Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Matthew 2:12
And being (k) warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
(k) God warned and told them of it, even though they did not ask him.
And being (k) warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
(k) God warned and told them of it, even though they did not ask him.
WARNED OF GOD - This was done, doubtless, because, if they had given Herod precise information where he was, it would have been easy for him to send forth and kill him. And from this we learn that God...
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...
BEING WARNED OF GOD IN. DREAM. Probably they were suspicious of Herod, for they could not fail to know his character, and asked God to guide them. He did so by. dream, and hence they avoided Jerusale...
THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE KING (Matthew 2:1-2)...
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....
WARNED OF GOD. oracularly answered, implying. preceding question. Compare Matthew 2:22. IN. Greek. _kata._ App-104. A DREAM. Greek. _onar._ See note on Matthew 1:20. NOT. Greek. _me._ App-105. TO....
ΧΡΗΜΑΤΙΣΘΈΝΤΕΣ ΚΑΤʼ ὌΝΑΡ, ‘divinely warned by a dream.’ χρηματίζειν. (1) ‘To transact business,’ ‘to deal or act or confer’ with any one. (2) Of divine dealings with men, ‘to answer,’ ‘warn’ or ‘comma...
THE VISIT OF THE MAGI Recorded by St Matthew only....
12. AND BEING WARNED OF GOD IN A DREAM THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RETURN TO HEROD, THEY DEPARTED INTO THEIR OWN COUNTRY ANOTHER WAY. Aug.: The wicked Herod, now made cruel by fear, will needs do a deed of...
_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...
ΧΡΗΜΑΤΙΣΘΈΝΤΕΣ _aor. pass._ (dep). _part. пот. masc. pl. от_ ΧΡΗΜΑΤΊΖΟΜΑΙ (G5537) получать повеления; в классическом _греч._ вести дела, заниматься общественными делами, также советовать, давать реком...
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 being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. AND BEING WARNED OF GOD IN A DREAM THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RETURN TO HEROD,...
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...
2:12 instructed (k-4) It signifies an answer after consultation, as ver. 22; hence an oracular or divine answer, not merely warning....
IN A DREAM] As the Magi were interpreters of dreams, this method of divine revelation was especially appropriate. It is part of God's loving condescension to mankind to make His revelations to differe...
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...
BEING WARNED OF GOD. — Following the order of events in our minds, it seems probable that after their homage on the evening of their arrival, they retired, possibly to the “inn” of Bethlehem, and were...
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...
_Their pious errand fulfilled, the Magi, warned to keep out of Herod's way, return home by another road_. χρηματισθέντες points to divine guidance given in a dream (κατ ὄναρ); _responso accepto_, Vulg...
_Visit of the Magi._...
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...
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 being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. I stay not to enquire further concerning the divine intimation to those men,...
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...
_THE THREEFOLD GIFT_ ‘And when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.’ Matthew 2:11 Let us put ourselves in the place of the Magi. What g...
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...
BEING WARNED OF GOD IN A DREAM,.... It is likely they made a short stay at Bethlehem, might lodge there a night; at least laid themselves down a while to take some refreshment in sleep, after they had...
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. Ver. 12. _And being warned of God in a dream, &c._] Thus were they pulled by...
_And being warned of God in a dream, that they should not return to Herod_ Which, it is probable, in the simplicity of their hearts, they were preparing to do, _they departed into their own country an...
Matthew concludes the narrative of the adoration: AND BEING WARNED OF GOD IN A DREAM THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RETURN TO HEROD, THEY DEPARTED INTO THEIR OWN COUNTRY ANOTHER WAY. Here is another instance of...
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...
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...
Now the wise God begins to defeat the crafty counsels of Herod, whose bloody hand he had stayed till he should from the wise men have had a perfect intelligence concerning this newborn King. God in a...
Matthew 2:12 Then G2532 warned G5537 (G5685) in G2596 dream G3677 should G344 not G3361 return G344 ...
JESUS IS DRIVEN INTO EXILE AND FINALLY RETURNS TO LOWLY NAZARETH (2:12-23). As a result of a warning dream the Magi did not return to Herod but slipped out of the country ‘another way', while Joseph s...
‘And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.' Having paid homage to the King of the Jews the Magi began to plan their jou...
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...
Matthew 2:12. BEING WARNED OF GOD. Probably they had asked guidance, because they suspected Herod's double dealing. They obtained guidance IN A DREAM, or by dreams. THEY DEPARTED, or ‘withdrew.' B...
WARNED IN A DREAM (χρηματισθεντες κατ' οναρ). The verb means to transact business (χρηματιζω from χρημα, and that from χραομα, to use. Then to consult, to deliberate, to make answer as of magistrat...
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 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...
GOD WARNED THEM. Knowing Herod's character, his questioning of the Magi would make them suspicious, and they would seek God's guidance. God warned them in a dream....
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 2:13. EGYPT.—At all times the readiest place of refuge for the Israelites, whether from famine or from political oppression. In Alexandria the Jews numbered a fifth of the po...
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; Acts 4:19; Acts 5:29; Daniel 2:19; Exodus 1:17;...
Being warned [χ ρ η μ α τ ι σ θ ε ν τ ε ς]. The verb means to give a response to one who asks or consults : hence, in the passive, as here, to receive an answer. The word therefore implies that the wi...
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...
God having warned these wise men in. dream not to go back to Herod, they returned home another way. But did these wise men play the parts of honest men, in that they returned not again to Herod? Ans...