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THE STAR ... WENT BEFORE THEM - From this it appears that the star was
a luminous meteor, perhaps at no great distance from the ground. It is
not unlikely that they lost sight of it after they had com...
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2. THE KING WORSHIPPED BY GENTILES;
Jerusalem in Ignorance of Him; the Child Persecuted.
1. The Visit of the Wise Men.(Matthew 2:1 .) 2. The Flight into
Egypt. (Matthew 2:13 .) 3. The Return from Eg...
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MATTHEW 2. THREE INCIDENTS OF CHRIST'S CHILDHOOD.
Matthew 2:1. The Visit of the Magians.The religion of the Magi well
deserved the double honour of stimulating the growth of the doctrine
of the Futur...
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AND WHEN THEY SAW THE STAR.
This language shows that for some time, at least, they had not seen
the star until they left Jerusalem for Bethlehem. Its reappearance
caused them great rejoicing, because...
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THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE KING (Matthew 2:1-2)...
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And, behold, the star, which they had seen in its rising, led them on
until it came and stood over the place where the little child was.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy....
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SAW THE STAR. Supply the Ellipsis from Matthew 2:9 (App-6). "having
seen the star [standing over where the young child was], they
rejoiced", &c.
REJOICED WITH... JOY. Figure of speech _Polyptoton_ (A...
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ἘΧΆΡΗΣΑΝ ΧΑΡᾺΝ Κ.Τ.Λ. The cognate noun becomes far
more frequent in Hellenistic Greek under the influence of Hebrew
expression. Observe the intensity of the joy expressed by the
combination of cognate...
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THE VISIT OF THE MAGI
Recorded by St Matthew only....
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10. WHEN THEY SAW THE STAR, THEY REJOICED WITH EXCEEDING GREAT JOY.
11. AND WHEN THEY WERE COME INTO THE HOUSE, THEY SAW THE YOUNG CHILD
WITH MARY HIS MOTHER, AND FELL DOWN, AND WORSHIPPED HIM: AND WH...
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_THE WISE MEN VISIT THE KING MATTHEW 2:1-12_ : “Now when Jesus was
born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold,
there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he...
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ΙΔΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть.
Part, может быть либо _temp._, либо
причинным,
ΈΧΆΡΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΧΑΊΡΩ (G5463)
радоваться, быть счастливым.
ΧΑΡΆ Ν (G5479) _acc....
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DISCOURSE: 1280
THE JOY OF THE MAGI
Matthew 2:10. _And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with
exceeding great joy_.
IN so concise a history as that of our blessed Lord, the events of
whose life a...
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WHEN THEY SAW THE STAR— Dr. Doddridge reads a _star_ or _meteor;_
because, says he, no _star_ could point out not only a town, but a
particular house. The original, in the conclusion of this verse, is...
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CHAPTER 2
Section 3. THE VISIT OF THE WISE MEN
TEXT: 2:1-12
1.
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod
the king, behold, Wisemen from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,...
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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
WHEN THEY SAW THE STAR, THEY REJOICED WITH EXCEEDING GREAT JOY, [
echareesan (G5463) charan (G5479) megaleen (G3173) sfodra...
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1 David 1 Ozias
2 Solomon 2 Joatham
3 Roboam
3 Achaz
4 Abijah 4 Hezekiah
5 Asaph
5 Manasseh
6 Josaphat 6 Amos
7 Joram 7 Josiah
[Ahaziah]
[Jehoahaz]
[Jehoash]
[Jehoiakim]
[Amaziah] [Jechon...
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THE WISE MEN
1-12. 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...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 2
WISE MEN VISIT JESUS 2:1-12
V1 Jesus was born in the town called Bethlehem. This was in Judea
district. At this time, Herod was th...
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CHAPTER 2
His Reception - Matthew 2:1
THIS 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 h...
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_Visit of the Magi._...
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Matthew 2:10, ἰδάντες δὲ … χαρὰν μεγάλην
σφόδρα : seeing the star standing over the sacred spot, they
were overjoyed. Their quest was at an end; they had at last reached
the goal of their long journey...
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_The Magi go on their errand to Bethlehem_. They do not know the way,
but the star guides them. ἰδοὺ ὁ ἀστὴρ : looking up to
heaven as they set out on their journey, they once more behold their
heaven...
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GOD RULES AND OVERRULES
Matthew 2:9-15
The suggestion has been hazarded that “the star” was an unusual
combination of three planets; but this would conflict with the
disappearance and reappearance of...
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The Kingdom was not ready for the King, so a reception for Him was not
arranged and organized by those who should have been waiting for Him.
