Matthew 1:2

“Abraham begat Isaac, etc.] The descent of Christ from Abraham is in the line of Isaac; Abraham begat Ishmael before Isaac, and others after him, but they are not mentioned; because the Messiah was not to spring from any of them, but from Isaac, of whom it is said, “in Isaac shall thy seed be called”, (<012112>Genesis 21:12) and who, as he was a progenitor, so an eminent type of Christ; being Abraham’s only beloved son; and particularly in the binding, sacrifice and deliverance of him. Isaac begat Jacob. The genealogy of Christ proceeds from Isaac, in the line of Jacob. Isaac begat Esau, as well as Jacob, and they two were twins, but one was loved, and the other hated; wherefore no mention is…”

“Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren--Only the fourth son of Jacob is here named, as it was from his loins that Messiah was to spring (Gen 49:10).”

“These verses contain the genealogy of Jesus. Luke also Luke 3:0 gives a genealogy of the Messiah. No two passages of Scripture have caused more difficulty than these, and various attempts have been made to explain them. There are two sources of difficulty in these catalogues. Many names that are found in the Old Testament are here omitted; and, The tables of Matthew and Luke appear in many points to be different. From Adam to Abraham Matthew has mentioned no names, and Luke only has given the record. From Abraham to David the two tables are alike. Of course there is no difficulty in reconciling these two parts of the tables. The difficulty lies in that part of the genealogy from David to…”

“Abraham: Gen 21:2-5; Jos 24:2, Jos 24:3; Ch1 1:28; Isa 51:2; Luk 3:34; Act 7:8; Rom 9:7-9; Heb 11:11, Heb 11:17, Heb 11:18 Isaac begat: Gen 25:26; Jos 24:4; Ch1 1:34; Isa 41:8; Mal 1:2, Mal 1:3; Rom 9:10-13 Jacob begat: Gen 29:32-35, 30:5-20, Gen 35:16-19, 46:8-27, Gen 49:8-12; Exo 1:2-5; Ch1 2:1-8, Ch1 5:1, Ch1 5:2; Luk 3:33, Luk 3:34; Act 7:8; Heb 7:14; Rev 7:5, Juda Matthew 1:3”