B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary
Matthew 2:5
In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet.
The prophet here referred to is Micah, who lived about seven centuries before Christ. (See Micah 5:1-2.)
In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet.
The prophet here referred to is Micah, who lived about seven centuries before Christ. (See Micah 5:1-2.)
MATTHEW 2:5 dia. tou/ profh,tou Not content with merely the mention of tou/ profh,tou several witnesses (4 syrhmg (ms) copboms) add Micai,ou, and ita reads _per Esiam prophetam dicentem_ (“through Is...
Verse Matthew 2:5. _IN BETHLEHEM OF JUDEA: FOR THUS IT IS WRITTEN BY THE_ _PROPHET_] As there have been several confused notions among the Jews, relative not only to the Messiah, and his character, b...
BY THE PROPHET - The Sanhedrin answered without hesitation. The question where he would be born had been settled by prophecy. This prophecy is found in Micah 5:2. In that prophecy both the place of hi...
2. THE KING WORSHIPPED BY GENTILES; Jerusalem in Ignorance of Him; the Child Persecuted. 1. The Visit of the Wise Men.(Matthew 2:1 .) 2. The Flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13 .) 3. The Return from Eg...
MATTHEW 2. THREE INCIDENTS OF CHRIST'S CHILDHOOD. Matthew 2:1. The Visit of the Magians.The religion of the Magi well deserved the double honour of stimulating the growth of the doctrine of the Futur...
THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE KING (Matthew 2:1-2)...
When Herod the king heard or this he was disturbed, and so was all Jerusalem with him. So he collected all the chief priests and scribes of the people, and asked them where the Anointed One of God was...
WRITTEN. standeth written. Not spoken, as in Matthew 2:23. Quoted from Micah 6:2. See App-107. BY. by means of. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Matthew 2:1....
_by the prophet_ Lit. BY MEANS OF, THROUGH the prophet is regarded as the instrument. In Matthew 2:17 and Matthew 3:3, some MSS. have the preposition signifying personal agency (ὑπό), instead of the i...
THE VISIT OF THE MAGI Recorded by St Matthew only....
ΒΗΘΛΕῈΜ ΤΗ͂Σ ἸΟΥΔΑΊΑΣ. To distinguish this Bethlehem from the Bethlehem in the tribe of Zebulun (Joshua 19:15). ΓΈΓΡΑΠΤΑΙ, well expressed by Luther’s translation, _stehet geschrieben_. The tense mark...
3. WHEN HEROD THE KING HAD HEARD THESE THINGS, HE WAS TROUBLED, AND ALL JERUSALEM WITH HIM. 4. AND WHEN HE HAD GATHERED ALL THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND SCRIBES OF THE PEOPLE TOGETHER, HE DEMANDED OF THEM WH...
_THE WISE MEN VISIT THE KING MATTHEW 2:1-12_ : “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he...
ΕΊΠΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004). ΓΈΓΡΑΠΤΑΙ _perf. ind. pass. от_ ΓΡΆΦΩ (G1125) писать. "Так написано" указывает на нормативность и авторитетность документа, о котором идет речь (MM; BS, 112-14...
IN BETHLEHEM OF JUDAEA: FOR THUS, &C.— For a full explanation of this passage we refer to the notes on Micah 5:2; Micah 5:15.; just observing, with Dr. Doddridge, that when this and several other quot...
CHAPTER 2 Section 3. THE VISIT OF THE WISE MEN TEXT: 2:1-12 1. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wisemen from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,...
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM; IN BETHLEHEM OF JUDEA - a prompt and involuntary testimony from the highest tribunal;...
1 David 1 Ozias 2 Solomon 2 Joatham 3 Roboam 3 Achaz 4 Abijah 4 Hezekiah 5 Asaph 5 Manasseh 6 Josaphat 6 Amos 7 Joram 7 Josiah [Ahaziah] [Jehoahaz] [Jehoash] [Jehoiakim] [Amaziah] [Jechon...
2:5 through (e-15) See ch. 1.22. prophet. (f-17) Micah 5:2 ....
THE WISE MEN 1-12. The star in the east and the visit of the Magi (peculiar to St. Matthew). The incident fits well into secular history. About the time when the star appeared (7 or 6 b.c.), Herod the...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 2 WISE MEN VISIT JESUS 2:1-12 V1 Jesus was born in the town called Bethlehem. This was in Judea district. At this time, Herod was th...
IN BETHLEHEM OF JUDÆA. — The words of the people in John 7:42 show the same belief thirty years later. The Targum, or Jewish paraphrase, of Micah 5:2, inserts the very words, “Out of thee the Messiah...
CHAPTER 2 His Reception - Matthew 2:1 THIS one chapter contains all that St. Matthew records of the Infancy. St. Mark and St. John tell us nothing, and St. Luke very little. This singular reticence h...
