (symbol of the Holy Spirit [Jn. 7:37-39]), that brings forth His fruit in His season (Jn. 15:1-8); his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever He does shall prosper (“His Leaf” corresponds with the “Tree of Life”; everything that man does dies; everything Jesus does lives forever and is blessed).
THE MISERY OF THE UNRIGHTEOUS
4 The ungodly are not so (speaks primarily of the Antichrist; however, it includes all who follow Satan): but are like the chaff which the wind drives away (no matter how rich, famous, or powerful the ungodly might be, the Lord refers to them as “chaff”). 5 Therefore the ungodly (the Antichrist) shall not stand in the judgment (will not be able to pass muster, so to speak), nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous (only those who follow the “Blessed Man,” Who is Christ, are judged as righteous). 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous (Christ and all who follow Him): but the way of the ungodly (the Antichrist) shall perish (it’s either Christ or the Antichrist!).
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
THE Book (account) of the generation (lineage) of Jesus Christ (Saviour, Messiah), the Son of David, the Son of Abraham (the Incarnation, God becoming man [Isa. 7:14; II Sam. 7:16, 19; Gen. 12:1-3; 17:7; Gal. 3:16]). 2 Abraham begat (fathered) 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 Boaz of Rahab (Rahab was not the actual mother of Boaz, but his mother several times removed); and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her who had been the wife of Uriah; 7 And Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; 8 And Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat 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 (about 593 B.C.): 12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zerubbabel; 13 And Zerubbabel 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; 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus (Saviour), Who is called Christ (the Anointed, the Messiah). 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 BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST
18 Now the Birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as His Mother Mary was espoused (engaged) to Joseph, before they came together (before they were married), she was found with Child of the Holy Spirit (by decree of the Holy Spirit). 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily (to quietly break the engagement). 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto you Mary your wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 And she shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call His Name JESUS (Saviour): for He shall save His people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the Prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a Virgin shall be with Child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His Name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us (Isa. 7:14). 24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the Angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife (immediately went ahead with the wedding ceremony): 25 And knew her not (had no sexual relations with her) till she had brought forth her Firstborn Son: and he called His Name JESUS (meaning Saviour; after the Birth of Christ, Joseph did have relations with Mary, with four other boys being born, and several sisters [Mat. 13:55-56]).
by Jimmy Swaggart
THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED GENESIS
CHAPTER 1
(4004 B.C.)
THE ORIGINAL CREATION
IN the beginning (refers to the beginning of creation, or at least the creation as it refers to this universe; God, unformed, unmade, uncreated, had no beginning; He always was, always is, and always shall be) God (the phrase, “In the beginning God,” explains the first cause of all things as it regards creation) created the heaven and the Earth (could be translated “the heavens and the Earth” because God created the entirety of the universe).
CHAOS
2 And the Earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep (God did not originally create the Earth without form and void; it became this way after a cataclysmic happening; this happening was the revolt of Lucifer against God, which took place some time in the dateless past). And the Spirit of God (Holy Spirit) moved upon the face of the waters (the moving of the Holy Spirit signified and signifies the beginning of life).
FIRST DAY
3 And God said (presents the manner in which creation or re-creation was carried out; some ten times this phrase is used, and in the exact manner, with the exception of the last time, where it says, “And the LORD God said” [Gen. 2:18]), Let there be light: and there was light (God is the essence of light [Jn. 1:4-9]; God’s Word is of such magnitude that light continues to expand in the universe at the rate of 186,000 miles a second). 4 And God saw the light, that it was good (it did what it was designed to do): and God divided the light from the darkness (simply refers to the fact that there were now periods of light and darkness; darkness is simply the absence of light). 5 And God called the light Day (a character description), and the darkness He called Night (has to do with the revolution of the Earth). And the evening and the morning were the first day (literal 24-hour days).
SECOND DAY
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters (refers to an expanse between the waters, so to speak, called “the atmosphere”), and let it divide the waters from the waters (water in the rain clouds and water on the Earth). 7 And God made the firmament (there is a difference in “made” and “created”; “made” refers to something already created, but brought back to a useful existence), and divided the waters which were under the firmament (oceans, seas, rivers, etc.) from the waters which were above the firmament (water in the clouds, which comes down upon the Earth): and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament heaven (the word as used here pertains to the atmosphere around the Earth). And the evening and the morning were the second day (a 24-hour time frame).
