Matthew 2:16 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:16-18

The slaughter of the innocents. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:16-18

The innocents. This is one of the most heartrending scenes in all history. The questions which it suggests are mysterious, and some of them quite unanswerable. I. HEROD 'S CRIME . People have said, "This is impossible!" But Herod's character, as painted by the secular historian, shows him to be gloomy and morose in his later days and capable of almost any cruelty. We execrate the enemies of Christ as monsters of wickedness. Herod and Judas are names that make us shudder, and we think... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:16-18

A notable instance of the vicarious in the human lot and in suffering. The great desirableness of reading Scripture and nature alike , observant of the facts of each, refusing to disguise the facts of either, attentively following them as far as may be possible, and, if this be not far enough to conduct to the vindication of the facts themselves, reverently storing them, as the things that await explanation. Therefore— I. THE ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE PRESENT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:16-18

Providence in evil. Josephus does not mention this massacre. The event occurred ninety-four years before he wrote; it was but one of the many frightful atrocities of Herod, and, not being apparently connected with any political event, was easily passed over by him. Lardner, however, cites Macrobius, a heathen author of the fourth century, who refers to it thus: "When he [Augustus Caesar] heard that among those male infants above two years old which Herod, the King of the Jews, ordered to be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men - When he saw that he had been deceived by them; that is, that they did not return as he had expected. It does not mean that they did it for the purpose of mocking or deriding him, but that he was disappointed in their not returning, or that he had been trifled with.Exceeding wroth - Very angry. He had been disappointed and deceived. He expected to send an executioner and kill Jesus alone. But, since he was disappointed in this, he... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 2:16

Matthew 2:16. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men The word ενεπαιχθη , here rendered, was mocked, “properly signifies was played with, and well expresses the view in which the pride of Herod taught him to regard this action, as if it were intended to expose him to the derision of his subjects, and to treat him as a child, rather than as a prince of so great experience and renown.” Dr. Campbell reads, deceived, observing, that, “in the Jewish style, any... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 2:1-18

11. Herod and the Magi (Matthew 2:1-18)It seems that after the ceremonies in Jerusalem, Joseph and Mary returned with Jesus to Bethlehem. Because most of the travellers had now gone, they were able to move into the house (see Matthew 2:11). Meanwhile, in a country to the east, men known as Magi (people who study the stars) had worked out that a new king was born in Judea and they came to Jerusalem looking for him (Matthew 2:1-2).Herod the Great was ruler of Judea at the time, and he had no... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 2:16

saw. App-133 . mocked = deceived. wroth. Greek. thumoomai. Occurs only here. all. The number could not have been great. children = boys. Plural of pais. App-108 . coasts = borders. two years. Greek. dietes. Occurs only in Matthew. It was now nearly two years since the birth at Bethlehem. Herod had inquired very accurately, Matthew 2:7 . See notes on Matthew 2:1 and Matthew 2:11 . The wise men found a pais, not a brephos (see App-108 . ), as the shepherds did (Luke 2:16 ). of =... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wisemen, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth and slew all the male children ... Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, ... Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.Exceeding wroth ... indicates the utmost fury of that inhuman king. Some have professed to marvel that Josephus omits any reference to Herod's slaughter of the innocents; but such is easily understood when it... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 2:16

Matthew 2:16. Then Herod, when he saw, &c.— Perceiving that he was mocked by the Magi—slew all the children—entering on the second year and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned, &c. Knatchbull. The word ενεπαιχθη , in the original, rendered mocked, signifies properly to be played with, and well expresses the view in which the pride of Herod taught him to regard this action, as if it were intended to expose him to the derision of his subjects, and to treat him as a... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:16-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 2:16-18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 2:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 2:16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 2:1-18

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 2:16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 2:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 2:16

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