Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 1:11

"and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon." — Matthew 1:11 (ASV)

Poor captives, and those who are bound with the fetters of sin, may see some like themselves in this famous ancestry. They are prisoners of hope, now that the Christ is born of a race which was once carried away to Babylon.