THIRD DAY
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place (refers to the places designed for the waters on the Earth, seas, oceans, rivers, etc.), and let the dry land appear: and it was so (refers to the continents being formed, which necessitated great convulsions on the Earth). 10 And God called the dry land Earth (refers to the Supreme Being naming what He had created); and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas: and God saw that it was good (Divine approval). 11 And God said, Let the Earth bring forth grass (a carpet), the herb yielding seed (vegetables), and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind (indicates that the different species of plants are already fixed), whose seed is in itself, upon the Earth: and it was so (the modern dogma of the origin of species by development is unbiblical). 12 And the Earth brought forth grass (at the Word of God), and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind (the first creation of plant life did not come from seed, but that it came into being through the power of the Word): and God saw that it was good (pertains not only to the fact of creation, but as well the order of creation). 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day (on this day was the first creation of life, i.e., “the plants, etc.”).
FOURTH DAY
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night (God is not here creating the sun, moon, and stars, that having already been done “in the beginning”); and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years (refers in essence to “time”): 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the Earth: and it was so (proclaims the fact that God said it, and His glorious Word contained such power that these planetary bodies will ever carry out their prescribed function). 16 And God made two great lights (the sun and the moon); the greater light to rule the day (the sun), and the lesser light to rule the night (in fact, the moon has no light within itself; it is a reflection of the sun, hence much lesser, exactly as the Scripture says): He made the stars also (God “created” the sun, moon, and stars at some unknown period of time “in the beginning,” and afterwards, when preparing the Earth for man, He “made,” i.e., “pointed them in relation to the Earth [regulated them] as light-holders, as measurers of time, and as vehicles of revelation” [Ps. 19]). 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the Earth (refers to their function), 18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good (everything is now set for animate life, i.e., “animal life as opposed to plant life”). 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
FIFTH DAY
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the Earth in the open firmament of heaven (here the creatures of the sea are distinguished from all previous creations, and in particular from vegetation, as being possessed of a vital principle; this does not, of course, contradict the well-known Truth that plants are living organisms; only that the life principle of the animal kingdom is different from that of the vegetable kingdom). 21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good (some ten times in the First Chapter of Genesis, the phrase, “after his kind,” or similar is used; this completely shoots down the theory of evolution; Science has never been able to cross that barrier and, in fact, will never be able; in other words, there is no such thing as an animal that is half fish and half land animal; as well, there is no such thing as a fish that is half whale and half shark; the barrier regarding the different “kinds” remains, and ever shall remain). 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the Earth (it may be asked as why God did not bless the plant life? of them Moses simply says that God saw that it was good, but He did not bless them; but here, God begins a new way of propagation, namely, that from living bodies come forth other similar living bodies, which is not true of trees and plants; the pear tree, for example, does not bring forth another pear tree, but only a pear, while a bird produces a bird and a fish a fish, etc.; here, then, is a new creative work, for a living body propagates others out of itself; in fact, the Blessing of God means propagation; His Blessing is just as powerful to propagate as His curse is to cut off). 23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
THE SIXTH DAY
24 And God said, Let the Earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the Earth after his kind: and it was so (proclaims the fact that God leaves nothing empty that He has made, but furnishes all with His store and riches). 25 And God made the beast of the Earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creeps upon the Earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good (tells us unequivocally that God designed each species of the animal kingdom in such a way that it cannot be crossed). 26 And God said, Let Us make man in Our Image, after Our Likeness (the creation of man was preceded by a Divine consultation; as well, the pronouns “Us” and “Our” proclaim the consultation held by the Three Persons of the Divine Trinity, Who were One in the creative work; “image” and “likeness” enable us to have fellowship with God; however, it does not mean we are gods, or can become gods; “in Our Image after Our Likeness” actually refers to true Righteousness and Holiness [Eph. 4:24]): and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the Earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the Earth (this dominion was given by God to man, and is always subject to God; the relationship of man to the balance of creation is now defined to be one of rule and supremacy; the sphere of His lordship is from the lowest to the highest of the subjects placed beneath his sway). 27 So God created man in His Own Image (the word “man” should have the definite article, and should read “the man,” that is, Adam — the same man Adam spoken of in 2:7; these are not, therefore, two accounts of the creation of man, but one Divine statement), in the Image of God created He him (the Image of God was lost at the Fall; however, the restoration of the Image was carried out at the Cross, but the completion of that restoration will not take place until the First Resurrection); male and female created He them (represents, at least as far as we know, the first time that God has created the female gender, at least as it regards intelligent beings; there is no record of any female Angels). 28 And God blessed them (again, speaks of the ability to reproduce), and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the Earth (the word “replenish” carries the idea of a former creation on the Earth before Adam and Eve; according to Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28, Lucifer ruled this world for an undetermined period of time, and did so in Righteousness and Holiness as a beautiful Angel created by God; if, in fact, he did rule the world at that time, it would stand to reason that there had to be some type of creation on the Earth for him to rule; the word “replenish” refers to that creation), and subdue it (and that man has done; however, he would have done it much sooner, but for the Fall): and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the Earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the Earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat (refers to the fact that both animals and mankind were vegetarians before the Fall; incidentally, this was changed after the flood [Gen. 9:3]). 30 And to every beast of the Earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creeps upon the Earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so (this tells us that animals were not originally created as predators; in other words, all animals were then vegetarian as well, which means that all, and not just some, were docile). 31 And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good (means that it was not simply good, but good exceedingly; it is not man alone whom God surveys, but the completed cosmos, with man as its crown and glory). And the evening and the morning were the sixth day (the word “evening” signified the fact that the new day began at sunset, instead of 12 midnight as it presently does in our reckoning of time).
