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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:14-15

a ‘And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod.’ Obediently Joseph did as he was told, and taking the young child and His mother by night, fled to Egypt. Egypt had always provided a place of refuge for Israel in times of danger, and indeed over a million Jews lived there at that time. It had sheltered Israel in the days of the previous Joseph as described in Genesis, it would do the same for the hope of Israel... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:15

‘That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.’ And all this was to be seen as a ‘filling full’ of God’s purposes for Israel. Matthew here refers back to a passage in Hosea 11:1. That verse had referred to God’s call to Israel as His ‘firstborn’ in the time of Moses (Exodus 4:22), and it was at that time that He had ‘called them out of Egypt’. He had looked on them as His son. But Hosea does not stop with that. He then goes... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:16

‘Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Magi, was extremely angry, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Magi.’ Meanwhile Herod was livid with anger. The impossible had happened, and it had become apparent that those lily-livered Magi had deceived him. They had basically cocked a snook at him. And he immediately gave the command that... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:13-18

Matthew 2:13-Job : . The Flight into Egypt and the Massacre of the Innocents.— While Mt. says Jesus was born before Herod’ s death (how long before he does not say), Lk. suggests, by his reference to Quirinius, that it was after. But see Luke 2:1-Leviticus : *. Matthew 2:15 . Hosea 11:1 *. It looks as though Mt. made the incident fit the quotation, cf. Abbott, op. cit., p. 413. A second-century Jewish tradition speaks of Jesus working as a labourer in Egypt, and practising magic ere he... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 2:13

How long it was before this apparition to Joseph the Scripture saith not, but admitting what is affirmed by some geographers, that Bethlehem Judah was but two days’ journey from Jerusalem, it cannot be presumed long, for Herod had (doubtless) quick intelligence of the wise men’s motions. Here was a second temptation upon Joseph, who was of no great quality, (a carpenter), and might have anxious thoughts how he in Egypt should maintain himself, his wife, and child; but Joseph knew that the earth... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 2:14-15

True faith, or assent to a Divine revelation, always produces obedience to the precept of it. Thus it did in the wise men, thus in Joseph. Thus every where in holy writ. By which we may learn, that they indeed believe not the Scriptures to be the word of God, who take no care to live up to the rule of life prescribed in them. Joseph not only obeyed, but readily and presently obeyed: When he arose, he took the young Child and his mother. The poverty of our Saviour’s parents is not obscurely... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 2:16

Herod now expounds what he meant by his coming and worshipping Christ also, which he talked of Matthew 2:8. When he saw that he was mocked, &c; really mocked by their coming no more to him; not that they used any mocking language, or designed by their actions to deceive him, but probably intended to have gone back according to his desire, but that they were otherwise admonished by God in a dream. He was exceeding wroth, as great persons used to be when they see any great design they have... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 2:12-18

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 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 population. Wherever, therefore, the infant Saviour’s home was in Egypt, it would be in the midst of His brethren according to the flesh (Carr).Matthew 2:15. Fulfilled.—The real key to the Evangelist’s quotation (Hosea 11:1), seems to be found in the principle that the whole Old Testament is but the bud... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 2:15

Matthew 2:15 I. These words, spoken by the prophet Hosea, were not accommodated to Christ, but were most truly fulfilled in Him. They had thus a double fulfilment, the second more glorious than the first. Nor should we err if we ascribed to them one fulfilment more. That which was on two occasions literally fulfilled, "Out of Egypt have I called My Son," is evermore finding its spiritual fulfilment in the Church of the Redeemed. It collectively is God's Son, even as one by one the true members... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 2:16

DISCOURSE: 1281THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INFANTSMatthew 2:16; Matthew 2:18. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:14-15

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:15

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:16

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 2:13-18

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 2:13

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 2:14-15

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 2:16

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 2:12-18

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 2:15

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 2:16

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