Matthew 2:1-20

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 2:8

8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him , bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. Ver. 8. And he sent them to Bethlehem ] It was a wonder he went not himself, or sent not some assassin underhand, to despatch the child immediately. But God befooled him. The Germans have a proverb, "Where God intends to blind any man, he first closes his eyes." a So the apostle, 1 Corinthians 3:19 , He taketh the... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 2:9

9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. Ver. 9. And, lo, the star ] A star either newly created, or at least wise strangely carried: for it stands one while, moves another, appears in the lower region, is not obscured by the beams of the sun: so that some have thought it was an angel, a It moved slowly, as might be best for the pace and purpose of these pilgrims. ... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 2:10

10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. Ver. 10. When they saw the star ] The sight whereof they seem to have lost when they turned out of the way; it led them to Jerusalem. But this text is excellently paraphrased and applied by Bishop Hooper, martyr, in a letter of his, written to one Mrs Anne Warcup, in these words (Acts and Mon.): "Such as travelled to find Christ followed only the star, and as long as they saw it, they were assured they were in the right way,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 2:11

11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. Ver. 11. And when they were come into the house ] Not a palace prepared for the purpose, as the Porphyrogeniti in Constantinople had, but in an inn was Christ born, as ready to receive all that come unto him ( πανδοχειον ); and in a hole of the earth, an... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 2:12

12 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 a sweet Providence out of the lion’s mouth, as Paul was; 2Ti 4:17 as Athanasius and Basil often; as Luther also; and Queen Elizabeth, of famous memory, for whose execution a warrant once came down under seal, Gardner being the chief engineer. And when through a sea of sorrows she had... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 2:13

13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. Ver 13. Behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream ] Angels cannot enlighten the mind or powerfully incline the will (that is proper to the Holy Ghost to do), but as spirits and instruments of the Holy Ghost they... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 2:14

14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: Ver. 14. When he arose he took the young child, &e. ] Whither God leads, we must cheerfully follow, though he seem to lead us, as he did Israel in the wilderness, in and out, backwards and forwards, as if he were treading in a maze; although we were to go with him into those places (Hor. I 32): " Pigris ubi nulla campis Arbor aestiva recreatur aura: Quod latus mundi nebulae malusque Iupiter urget.... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 2:15

15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. Ver. 15. And was there till the death of Herod ] Which was a matter of two or three years at least a For Christ was born in 32 of Herod’s reign, fled when he was about two years old, or soon after his birth (as others are of the opinion), and returned not till Herod was dead, after he had reigned seven and thirty years. That it might... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 2:16

16 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 enquired of the wise men. Ver. 16. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked ] He had mocked them, and yet takes it ill to be mocked of them, to have his own measure: he never takes notice of this, that God usually maketh fools of his... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 2:17

17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, Ver. 17. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken ] Fulfilling of prophecies is a convincing argument of the divinity of the Scriptures. Moses had foretold that God should dwell between Benjamin’s shoulders, Deuteronomy 33:12 . This was fulfilled 440 years after, when the temple was set up in the tribe of Benjamin: so the prophecies of the coming of Christ and of Antichrist, and others in the Revelation, which we see... read more

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