Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Matthew Henry was born in Broad Oak, Iscoid, Wales, on October 18, 1662. Matthew Henry converted to Christianity at the age of ten (1672). He studied law and was ordained in 1687; he served as pastor in Chester from that same year until 1712. He began teaching the Old Testament in the mornings and the New Testament in the evenings. This formed the basis for his future Commentary, which was begun in 1704; however, he died in 1714 and thirteen non-conformist theologians were commissioned to complete it. His theology is a faithful witness to evangelical truth, emphasizing the total depravity of man and the sovereign and saving grace of God. His work demonstrates a deep spiritual capacity and a great erudition, the product of his great knowledge of Greek and Hebrew.

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A classic commentary in modern language ... this volume contains the wealth of exposition, metaphors, analogies, and illustrations that have set Matthew Henry's Commentary apart as one of the enduring legacies of faith---and presents them in the language of today. Passage by passage, its prayerful, penetrating reflections and rich insights into the very heart of God's Word are sure to challenge and inspire you.Ideal for personal devotions, Bible studies, and lesson and sermon preparations, The New Matthew Henry Commentary will enable you to rediscover this classic work---or discover it for the first time. Forever fresh and never failing to render new pearls of wisdom, this beloved text is one that you will reach for often to obtain deeper understanding of and appreciation for the Scriptures.

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The New Matthew Henry Commentary

Zondervan

Contents

Reviser's Preface, by Martin H. Manser.....................viiA Historical Note on Matthew Henry.........................viiiGenesis....................................................1Exodus.....................................................81Leviticus..................................................131Numbers....................................................162Deuteronomy................................................201Joshua.....................................................239Judges.....................................................274Ruth.......................................................3141 Samuel...................................................3222 Samuel...................................................3751 Kings....................................................4172 Kings....................................................4601 Chronicles...............................................5022 Chronicles...............................................524Ezra.......................................................559Nehemiah...................................................571Esther.....................................................588Job........................................................598Psalms.....................................................671Proverbs...................................................851Ecclesiastes...............................................916Song of Solomon............................................939Isaiah.....................................................956Jeremiah...................................................1081Lamentations...............................................1183Ezekiel....................................................1193Daniel.....................................................1252Hosea......................................................1278Joel.......................................................1299Amos.......................................................1305Obadiah....................................................1318Jonah......................................................1321Micah......................................................1328Nahum......................................................1339Habakkuk...................................................1344Zephaniah..................................................1350Haggai.....................................................1355Zechariah..................................................1359Malachi....................................................1380Matthew....................................................1389Mark.......................................................1566Luke.......................................................1615John.......................................................1724Acts.......................................................1874Romans.....................................................20071 Corinthians..............................................20622 Corinthians..............................................2093Galatians..................................................2106Ephesians..................................................2118Philippians................................................2132Colossians.................................................21421 Thessalonians............................................21502 Thessalonians............................................21581 Timothy..................................................21622 Timothy..................................................2170Titus......................................................2176Philemon...................................................2184Hebrew.....................................................2187James......................................................22111 Peter....................................................22222 Peter....................................................22341 John.....................................................22412 John.....................................................22513 John.....................................................2253Jude.......................................................2255Revelation.................................................2259

Chapter One

Genesis

Here before us is the Holy Bible, or book, for this is what the word bible means. We call it the Book, for it is incomparably the best book that has ever been written: it is the book of books. We call it the Holy Book, because it was written by holy prophets, moved by the Holy Spirit. The great things of God's Law and Gospel are here written for us, that they might be transmitted to distant lands and ages in a purer and more complete way than they could possibly be by word of mouth or tradition. This is the light that shines in a dark place (2Pe 1:19), and a dark place indeed the world would be without the Bible.

We have before us that part of the Bible which we call the Old Testament. This is called a testament or covenant because it was a settled declaration of the will of God concerning the entire human race, and had its force from the designed death of the great One who died, leaving his will, the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world (Rev 13:8). It is called the Old Testament. This stands with reference to the New Testament, which does not cancel and supersede the Old, but crowns and perfects it, by bringing in the better hope which was prefigured and foretold in it.

We have before us that part of the Old Testament that we call the Pentateuch, or the five books of Moses. In our Savior's division of the books of the Old Testament into the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms, or Hagiographa, these are the Law.

We have before us the first and longest of those five books, which we call Genesis, written, some think, when Moses was in Midian, for the instruction and encouragement of his suffering brothers and sisters in Egypt. We prefer to think that he wrote it in the desert, after he had been on the mountain with God, where, probably, he received full and detailed instructions as to what to write.

Genesis is a name taken from the Greek. It means the "original" or "generation": it is a history of originals-the creation of the world, the entrance of sin and death into it, the invention of arts, the rise of nations, and especially the formation of the church, and its state in its early days. It is also a history of the generations of Adam, Noah, Abraham, etc. The beginning of the New Testament is called Genesis too (Mt 1:1); biblos geneseos, the book of the genesis, or generation, of Jesus Christ. Blessed be God for that book which shows us our healing, as this book opens up our wounds. Lord, open our eyes, that we may see the wonderful things of both your Law and your Gospel!

CHAPTER 1

Here is a plain and full account of the creation of the world-in answer to that first inquiry, "Where is God my Maker?" Unbelieving philosophers have made a grave mistake in this matter, some asserting the world's eternity and self-existence,...