Matthew 1:5

“And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab, etc.] That Salmon begat Boaz, is affirmed in (<080421>Ruth 4:21) but it is not there said, nor any where else in the Old Testament, as here, that he begat him of Rahab, that is, of Rahab the harlot. This the Evangelist had from tradition, or from the Jewish records. That the Messiah was to spring from Boaz is asserted by the Jewish writers f18; and they also own that Rahab was married to a prince in Israel, which some say f19 was Joshua: they pretend that she was ten years of age when the Israelites came out of Egypt; that she played the harlot all the forty years they were in the wilderness, and was married to Joshua upon the destruction of Jericho. To…”

“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…”

“Obed begat Jesse - The providence of God was peculiarly shown in this, that Salmon, Boaz, and Obed, must each of them have been near a hundred years old, at the birth of his son here recorded. Matthew 1:6”

“1:5 Rahab was the Gentile prostitute who risked her life to harbor Joshua’s two spies in Jericho (Josh 2:1-21). Her inclusion in the ancestry of the Messiah emphasizes the grace of God. Elsewhere she is commended for her faith in the God of Israel and for righteous deeds (Heb 11:31; Jas 2:25).”

“Salmon: Rut 4:21; Ch1 2:11, Ch1 2:12, Salma, Boaz Rachab: Josh. 2:1-22, Jos 6:22-25; Heb 11:31; Jam 2:25, Rahab Booz: Rut 1:4, Rut 1:16, Rut 1:17, Rut 1:22, 2:1-4:22 Obed begat: Luk 3:32 Matthew 1:6”