Heinrich Meyer Commentary - Matthew 1:13 - 1:13

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Heinrich Meyer Commentary - Matthew 1:13 - 1:13


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Mat_1:13. None of the members of the genealogy after Zerubbabel, whose son Abiud is not named in 1Ch_3:19 f. along with the others, occurs in the O. T. The family of David had already fallen into a humble position. But even after the exile, the preservation and, relatively, the restoration of the genealogies remained a subject of national, especially priestly, concern; comp. Joseph, c. Apion. This concern could not but be only all the more lively and active in reference to the house of David, with which the expectation of the Messiah was always connected.