Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 19:4
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,He said, Have ye not read — So instead of contradicting him, our Lord confutes them by the very words of Moses.He who made them, made them male and female from the beginning — At least from the beginning of the Mosaic creation. And where do we read of any other? Does it not follow, that God's making Eve was part of his original design, and not a consequence of Adam's... read more
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 19:6
God: Proverbs 2:17, Malachi 2:14, Mark 10:9, Romans 7:2, 1 Corinthians 7:10-2 Chronicles :, Ephesians 5:28, Hebrews 13:4 hath: ץםוזוץמום [Strong's G2201], "hath yoked together," as oxen in the plough, where each must pull equally in order to bring it on. Among the ancients, they put a yoke upon the necks of a new married couple, or chains on their arms, to shew that they were to be one, closely united, and pulling equally together in all the concerns of life. Reciprocal: Genesis 31:50 -... read more