THE BOOK OF PSALMS
PSALM 1
THE GENESIS BOOK: THE BLESSEDNESS OF CHRIST
BLESSED (happy) is the Man (Christ Jesus, Who is our Representative Man [I Cor. 15:47]) Who walks (orders His lifestyle) not in the counsel of the ungodly (but according to the Word of God), nor stands in the way of sinners (doesn’t trod the evil path of sin), nor sits in the seat of the scornful (but rather evidences Faith in God. All 150 Psalms point to Christ, with the exception of the parts that point to the Evil One and his followers. As the Gospels proclaim the acts of Christ, the Psalms portray His Heart, in either His Atoning, Mediatorial, or Intercessory Work). 2 But His (our Lord’s) delight is in the Law of the LORD (God’s Word [119:97-108]); and in His Law does He meditate day and night (this was the manner of Christ as our Representative Man in His Earthly sojourn; as our example, it is meant to be our practice as well). 3 And He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water (symbol of the Holy Spirit [Jn. 7:37-39]), that brings forth His fruit in His season (Jn. 15:1-8); his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever He does shall prosper (“His Leaf” corresponds with the “Tree of Life”; everything that man does dies; everything Jesus does lives forever and is blessed).
THE MISERY OF THE UNRIGHTEOUS
4 The ungodly are not so (speaks primarily of the Antichrist; however, it includes all who follow Satan): but are like the chaff which the wind drives away (no matter how rich, famous, or powerful the ungodly might be, the Lord refers to them as “chaff”). 5 Therefore the ungodly (the Antichrist) shall not stand in the judgment (will not be able to pass muster, so to speak), nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous (only those who follow the “Blessed Man,” Who is Christ, are judged as righteous). 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous (Christ and all who follow Him): but the way of the ungodly (the Antichrist) shall perish (it’s either Christ or the Antichrist!).
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
MATTHEW
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 1
(A.D. 1)
THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST
THE Book (account) of the generation (lineage) of Jesus Christ (Saviour, Messiah), the Son of David, the Son of Abraham (the Incarnation, God becoming man [Isa. 7:14; II Sam. 7:16, 19; Gen. 12:1-3; 17:7; Gal. 3:16]). 2 Abraham begat (fathered) 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 Boaz of Rahab (Rahab was not the actual mother of Boaz, but his mother several times removed); and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her who had been the wife of Uriah; 7 And Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; 8 And Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat 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 (about 593 B.C.): 12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zerubbabel; 13 And Zerubbabel 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; 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus (Saviour), Who is called Christ (the Anointed, the Messiah). 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 BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST
18 Now the Birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as His Mother Mary was espoused (engaged) to Joseph, before they came together (before they were married), she was found with Child of the Holy Spirit (by decree of the Holy Spirit). 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily (to quietly break the engagement). 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto you Mary your wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 And she shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call His Name JESUS (Saviour): for He shall save His people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the Prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a Virgin shall be with Child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His Name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us (Isa. 7:14). 24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the Angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife (immediately went ahead with the wedding ceremony): 25 And knew her not (had no sexual relations with her) till she had brought forth her Firstborn Son: and he called His Name JESUS (meaning Saviour; after the Birth of Christ, Joseph did have relations with Mary, with four other boys being born, and several sisters [Mat. 13:55-56]).
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