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Verse Matthew 2:4. _THE CHIEF PRIESTS_] Not only the _high priest_
for the time being, called כהן הראש _cohen ha-rosh_, 2 Kings
25:18, and his _deputy_, called כהן משנה _cohen mishneh_, with
those wh...
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THE CHIEF PRIESTS - By the chief priests here are meant not only the
high priest and his deputy, but. also the heads or chiefs of the 24
classes into which David had divided the sacerdotal families, 1...
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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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II. THE PRIESTS AND RULERS IN COUNCIL.
4. AND WHEN HE HAD GATHERED ALL THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND SCRIBES
TOGETHER.
Literally, "high priests." The high priests and perhaps the heads of
the twenty-four cou...
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THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE KING (Matthew 2:1-2)...
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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...
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CHIEF PRIESTS, &C.: i.e. the high priest and other priests who were
members of the Sanhedrin, or National Council.
SCRIBES OF THE PEOPLE. the _Sopherim,_ denoting the learned men of the
People; learne...
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_gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together_ i.
e. summoned a meeting of the Sanhedrin, a body often indicated in this
way. Others contend that this was an irregular meeting of...
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THE VISIT OF THE MAGI
Recorded by St Matthew only....
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ΠΆΝΤΑΣ ΤΟῪΣ�, i.e. summoned a meeting of the Sanhedrin.
But from the omission of τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους, who are
generally included in the designation of the Sanhedrin it is contended
by some that this was...
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3. WHEN HEROD THE KING HAD HEARD THESE THINGS, HE WAS TROUBLED, AND
ALL JERUSALEM WITH HIM. 4. AND WHEN HE HAD GATHERED ALL THE CHIEF
PRIESTS AND SCRIBES OF THE PEOPLE TOGETHER, HE DEMANDED OF THEM 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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AND WHEN HE HAD GATHERED &C.— _And having assembled._ Campbell. _All
the chief priests,_ must comprehend here not only the high-priest for
the time being, and his deputy, with those who formerly had b...
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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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And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the
people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
AND WHEN HE HAD GATHERED ALL THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND SCRIBES OF THE...
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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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THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND SCRIBES. — The chief priests were probably the
heads of the twenty-four courses into which the sons of Aaron were
divided (2 Chronicles 23:8; Luke 1:5), but the term may have inc...
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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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_Herod's measures_. καὶ συναγαγὼν … τοῦ λαοῦ.
Was this a meeting of the Sanhedrim? Not likely, as the elders are not
mentioned, who are elsewhere named as the representatives of the
people, _vide_ Mat...
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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...
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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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And when he had gathered all the (d) chief priests and (e) scribes of
the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
(d) The chief priests, that is, such as were of Aaron's fam...
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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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And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the
people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
Herod, it should seem by this question, was no stranger to the
proph...
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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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4._Having assembled the priests _Though deep silence prevailed
respecting Christ in the Hall of Herod, yet, as soon as the _Magi
_have thrown out the mention of a _King, _predictions are remembered,
w...
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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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AND WHEN HE HAD GATHERED ALL THE CHIEF PRIESTS,.... Here we have an
account of Herod's conduct at this juncture; he calls a council,
assembles the sanhedrim, gathers together the more learned persons...
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And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the
people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
Ver. 4. _And when he had gathered all the chief priests_] The true...
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_And when he had gathered all the chief priests_ This expression must
be intended to comprehend not only the high priest for the time being,
and his deputy, with those who had formerly borne that offi...
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CHIEF PRIESTS; the principal ministers of religion among the Jews at
that time.
SCRIBES; writers and expounders of the divine law....
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AND WHEN HE HAD GATHERED ALL THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND SCRIBES OF THE
PEOPLE TOGETHER, HE DEMANDED OF THEM WHERE CHRIST SHOULD BE BORN.
Not the entire Sanhedrin, or Great Council of the Jewish people, for...
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Herod's measures to meet the emergency:...
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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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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...
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In this perplexity the king Herod calleth a synod or convocation,
which was made up of the chief priests and scribes; the single
question which he propounds to them was to resolve him WHERE CHRIST
SHO...
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Matthew 2:4 And G2532 gathered G4863 all G3956 priests G749 and G2532
scribes G1122 people G2992 together G4863 ...
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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...
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‘And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the
people, he enquired of them where the Christ should be born.'
Aware that he needed to discover the whereabouts of such a prince, if
one...
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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 2:4. ALL THE CHIEF-PRIESTS. Probably not a formal meeting of
the Sanhedrin, since to this belonged the ‘elders' also, who are not
mentioned here. Literally: ‘high priests.' It includes, beside...
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HE INQUIRED OF THEM WHERE THE CHRIST SHOULD BE BORN
(επυνθανετο παρ' αυτων που ο Χριστος
γεννατα). The prophetic present (γεννατα) is given, the
very words of Herod retained by Matthew's report. The...
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SCRIBES
(Greek, "grammateis", means "writer"). Hebrew, "spherim", means "to
write," "set in order," "count." The scribes were so called because it
was their office to make copies of the Scriptures; t...
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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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HE CALLED TOGETHER. Literally, "high priests." "Teachers of the Law"
were the official copyists of Scripture, and the theologians of that
time. These together formed the Sanhedrin or ruling body of th...
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_Priests and scribes._
NEAR IN PRIVILEGE, FAR FROM PIETY
Some that are best acquainted with the gospel are practical strangers
to it. They are like one who should pore over a map, mastering its
geogr...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 2:4 The CHIEF PRIESTS were in charge of
temple activities. SCRIBES. Experts in handling written documents. In
Israel, their duties included teaching, interpreting, and applying...
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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 2:1. 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...
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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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1 Chronicles 24:4; 2 Chronicles 34:13; 2 Chronicles 34:15; 2
Chronicles 36:14;...
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All the chief priests. We should expect only one chief priest to be
mentioned; but the office had become a lucrative one, and frequently
changed hands. A rabbit is quoted as saying that the first temp...
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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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The chief priests — That is, not only the high priest and his
deputy, with those who formerly had borne that office: but also the
chief man in each of those twenty — four courses, into which the
body...
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Herod being in great perplexity, convened. council of the chief
priests and scribes, and demands of them the place where Christ, the
promised Messiah was to be born. They readily reply, out of the
pro...