Studies in Matthew
Matthew 1:7-15
7‑15 - Solomon allowed his wives and concubines to take his heart away from God. Because of this God caused the Kingdom to be divided in 930 B.C.. 1 Kings 11:26‑40. Rheoboam Solomon's son heeded the counsel of his companions rather than the counsel of his father's counselors. This was of course God's doing Proverbs 21:1. The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases. The Ten Northern Tribes were known as Israel. The Southern Kingdom was known as Judah. The first King of Israel was Jeroboam. He feared that if he did not establish an alternate center for worship the Israelites would move to Judah where the Temple was located in Jerusalem. 1 Kings 12:25‑33
The result was that there were no good kings in Israel. Many prophets were sent to Israel to call her back to God. Elijah & Elisha, Hosea etc. Their disobedience led to their captivity and dispersal in 722 B.C. Many from the North emigrated to the South so that the Tribes were not lost. Luke 2:36 Anna was from the Tribe of Asher. The Southern Kingdom was known as Judah. There were many good kings and some bad ones. Israel persisted in her idolatry and high places in the South and eventually she was brought into captivity beginning in 606 B.C. Jerusalem was destroyed in 586 B.C.
Jeconiah vv. 11‑12 The curse placed upon the Kings after the captivity Jer. 22:24‑30 this is one significant reason why Joseph was not the real father of Jesus. Both Joseph and Miriam were descended from King David. Joseph was descended from the kingly line that was cursed which is in Matthew's genealogy. Miriam's genealogy is chronicled in Luke 3:31
Jeremiah 25:11 2 Chronicles 36:21 Jeremiah 29:10 Daniel 9:2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. Daniel also was given the timing for the coming of the Messiah. Daniel 9:24‑27. Each day was understood to be a year 69 weeks = 483 years. The decree spoken of in Dan. 9:25 was fulfilled in Ezra 7:11‑25. These events occurred in 458 B.C.. 483 years later Jesus began his ministry to Israel.
Ezekiel, Jeremiah and others prophesied the Exile. In Jer. 25:11 the number of years is decreed as well as in 2 Chronicles 36:21, Jeremiah 29:10, Daniel 9:2. Daniel also was given the timing for the coming of the Messiah. Daniel 9:24‑27. Each day was understood to be a year 69 weeks = 483 years. The decree spoken of in Dan. 9:25 was fulfilled in Ezra 7:11‑25. These events occurred in 458 B.C. 483 years later Jesus began his ministry to Israel.
The Babylonian captivity was a time of pruning for Israel. It was in Babylon and later Persia, that the Jewish people were cured of worshiping idols. The return to captivity is chronicled in the Books of Ezra & Nehemiah. In Ezra we see the rebuilding of the Temple under the leadership of Ezra and Zerubbabel. The glory of this Temple paled in comparison to the first Temple. Ezra 3:8‑13, 6:13‑15, Hag 2:1‑9.
Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi were prophets who encouraged the people during this time of sad return. The land was devastated the people under foreign domination, and there appeared to be little manifestation of God working among them. These men along with Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah exhorted God's people to be faithful and holy despite their circumstances.
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7‑15 - Solomon allowed his wives and concubines to take his heart away from God. Because of this God caused the Kingdom to be divided in 930 B.C.. 1 Kings 11:26‑40. Rheoboam Solomon's son heeded the counsel of his companions rather than the counsel of his father's counselors. This was of course God's doing Proverbs 21:1. The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases. The Ten Northern Tribes were known as Israel. The Southern Kingdom was known as Judah. The first King of Israel was Jeroboam. He feared that if he did not establish an alternate center for worship the Israelites would move to Judah where the Temple was located in Jerusalem. 1 Kings 12:25‑33
The result was that there were no good kings in Israel. Many prophets were sent to Israel to call her back to God. Elijah & Elisha, Hosea etc. Their disobedience led to their captivity and dispersal in 722 B.C. Many from the North emigrated to the South so that the Tribes were not lost. Luke 2:36 Anna was from the Tribe of Asher. The Southern Kingdom was known as Judah. There were many good kings and some bad ones. Israel persisted in her idolatry and high places in the South and eventually she was brought into captivity beginning in 606 B.C. Jerusalem was destroyed in 586 B.C.
Jeconiah vv. 11‑12 The curse placed upon the Kings after the captivity Jer. 22:24‑30 this is one significant reason why Joseph was not the real father of Jesus. Both Joseph and Miriam were descended from King David. Joseph was descended from the kingly line that was cursed which is in Matthew's genealogy. Miriam's genealogy is chronicled in Luke 3:31
Jeremiah 25:11 2 Chronicles 36:21 Jeremiah 29:10 Daniel 9:2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. Daniel also was given the timing for the coming of the Messiah. Daniel 9:24‑27. Each day was understood to be a year 69 weeks = 483 years. The decree spoken of in Dan. 9:25 was fulfilled in Ezra 7:11‑25. These events occurred in 458 B.C.. 483 years later Jesus began his ministry to Israel.
Ezekiel, Jeremiah and others prophesied the Exile. In Jer. 25:11 the number of years is decreed as well as in 2 Chronicles 36:21, Jeremiah 29:10, Daniel 9:2. Daniel also was given the timing for the coming of the Messiah. Daniel 9:24‑27. Each day was understood to be a year 69 weeks = 483 years. The decree spoken of in Dan. 9:25 was fulfilled in Ezra 7:11‑25. These events occurred in 458 B.C. 483 years later Jesus began his ministry to Israel.
The Babylonian captivity was a time of pruning for Israel. It was in Babylon and later Persia, that the Jewish people were cured of worshiping idols. The return to captivity is chronicled in the Books of Ezra & Nehemiah. In Ezra we see the rebuilding of the Temple under the leadership of Ezra and Zerubbabel. The glory of this Temple paled in comparison to the first Temple. Ezra 3:8‑13, 6:13‑15, Hag 2:1‑9.
Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi were prophets who encouraged the people during this time of sad return. The land was devastated the people under foreign domination, and there appeared to be little manifestation of God working among them. These men along with Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah exhorted God's people to be faithful and holy despite their circumstances.
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