Jude Chapter 1

“Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, etc.] The author of this epistle is the same who is elsewhere called Judas, (<420616>Luke 6:16 <431422>John 14:22), who was one of the twelve apostles of Christ, whose name was also Lebbaeus, and whose surname was Thaddaeus, (<401003>Matthew 10:3), the name is the same with Judah, (<012935>Genesis 29:35 <014908>49:8), which comes from a word that signifies “to praise” or “confess”; and in the Rabbinical dialect is called adwy, “Juda” f5, as here. He styles himself “the servant of Jesus Christ”; (see Gill on “<450101>Romans 1:1”); though this is a title common to all believers,…”

“servant of Jesus Christ--as His minister and apostle. brother of James--who was more widely known as bishop of Jerusalem and "brother of the Lord" (that is, either cousin, or stepbrother, being son of Joseph by a former marriage; for ancient traditions universally agree that Mary, Jesus' mother, continued perpetually a virgin). Jude therefore calls himself modestly "brother of James." See my Introduction. to them . . . sanctified by God the Father--The oldest manuscripts and versions, ORIGEN, LUCIFER, and others read, "beloved" for sanctified. If English Version be read, compare Col 1:12; Pe1 1:2. The Greek is…”

“Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ - If the view taken in the Introduction to the Epistle is correct, Jude sustained a near relation to the Lord Jesus, being, as James was, “the Lord’s brother,” Galatians 1:19. The reasons why he did not advert to this fact here, as an appellation which would serve to designate him, and as showing his authority to address others in the manner in which he proposed to do in this Epistle, probably were, (1)That the right to do this did not rest on his mere “relationship” to the Lord Jesus, but on the fact that he had called certain persons to be his apostles, and had authorized them…”

“Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ - The highest glory which any, either angel or man, can aspire to. The word servant, under the old covenant, was adapted to the spirit of fear and bondage that clave to that dispensation. But when the time appointed of the Father was come, for the sending of his Son to redeem them that were under the law, the word servant (used by the apostles concerning themselves and all the children of God) signified one that, having the Spirit of adoption, is made free by the Son of God. His being a servant is the fruit and perfection of his being a son. And whenever the throne of God and of…”

“1:1–3:6 Two prologues (1:1–2:5 and 2:6–3:6) preface the body of the book. Both begin with the death of Joshua (1:1; cp. 2:8), thus connecting Judges with the preceding narrative (Josh 24:29-33; cp. Josh 1:1; 2 Sam 1:1). 1:1–2:5 The first prologue describes the unfaithfulness of the tribes in their failure to carry out Joshua’s farewell charge (Josh 23). 1:1 The request for divine guidance (see Exod 28:30; Num 27:21; 1 Sam 14:41; 28:6; cp. Josh 7:14) is a reminder that the Lord’s covenant with Israel included the taking of the land. 1:1-2 In a typical letter opening, Jude identifies himself and his audience and…”

“ad 66, am 4070 Jude: Mat 10:3, Lebbeus, Thaddeus, Mar 3:18, Thaddeus, Luk 6:16; Joh 14:22; Act 1:13 the servant: Joh 12:26; Act 27:23; Rom 1:1, Rom 6:22, Rom 16:18; Jam 1:1; Pe2 1:1 them: Joh 15:16, Joh 17:17, Joh 17:19; Act 20:32; Co1 1:2, Co1 6:11; Eph 5:26; Th1 5:23; Pe1 1:2 preserved: Joh 6:39, Joh 10:28-30, Joh 17:11, Joh 17:12, Joh 17:15; Ti2 4:18; Pe1 1:5 and called: Rom 8:30, Rom 9:24; Th1 2:12; Th2 2:13, Th2 2:14; Ti2 1:9; Heb 3:1; Pe1 2:9, Pe1 5:10 Jude 1:2”