They were in rebellion. The King's advent was heralded by a...
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THE ORIENTAL MAGI
Matthew 2:1-12. _“Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea, in
the days of Herod the king, behold, the magi came from the East,
saying, Where is He who was born King of the Jews?...
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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
It appears that Herod had so disguised his intentions, that the wise
men had no consciousness of it. So is it in common life. But the Lo...
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God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our
Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the
infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
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_STARS AS TYPES_
‘When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.’
Matthew 2:10
A great many theories have been advanced to account for the appearance
of the star, but what God tell...
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Thus born, thus characterised by the angel and fulfilling the
prophecies that announced the presence of Emmanuel, He is formally
acknowledged King of the Jews by the Gentiles, who are guided by the
wi...
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WHEN THEY SAW THE STAR,.... Which by its appearance, size, brightness,
c. they knew to be the same with that which they had seen, when in
their own country
THEY REJOICED WITH EXCEEDING GREAT JOY; a ...
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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
Ver. 10. _When they saw the star_] The sight whereof they seem to
have lost when they turned out of the way; it led them to Jerusalem....
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Mat. 2:10. "_ When they saw the star,_ they rejoiced with exceeding
great joy." The wise men that sought Christ traveled through a vast
howling wilderness, full of pits and drought and serpents, hideo...
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_When they saw the star_ Thus standing over where the child was, _they
rejoiced with exceeding great joy_ The original expression,
εχαρησαν χαραν μεγαλην σφοδρα, is remarkably
emphatical, and might be...
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The effect of its appearance upon the Magi;...
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WHEN THEY SAW THE STAR, THEY REJOICED WITH EXCEEDING GREAT JOY.
They were overjoyed. Their long journey was successful. their arduous
quest was ended. The most intense gladness, a fairly ecstatic del...
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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 H...
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9-12 What joy these wise men felt upon this sight of the star, none
know so well as those who, after a long and melancholy night of
temptation and desertion, under the power of a spirit of bondage, a...
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Joy is but the natural consequence of desire satisfied: they had in
their own country seen an extraordinary star, which, according to the
rules of their own art, they might guess to be an indication o...
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Matthew 2:10 When G1161 saw G1492 (G5631) star G792 rejoiced G5463
(G5644) exceedingly G4970 great G3173 joy...
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THE DATE OF OUR LORD'S BIRTH. See Introduction, § 8, pp. 16, 17. The
visit of the Magi, while it does not determine the year of the birth
of Christ, fixes a date _before_ which it must have taken plac...
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Matthew 2:10. WHEN THEY SAW THE STAR. This shows that for some time,
at least, they had not seen it.
THEY REJOICED WITH EXCEEDING GREAT JOY. Literally, ‘rejoiced a
great joy exceedingly.' The reappea...
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THEY REJOICED WITH EXCEEDING GREAT JOY
(εχαρησαν χαραν μεγαλην σφοδρα). Second
aorist passive indicative with cognate accusative. Their joy was due
to the success of the search....
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Matthew 2:1. _Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the
days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to
Jerusalem,_
Probably from that Assyria which is joined with Is...
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Matthew 2:1. _Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the
days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to
Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? f...
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Matthew 2:1. _Now when Jesus was born is Bethlehem of Judaea in the
days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to
Jerusalem,_
Our Lord was born in Bethlehem, an inconsiderable...
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CONTENTS: Visit of the Magi, flight into Egypt, Herod's slaughter of
the innocents. Return of Joseph and Mary to Nazareth.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Joseph, Mary, Herod, chief priests, scribes,
wise me...
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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...
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WHEN THEY SAW THE STAR. Implying that for a time, at least, they had
not seen the star until leaving Jerusalem for Bethlehem. Its
appearance shows their search is not futile....
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CHAPTER 2
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Juda in the days of king
Herod. It is better to read here in the Greek _in Bethlehem-Juda_.
Juda means the tribe of Judah, to which, after the schism...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 2:11. HOUSE.—It is not reasonable to suppose that the holy
family would require to stay long in the public khan or caravanserai,
where the infant Saviour was born. WORSHIPPED....
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EXPOSITION
JESUS THE CHRIST BY HIS EARLY HISTORY answering to the word of God by
the prophets. This is shown by four particulars, for each of which a
corresponding prophecy is adduced.
(1) The place...
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Chapter Two
Now 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...
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Acts 13:46; Deuteronomy 32:13; Luke 2:10; Luke 2:20; Psalms 105:3;...
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HOW THE FIRST CHRISTMAS WAS CELEBRATED
Matthew 2:1
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
appro...
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Seeing the star — Standing over where the child was....