Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Matthew 2:8
And if ye find him, bring me word — Probably Herod did not believe he was born; otherwise would not so suspicious a prince have tried to make sure work at once?
And if ye find him, bring me word — Probably Herod did not believe he was born; otherwise would not so suspicious a prince have tried to make sure work at once?
Verse Matthew 2:8. _THAT I MAY COME AND WORSHIP HIM ALSO._] See Matthew 2:2, and on Genesis 17:3, and Exodus 4:31. What exquisite hypocrisy was here! he...
GO, AND SEARCH DILIGENTLY ... - Herod took all possible means to obtain accurate information respecting the child, that he might be sure of destroying him. He not only ascertained the probable time of...
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...
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...
III. THE VISIT AT BETHLEHEM. 8. AND HE SENT THEM TO BETHLEHEM. Herod was not yet satisfied. He had found Bethlehem to be the place and the future king to be. small child, but he desired to have him p...
When Herod the king heard or this he was disturbed, and so was all Jerusalem with him. So he collected all the chief priests and scribes of the people, and asked them where the Anointed One of God was...
THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE KING (Matthew 2:1-2)...
FOR. concerning. YOUNG CHILD. Greek. _paidion._ App-108. THAT. MAY COME. that. also may come. Not "Him also" as well as others, but "I also" as well as you....
_he sent them to Bethlehem_ Up to this point the Magi are not said to have been guided by the Star; they go to Bethlehem in accordance with Herod's directions, which were based on the report of the Sa...
ΠΈΜΨΑΣ ΑΥ̓ΤΟῪΣ ΕἸΣ ΒΗΘΛΕΈΜ. Up to this time the Magi are not said to have been guided by the star; they go to Bethlehem in accordance with Herod’s directions, which were based on the report of the San...
THE VISIT OF THE MAGI Recorded by St Matthew only....
7. THEN HEROD, WHEN HE HAD PRIVILY CALLED THE WISE MEN, ENQUIRED OF THEM DILIGENTLY WHAT TIME THE STAR APPEARED. 8. AND HE SENT THEM TO BETHLEHEM, AND SAID, "GO AND SEARCH DILIGENTLY FOR THE YOUNG CHI...
_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...
ΠΈΜΨΑΣ _aor. act. part. пот. masc. sing. от_ ΠΈΜΠΩ (G3992) посылать, ΕΊΠΕ Ν _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004). ΠΟΡΕΥΘΈΝΤΕΣ _aor. pass. (dep.) part. пот. masc. pl. от_ ΠΟΡΕΎΟΜΑΙ (G4198) идти, отправля...
SEARCH DILIGENTLY FOR, &C.— _Make exact inquiry about,_ &c. It is an amazing thing that so suspicious and artful a prince as Herod should put such an important affair on so precarious a footing; when,...
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,...
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. AND HE SENT THEM TO BET...
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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...
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...
Bethlehem was but a short six miles from Jerusalem. “Diligently,” better, as before, _exactly._ So far as the mission became known, it would impress the people with the belief that he too shared their...
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...
_Herod's next step_. τότε Ἡρώδης … ἀστέρος : τότε, frequent formula of transition with our evangelist, _cf._ Matthew 2:16-17; Matthew 4:1; Matthew 4:5;...
_Visit of the Magi._...
καὶ πέμψας … αὐτῷ : his hypocrisy went further. He bade the strangers go to Bethlehem, find out the whereabouts of the child, come back and tell him, that he also might go and worship Him. Worship, _i...
THE WISE-MEN FOLLOW THE STAR Matthew 2:1-8 The expectation of the advent of a great king was far-spread at the time of the Nativity. It was probably founded, so far as the East was concerned, on the...
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...
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?...
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. I would beg the Reader to...
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...
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...
AND HE SENT THEM TO BETHLEHEM,.... Having got out of them all that he could, and was for his purpose, he informs them of the place where they might find the person they came to inquire after, accordin...
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found _him_, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. Ver. 8. _And he sent th...
_When ye have found him, bring me word again_ Viz., concerning the young child, his condition, and that of his parents, and all circumstances. It seems probable that Herod did not believe he was born,...
Deception and hypocrisy are often united with great cruelty, and end in misery....
Herod carried out his scheme: AND HE SENT THEM TO BETHLEHEM AND SAID. GO AND SEARCH DILIGENTLY FOR THE YOUNG CHILD; AND WHEN YE HAVE FOUND HIM, BRING ME WORD AGAIN. Eager for the success of his plans,...
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...
1-8 Those who live at the greatest distance from the means of grace often use most diligence, and learn to know the most of Christ and his salvation. But no curious arts, or mere human learning, can...
He tells the wise men that Bethlehem was the place, wherein his wise men had informed him that the King of the Jews was to be born, and sends them thither with these instructions: That they should go,...
Matthew 2:8 And G2532 sent G3992 (G5660) them G846 to G1519 Bethlehem G965 said G2036 (G5627) Go...
‘And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search out exactly concerning the young child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and pay him homage him.' Having discov...
THE VISIT OF THE MAGI (2:1-11). The visit of the Magi/Eminent Astrologers to Jesus is important for a number of reasons. It emphasises: 1). That whereas the leading Jews in the main ignored His birt...
Matthew 2:8. Contains his deceitful command. It was a lie diplomatic, based on the truth, for he sent them to Bethlehem....
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...
SENT THEM TO BETHLEHEM AND SAID (πεμψας αυτους εις Βηθλεεμ ειπεν). Simultaneous aorist participle, "sending said." They were to "search out accurately" (εξετασατε ακριβως) concerning the child. The...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
THEN HE SENT THEM TO BETHLEHEM. He wanted the Magi to find the Messiah, but not for him to worship, rather to murder....
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...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 2:1. BORN.—The birth of Jesus has been assigned to “the fourth year before the common account called Anno Domini.” But Rev. A. Carr (Cambridge Bible for Schools) says, “the ye...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 3:19; 1 Corinthians 3:20; 1 Kings 19:2; 1 Samuel 23:22;...
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...