_The answer of the experts_. οἱ δὲ εἶπον, etc. This is not a Christian opinion put into the mouth of the scribes. It was the answer to be expected from them as reflecting the current opinion of the ti...
_Visit of the Magi._...
THE WISE-MEN FOLLOW THE STAR Matthew 2:1-8 The expectation of the advent of a great king was far-spread at the time of the Nativity. It was probably founded, so far as the East was concerned, on the...
The Kingdom was not ready for the King, so a reception for Him was not arranged and organized by those who should have been waiting for Him. They were in rebellion. The King's advent was heralded by a...
THE ORIENTAL MAGI Matthew 2:1-12. _“Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, the magi came from the East, saying, Where is He who was born King of the Jews?...
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. It is very blessed to behold, how the Lor...
God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
Thus born, thus characterised by the angel and fulfilling the prophecies that announced the presence of Emmanuel, He is formally acknowledged King of the Jews by the Gentiles, who are guided by the wi...
AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM,.... They answer without any hesitation, it being a generally received notion, and a thing well known among them, IN BETHLEHEM OF JUDEA; and give their reason for it; for THUS...
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, Ver. 5. _And they said unto him, In Bethlehem_] Lo, how readily and roundly, out of the Scriptures, they could a...
THE PROPHET; Micah 5:2. Matthew does not quote the exact words of the prophet Micah, but the sense....
AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM, IN BETHLEHEM OF JUDEA; FOR THUS IT IS WRITTEN BY THE PROPHET,...
Herod's measures to meet the emergency:...
The deeply interesting account of Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she would be the mother of her Lord, the details as to His birth in Bethlehem, the visit of the shepherds to the manger in which H...
1-8 Those who live at the greatest distance from the means of grace often use most diligence, and learn to know the most of Christ and his salvation. But no curious arts, or mere human learning, can...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 2:6"....
Matthew 2:5 So G1161 said G2036 (G5627) him G846 In G1722 Bethlehem G965 Judea G2449 for G1063 thus...
THE VISIT OF THE MAGI (2:1-11). The visit of the Magi/Eminent Astrologers to Jesus is important for a number of reasons. It emphasises: 1). That whereas the leading Jews in the main ignored His birt...
‘And they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judaea, for thus it is written through the prophet,” Whether they were able to answer almost immediately, or whether they had to go into in depth consultation w...
THE DATE OF OUR LORD'S BIRTH. See Introduction, § 8, pp. 16, 17. The visit of the Magi, while it does not determine the year of the birth of Christ, fixes a date _before_ which it must have taken plac...
Matthew 2:5. FOR. They speak of the prophetic declaration as decisive. IT IS WRITTEN. It has been written and still remains on record. BY (_literally_, through) THE PROPHET (Micah 5:1-2). As the p...
AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM (ο δε ειπαν αυτω). Whether the ecclesiastics had to search their scriptures or not, they give the answer that is in accord with the common Jewish opinion that the Messiah was...
Matthew 2:1. _Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,_ Probably from that Assyria which is joined with Is...
Matthew 2:1. _Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? f...
Matthew 2:1. _Now when Jesus was born is Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,_ Our Lord was born in Bethlehem, an inconsiderable...
CONTENTS: Visit of the Magi, flight into Egypt, Herod's slaughter of the innocents. Return of Joseph and Mary to Nazareth. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Joseph, Mary, Herod, chief priests, scribes, wise me...
Matthew 2:1. _Jesus was born in Bethlehem,_ as is illustrated in Micah 5:2. _In the days of Herod the king,_ the son of Antipater, and father of Archelaus, who succeeded him on the throne. Herod, who...
BETHLEHEM, IN JUDEA. Micah said this seven centuries before Christ. (Micah 5:1-2)....
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 2:5 BETHLEHEM. See Micah 5:2. ⇐...
CHAPTER 2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Juda in the days of king Herod. It is better to read here in the Greek _in Bethlehem-Juda_. Juda means the tribe of Judah, to which, after the schism...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 2:1. BORN.—The birth of Jesus has been assigned to “the fourth year before the common account called Anno Domini.” But Rev. A. Carr (Cambridge Bible for Schools) says, “the ye...
EXPOSITION JESUS THE CHRIST BY HIS EARLY HISTORY answering to the word of God by the prophets. This is shown by four particulars, for each of which a corresponding prophecy is adduced. (1) The place...
Chapter Two Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king (Matthew 2:1), This is Herod the Great, that little short monster. He was a little over four feet tall, and as...
1 Samuel 16:1; Genesis 35:19; Joshua 19:15; Ruth 1:1; Ruth 1:19;...
HOW THE FIRST CHRISTMAS WAS CELEBRATED Matthew 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction we are going to read a poem named "The Christmas Story" which was written several years ago. It is appro...