The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Matthew 2:1-10
Chapter 3 The Culture of the Young The Reason of Christ's Sovereignty Flattering Christ Christ Himself Is With Men Prayer Almighty God, we bless thee for psalm and gospel; we thank thee that the olden men were enabled to speak their heart's life in holy psalm. Though they saw not the King, yet did they speak tunefully of him: it was in no mean praise they forecasted the coming One. Thou didst give them music, music of heart and voice lo, in that music they all but realized the ineffable joy of... read more
James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Matthew 2:1-23
THE ADVENT OF OUR LORD In this lesson there are four divisions: 1. The Genealogical Table (Matt. 1-1-17) 2. The Announcement to Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25 ) 3. The Flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:1-18 ) 4. The Return to Nazareth (Matthew 2:19-23 ) THE GENEALOGICAL TABLE (Matthew 1:1-17 ) We learned the value of genealogical tables to Israel in the Old Testament. This value applied to the separation into families and tribes with reference to the possession of Canaan; but it had a peculiar... read more