Matthew 2:19

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1-23

The Wise Men1-12. The star in the east and the visit of the Magi (peculiar to St. Matthew). The incident fits well into secular history. About the time when the star appeared (7 or 6 b.c.), Herod the Great, being alarmed by a prophecy that the royal power was about to pass away from him and his line, put the authors of it to death. It is evident, therefore, that the announcement by the wise men that Herod’s supplanter in the kingdom had actually been born, would drive him to violent measures.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Matthew 2:1-23

Matthew 2:1 See, on the earlier part of this chapter, Mrs. Browning's striking poem, 'Christmas Gifts'. Savonarola, after quoting verses 1 and 2 in one of his sermons, proceeds to harangue the Florentines as follows: 'Mark the words and observe the mysteries. Behold then that He by whom all things were made is this day born upon earth. Behold He that is above all things begins by having a native land; He begins as the compatriot of men, the companion of men, the brother of men, and the son of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Matthew 2:1-23

Chapter 2His Reception - Matthew 2:1-23THIS one chapter contains all that St. Matthew records of the Infancy. St. Mark and St. John tell us nothing, and St. Luke very little. This singular reticence has often been remarked upon, and it certainly is most noteworthy, and a manifest sign of genuineness and truthfulness: a token that what these men wrote was in the deepest sense not their own. For if they had been left to themselves in the performance of the task assigned them, they could not have... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Matthew 2:1-23

2. The King Worshipped by Gentiles; Jerusalem in Ignorance of Him; the Child Persecuted. 1. The Visit of the Wise Men.(Matthew 2:1-12 .) 2. The Flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13-18 .) 3. The Return from Egypt. (Matthew 2:19-23 .) CHAPTER 2 The second chapter in Matthew relates events which are nowhere else recorded in the Gospels. For this reason, and this is the only reason, the authenticity of the chapter has been doubted more than once. All that which the second chapter contains belongs... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Matthew 2:19

2:19 {3} But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,(3) Christ is brought up in Nazareth, after the death of the tyrant by God’s providence: that by the very name of the place it might plainly appear to the world that he is the Lord’s true Nazarite. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:1-23

The deeply interesting account of Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she would be the mother of her Lord, the details as to His birth in Bethlehem, the visit of the shepherds to the manger in which He lay (Luke 1:1-80; Luke 2:1-52) are not found at all in Matthew; for these, though of engrossing personal interest, are not of importance in an official way. We shell see in chapter 2 however that the visit of the wise men from the east was of a much different character, that affected the... read more

James Gray

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

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Matthew 2:1-23

Chapter 6 Review of the Second Chapter The Troubled King the Beneficence of Trials the Scriptures Always New Prayer Almighty God, we know thee as a God of Love, and it is to thy pity that we now come with our praises and our prayer. We do not address thy righteousness, for thy purity makes us afraid with a great and painful fear: we come to thy mercy thou hast been pleased to exercise mercy towards the sinful children of men. Through Jesus Christ our Saviour we know of this mercy; he indeed is... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Matthew 2:16-23

Chapter 5 Second Causes Not Sufficient Physical Force Weaker Than Moral Angel Ministries Afraid of Whole Families Goodness Cannot Die Prayer Almighty God, thy way is very wonderful, and we cannot find it out; thou dost justify thyself in righteousness and in mercy, notwithstanding our sore perplexity and the vexation of our soul in time of trouble. Thou dost send men on strange errands, thy requests are bold; thou dost lay thine hand upon our life, and require it as our gift. Who can restrain... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Matthew 2:19

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, Reader! pause over this verse, and contemplate the awful death of this man. Ah Herod! is this the termination of all thy grandeur? Hast thou so shortly after followed thy murdered subjects to the grave? If the Reader would see a striking representation of such an end as this of Herod's, he may find it, Isaiah 14:4-20 . I cannot refrain from quoting what Eusebius hath related in his Ecclesiastical... read more

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