The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:19-23
The return from Egypt and settlement in Nazareth. read more
Mateus 2:19-20 Nvt
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:19-23
Providence in prophecy and history. Matthew, perhaps more constantly than any other New Testament writer, notes fulfilment of prophecy in events of history. His Gospel, which was the first written, was primarily intended for the Jews, who were familiar with this class of evidence, and would naturally look for it. The evidence is intrinsically very important, amongst other things evincing a Providence all-wise and all-powerful. I. THAT CANNOT BE A CHANCE WHICH IS ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:20
Saying, Arise, and take the young Child and his mother (so far verbally equivalent to Matthew 2:13 ). And go into the land. of Israel; any part of the holy and promised land ( 1 Samuel 13:19 ; Ezekiel 11:17 ). For they are dead which sought the young Child's life . The plural is difficult, and is perhaps best explained as an adaptation of the historic parallel of Exodus 4:19 . read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 2:19
Herod was dead - See the notes at Matthew 2:15. Herod left three sons, and the kingdom was at his death divided between them. To Archelaus was given Judea, Idumea, and Samaria; to Philip, Batanea and Trachonitis; to Antipas, Galilee and Perea.Each of these was also called Herod, and these are the individuals who are so frequently referred to in the New Testament during the ministry. of the Saviour and the labors of the apostles. The above table will show at a glance the chief connections of... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 2:20
They are dead who sought ... - This either refers to Herod alone, as is not uncommon, using the plural number for the singular; or it may refer to Herod and his son Antipater. He was of the same cruel disposition as his father, and was put to death by his father about five days before his own death. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 2:19
Matthew 2:19. When Herod was dead His death, of which Josephus has given us a very affecting account, happened, according to some, within three or four months of his perpetrating the above-mentioned bloody act, and was a fearful instance of that vengeance which God, even in this world, sometimes takes on his enemies, and those of his people. He died eaten with worms, at the age of seventy-one, after a reign of forty years, having endured such excruciating, lingering, and loathsome diseases,... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 2:20
Matthew 2:20. They are dead which sought the young child’s life It has been conjectured by some, that Antipater, the son of Herod, who died but five days before his father, might also be referred to in these words, They are dead, &c. At the time when Christ was born, he was heir apparent to the crown, and was a prince so cruel and ambitious, that he had procured the death of his two elder brothers, to clear his way to the succession, and no doubt he would be an active counsellor and... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 2:19-23
12. Return to Nazareth (Matthew 2:19-23; Luke 2:39-40)Upon hearing of Herod’s death, Joseph and Mary returned with the infant Jesus to Palestine (Matthew 2:19-21). Since the new king Archelaus was as unjust and cruel as his father Herod, they considered it unsafe to stay in Judea, so went north to their home town of Nazareth. As the years of Jesus’ childhood passed, he developed in body, mind and spirit (Matthew 2:22-23; Luke 2:39-40). read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 2:20
they. Note the Figure of speech Heterosis (of Number), App-6 , by which the plural is put for the singular.: i.e. Herod. life = the soul. Greek. e psuche. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:19
But when Herod was dead . Does the repetition of the tenor of Matthew 2:15 point to a different source? Behold, an angel (rightly; contrast Matthew 1:20 , note) of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph ( φαίνεται κατ ὄναρ , as in Matthew 2:13 ). In both cases the stress is on the fact of the appearance, not on its mode. In Egypt. The evangelist will leave no room for doubt as to where Joseph then was (cf. note at head of chapter). read more