MATTHEW—NOTE ON Matthew 1:22 All this took place to fulfill. Matthew often points to an event or teaching of Jesus that fulfills an OT passage. He does this to indicate: (1) a direct prediction and fulfillment (e.g., vv. Matthew 1:22); (2) the intended full meaning of the OT Scripture (e.g., Matthew 5:17); or (3) a person or event that corresponds to Israel’s history (e.g., Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17).

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