Matthew 2:4

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 2:1-12

How the First Christmas was Celebrated Matthew 2:1-12 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 appropriate to the occasion, and to the theme. THE CHRISTMAS STORY In the vaulted skies of glory, Long before earth's ancient morn; There began this Christmas story, Christ was given to be born. In the garden, in the gloaming, God stepped forth with stately mien; Man had sinned, his God... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1-11

Analysis (2:1-11). a When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to pay him homage” (Matthew 2:1-2). b And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where the Christ should be born (Matthew 2:3-4).... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1-23

SECTION 2. THE BIRTH AND RISE OF JESUS THE MESSIAH (THE CHRIST) (1:18-4:25). In this section, following the introduction, Matthew reveals the greatness of Jesus the Christ. He will now describe the unique birth of Jesus, the homage paid to Him by important Gentiles, His exile and protection in Egypt followed by His subsequent bringing forth out of Egypt to reside in lowly Nazareth, His being drenched with the Holy Spirit as God’s beloved Son and Servant, His temptations in the wilderness which... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:4

‘And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where the Christ should be born.’ Aware that he needed to discover the whereabouts of such a prince, if one had indeed been born, Herod gathered together all the leaders of the Jews, ‘the chief priests’ who were responsible for the Temple. This definition would include the high priests past and present, the Temple treasurer, the overseers of the priestly courses, and other leading priests. ‘The Scribes’... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1-12

Matthew 2. Three Incidents of Christ’ s Childhood. Matthew 2:1-2 Kings : . The Visit of the Magians.—“ The religion of the Magi well deserved the double honour of stimulating the growth of the doctrine of the Future Life in Judaism, and of offering the first homage of the Gentile world to the Redeemer” (J. H. Moulton, “ Magi,” HSDB). [See on the relations of this story to Magianism, J. H. Moulton’ s Early Zoroastrianism, pp. 282– 285. He says, “ The narrative might have been composed by a... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 2:4

In this perplexity the king Herod calleth a synod or convocation, which was made up of the chief priests and scribes; the single question which he propounds to them was to resolve him where Christ should be born. It is most likely this was an extraordinary convention of such of these persons as the king thought fit, who were best skilled in the law, and other revelations of holy writ, not any orderly meeting of the sanhedrim; for the question propounded to them was of mere ecclesiastical... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 2:1-8

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 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 year 3 before the Christian Era has been fixed almost beyond a doubt as the date of the Nativity.” Bethlehem of Judæa, situate on a limestone ridge, six miles from Jerusalem, south by west. Called Bethlehem of Judæa, to distinguish it from Bethlehem in Zebulon (Joshua 19:15). A very ancient place.... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 2:4

Scribes (Greek - "ἀπόλλυμι" = "writer") Heb. "spherim," "to write," "set in order," "count." The scribes were so called because it was their office to make copies of the Scriptures; to classify and teach the precepts of oral law (See Scofield " :-") and to keep careful count of every letter in the O.T. writings. Such an office was necessary in a religion of law and precept, and was an O.T. function 2 Samuel 8:17; 2 Samuel 20:25; 1 Kings 4:3; Jeremiah 8:8; Jeremiah 36:10; Jeremiah 36:12;... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 2:1-23

Chapter TwoNow 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 really short little guys probably suffered a tremendous ego problem. And thus significantly everything he did was big. I mean, he built great fortresses out of great rocks. I stood next to a rock that is along the Western Wall in Jerusalem that Herod had built as a retaining wall, to build up the... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 2:1-23

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 was an Idumean, or an alien, is named here to indicate the time of our Saviour’s birth, and to show that the sceptre was departed from Judah, and from the Asmonæn family, who were often rulers, and honoured as descendants of David’s house. Behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.... read more

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 2:1-12

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1-11

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1-23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:4

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1-12

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 2:4

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 2:1-8

Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 2:4

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 2:1-23

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 2:1-23

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