Matthew Henry was born into the family of
godly home of Philip and Katharine Henry at Broad-Oat, in October 18, 1662. He
was brought up with all the advantages of a Christian home and family. He
showed such an aptitude for learning that he was able to read the bible at the
age of three. At age eleven, he became converted after listening to his father
speaking on the text, “The sacrifices of
God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not
despise” (Psalms 51:17). He could not be admitted into the conventional
schools because the co-conformists were excluded from Oxford and Cambridge in
his days. So, he did most of his studies at home. He learned Latin, Greek,
Hebrew and French languages.
He preached his first
sermon at a local meeting in Broad-Oat; there he quickly recognized that
preached the gospel was the call of God upon