BIBLE IN TEN

Sunday, 21 July 2024   Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. Matthew 1:14   “And Azor begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud” (CG).   The previous verse ended with, “and Eliakim begot Azor.” The genealogy of Jesus continues next with, “And Azor begot Zadok.”   Zadok means Righteous or Just, coming from the word tsadeq, to be just. After him, it says, “and Z...

Saturday, 20 July 2024   Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. Matthew 1:13   “And Zerubbabel begot Abiud, and Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor” (CG).   The previous verse ended with, “and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel.” Matthew’s genealogy leading to Israel’s Messiah now continues with, “And Zerubbabel begot Abiud.”   This listing does not match that of 2 Ch...

Friday, 19 July 2024   And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel. Matthew 1:12   “And after the Babylon deportation, Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot Zerubbabel” (CG).   The previous verse noted that Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers upon the Babylon deportation. Matthew now continues the narrative, saying, “And after the Bab...

Thursday, 18 July 2024   Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon. Matthew 1:11   “And Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers upon the Babylon deportation” (CG).   The previous verse ended with the words, “and Amon begot Josiah.” The listing now continues with, “And Josiah begot Jeconiah.”   The record now skips once again. In 2 Kings 23, while referr...

Wednesday, 17 July 2024   Hezekiah b egot Manasseh, Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah. Matthew 1:10   “And Hezekiah begot Manasseh, and Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot Josiah” (CG).   The previous verse ended with “and Ahaz begot Hezekiah.” The record now continues with, “And Hezekiah begot Manasseh.”   Manasseh is first mentioned in 2 Kings 9:21. However, the detailed record of his r...

Tuesday, 16 July 2024   Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. Matthew 1:9   “And Uzziah begot Jotham, and Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah” (CG).   The previous verse finished with the words, “and Joram begot Uzziah.” The ongoing genealogy continues with, “And Uzziah begot Jotham.”   The first note of Jotham replacing his father is noted in 2 Kings 15:7. Howeve...

Monday, 15 July 2024   Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. Matthew 1:8   “And Asa begot Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah” (CG).   The previous verse finished with the words, “And Abijah begot Asa.” The ongoing genealogy continues with, “And Asa begot Jehoshaphat.”   The record of Jehoshaphat is first found in 1 Kings 15:24. Howeve...

Sunday, 14 July 2024   Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa. Matthew 1:7   “And Solomon begot Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa” (CG).   The previous verse finished with the words, “And David, the king, begot Solomon from the of Uriah.” Now, Jesus’ genealogy continues with, “And Solomon begot Rehoboam.”   The record of this son is first found...

Saturday, 13 July 2024   and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. Matthew 1:6   “And Jesse begot David, the king. And David, the king, begot Solomon from the of Uriah” (CG).   The previous verse finished with the begetting of Jesse by Obed. The account continues now with, “And Jesse begot David.”   David is first recorded in Ruth 4:17 –  ...

Friday, 12 July 2024   Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, Matthew 1:5   “And Salmon begot Boaz from Rahab, and Boaz begot Obed from Ruth, and Obed begot Jesse” (CG).   The previous verse ended Jesus’ ongoing genealogy with Salmon. That now continues with, “And Salmon begot Boaz.”   The narrative of Boaz is highlighted in the book of Ruth. He is first introduced...

Thursday, 11 July 2024   Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. Matthew 1:4   “And Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon” (CG).   The previous verse finished with “and Hezron begot Ram.” Matthew next continues the genealogy with, “And Ram begot Amminadab.”   Amminadab is believed to mean either People of the Prince or My Kinsman...

Wednesday, 10 July 2024   Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. Matthew 1:3   “And Judah begot Perez and Zerah from Tamar, and Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram” (CG).   It should be noted that the names in the Greek have different spellings. They are transliterated out of Hebrew and into Greek for a Greek audience. From there, the names are then tr...

Tuesday, 9 July 2024   Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. Matthew 1:2   “Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers” (CG).   After the introductory verse explaining the two key links in Jesus’ genealogy, Matthew now sets forth to more fully detail the genealogy of Jesus, beginning with the first key link, Abraham....

Monday, 8 July 2024   The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: Matthew 1:1   For this commentary, the main verse at the top of each commentary will be from the NKJV. However, at the beginning of the body of each commentary, a personal (literal) translation will be provided as well. This personal translation will be used for the analysis of the commentary.  ...

Sunday, 7 July 2024   The Book of Matthew; an Introduction – Part III   With some of the interesting patterns found within the book of Matthew complete, we now return to finish the list of main purposes for the writing of the book.   4) The Pivotal Placement of Acts: The layout of the Bible forms innumerable patterns. One is seen in the order of how the books are placed, with Matthew beginning a k...

Saturday, 6 July 2024   The Book of Matthew; an Introduction – Part IId   The list of books of the Bible that match the corresponding chapters of the Book of Matthew continues here:   --------------------- *Jeremiah (book 24) speaks more of false prophets than any other book in the Bible. Entire sections are dedicated to false prophets and false prophecies. False prophets are even singled out by n...

Friday, 5 July 2024   The Book of Matthew; an Introduction – Part IIc   The list of books of the Bible that match the corresponding chapters of the Book of Matthew continues here:   ----------------------- *Job (18th book) says –   “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. 2 And seven sons and three daug...

Thursday, 4 July 2024   The Book of Matthew; an Introduction – Part IIb   The list of books of the Bible that match the corresponding chapters of the Book of Matthew continues here:   ------------------------ *1 Samuel (9th book) contains the following –   “As soon as you come into the city, you will surely find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat until he c...

Wednesday, 3 July 2024   The Book of Matthew; an Introduction – Part IIa   As noted in the first introductory segment, this segment will reveal some of the patterns of Matthew, and how the book fits into the overall structure of how the Bible is laid out. Due to its length, it will be divided into a two-day study.   Main Purposes: There are several purposes concerning the need for the Book of Matt...

Tuesday, 2 July 2024   The Book of Matthew; an Introduction   The book of Matthew is comprised of 28 chapters of 1071 verses (as in the NKJV). Therefore, a daily evaluation of Matthew, one verse per day, will take approximately 2.93 years to complete, adding in the introduction to the book will take a couple more days.   Explanation of the Title: The name, Matthew, is a transliteration of the Gree...

Monday, 1 July 2024   preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him. Acts 28:31   A more literal rendering is, “Proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching these about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness – unrestrictedly” (CG).   In the previous verse, it was noted that Paul dwelt two full years in his own re...

Sunday, 30 June 2024   Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, Acts 28:30   The Greek more literally reads, “And Paul remained a whole biennium in a personal rental, and welcomed all coming unto him” (CG).   In the previous verse, it was seen that as the Jews departed Paul’s house, they had a disputation among themselves. That leads into the next...

Saturday, 29 June 2024   And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves. Acts 28:29   More literally, it reads, “And he, having said these, the Jews departed, having much disputation among themselves” (CG).   In the previous verse, Paul proclaimed to the Jews who had heard his presentation of Christ Jesus, “Therefore, be it known to you that the salvat...

Friday, 28 June 2024   “Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!” Acts 28:28   More literally, it reads, “Therefore, be it known to you that the salvation of God was sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear” (CG).   Paul just completed citing the words of Isaiah, noting the hardened state of the Jewish nation. A time will come...

Thursday, 27 June 2024   For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.” Acts 28:27   A literal rendering of the Greek is:   “For has fattened, the heart of this people, And the ears, slug...