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Text -- Matthew 2:1-17 (NET)
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The Visit of the Wise Men
2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea , in the time of King Herod , wise men from the East came to Jerusalem
2:2 saying , “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews ? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him .”
2:3 When King Herod heard this he was alarmed , and all Jerusalem with him .
2:4 After assembling all the chief priests and experts in the law , he asked them where the Christ was to be born .
2:5 “In Bethlehem of Judea ,” they said , “for it is written this way by the prophet :
2:6 ‘And you , Bethlehem , in the land of Judah , are in no way least among the rulers of Judah , for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel .’”
2:7 Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared .
2:8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said , “Go and look carefully for the child . When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.”
2:9 After listening to the king they left , and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped stopped above the place where the child was .
2:10 When they saw the star they shouted joyfully .
2:11 As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother , they bowed down and worshiped him . They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold , frankincense , and myrrh .
2:12 After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod , they went back by another route to their own country .
The Escape to Egypt
2:13 After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said , “Get up , take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt , and stay there until I tell you , for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him .”
2:14 Then he got up , took the child and his mother during the night , and went to Egypt .
2:15 He stayed there until Herod died . In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled : “I called my Son out of Egypt .”
2:16 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men , he became enraged . He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under , according to the time he had learned from the wise men .
2:17 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled :
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Magi |
Bethlehem |
Herod |
Mary |
JESUS CHRIST, 4A |
Jesus |
Jesus, The Christ |
Herod the Great |
Trumpet |
JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY |
Miracles |
Stars |
Wise Men |
ZOROASTRIANISM |
Magic |
Heathen |
Wisdom |
STAR OF THE MAGI |
Faith |
Egypt |
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NET Notes: Mat 2:1 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Mat 2:2 Or “in its rising,” referring to the astrological significance of a star in a particular portion of the sky. The term used for the “...
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NET Notes: Mat 2:11 Myrrh consisted of the aromatic resin of certain shrubs (L&N 6.208). It was used in preparing a corpse for burial.
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NET Notes: Mat 2:13 See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Herod the Great was particularly ruthless regarding the succession to his throne.
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NET Notes: Mat 2:14 The feminine singular genitive noun νυκτός (nuktos, “night”) indicates the time during which the action of t...
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