Matthew 2:1 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 2:1-8

It was a mark of humiliation put upon the Lord Jesus that, though he was the Desire of all nations, yet his coming into the world was little observed and taken notice of, his birth was obscure and unregarded: herein he emptied himself, and made himself of no reputation. If the Son of God must be brought into the world, one might justly expect that he should be received with all the ceremony possible, that crowns and sceptres should immediately have been laid at his feet, and that the high and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 2:1-2

2:1-2 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold there came to Jerusalem wise men from the East. "Where," they said, "is the newly born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in its rising and we have come to worship him." It was in Bethlehem that Jesus was born. Bethlehem was quite a little town six miles to the south of Jerusalem. In the olden days it had been called Ephrath or Ephratah. The name Bethlehem means The House of Bread, and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 2:1-2

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem there came to do him homage wise men from the East. The name given to these men is Magi, and that is a word which is difficult to translate. Herodotus (1: 101,132) has certain information about the Magi. He says that they were originally a Median tribe. The Medes were part of the Empire of the Persians. They tried to overthrow the Persians and substitute the power of the Medes. The attempt failed. From that time the Magi ceased to have any ambitions for power... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 2:1

Now when Jesus was born ,.... Several things are here related respecting the birth of Christ, as the place where he was born, in Bethlehem of Judea ; so called to distinguish it from another Bethlehem in the tribe of Zabulon, Joshua 19:15 . Here Christ was to be born according to a prophecy hereafter mentioned, and accordingly the Jews expected he would be born here, Matthew 2:4 and so Jesus was born here, Luke 2:4 and this the Jews themselves acknowledge; "Such a year, says a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1

Bethlehem of Judea - This city is mentioned in Judges 17:7 , and must be distinguished from another of the same name in the tribe of Zebulon, Joshua 19:15 . It is likewise called Ephrath, Genesis 48:7 , or Ephratah, Micah 5:2 , and its inhabitants Ephrathites, Rth 1:2; 1 Samuel 17:12 . It is situated on the declivity of a hill, about six miles from Jerusalem. לחם בית Beth - lechem , in Hebrew, signifies the house of bread. And the name may be considered as very properly... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1

Verse 1 1.Now when Jesus had been born How it came about that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Matthew does not say. The Spirit of God, who had appointed the Evangelists to be his clerks, (177) appears purposely to have regulated their style in such a manner, that they all wrote one and the same history, with the most perfect agreement, but in different ways. It was intended, that the truth of God should more clearly and strikingly appear, when it was manifest that his witnesses did not speak by a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:1

Now when Jesus ; who has just been identified with Christ. But in this chapter the narrative employs only those terms ("Jesus," "young Child") which bystanders might have used. They are purely annalistic, not interpretative. Contrast Matthew 1:18 and Herod's statement of a thee-logical problem ( Matthew 1:4 ). Was born in Bethlehem. The First Gospel, if taken alone would give the impression that Joseph had had no previous connexion with Nazareth. But about the place where Joseph and Mary... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:1

"The days of Herod the king." This is more than a note of time. It cannot but strike us as a remarkable fact that Christ should have been born during the reign of the gloomy Idumaean ruler. I. CHRIST COMES WHEN HE IS MOST NEEDED . Those were dark days when Herod made his Saturnine temper the spirit of a nation's government. His reign had been carried on with an external splendour and a vigorous attempt to please the Jews. But a heathen by nature, Herod was always suspected... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:1

The Wise Men from the East. These Magi come to give their homage to Christ. Their own personal characters and circumstances enhance the value of their gifts. I. HOMAGE FROM THE GENTILES . It is singular that St. Matthew, and not St. Luke the evangelist of the Gentiles, gives us this narrative of Gentile faith and adoration. Thus we see that all parties among Christ's true disciples recognized the great fact that the gospel was for the whole world. At the very commencement of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:1-10

The star. Luke mentions the occurrence of a grand celestial illumination celebrating the nativity of Jesus, which was witnessed by Jewish shepherds, Matthew here records another heavenly sign, discerned by Gentile scientists. Such phenomena—severally seen by Jew and Gentile, by peasants and by scholars, by persons in humble station and by those of wealth and standing—authenticated this, viz. that the great event so celebrated concerns all sorts and conditions of men. We have here especially... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 2:1-8

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 2:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 2:1-2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 2:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:1-10

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