The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:1-12
The Wise Men from the East. I. THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES . 1 . They were Gentiles. The first chapter represents the Lord Jesus as a Jew, the Son of David, the long-expected Messiah. The second chapter tells us that the Gentiles also have an interest in the new-born Saviour. He came to bear the sins of the world, to be the Saviour of the world; to be not only "the Glory of his people Israel," but also "a Light to lighten the Gentiles." Ancient prophecy had foretold that "the Gentiles... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:1-12
Born at Bethlehem , according to prophecy , he receives there the homage of representatives of the , heathen world. read more