Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
But when Herod was dead—Miserable Herod! Thou thoughtest thyself safe from a dreaded Rival; but it was He only that was safe from thee; and thou hast not long enjoyed even this fancied security. See on Matthew 2:15.
behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt—Our translators, somewhat capriciously, render the same expression "the angel of the Lord," Matthew 1:20; Matthew 2:13; and "an angel of the Lord," as here. As the same angel appears to have been employed on all these high occasions—and most likely he to whom in Luke is given the name of "Gabriel," Luke 1:19, Luke 1:26 —perhaps it should in every instance except the first, be rendered "the angel."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Matthew 2:19:
Matthew 2:13
Luke 2:39
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