Matthew 2:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 2:11

9 When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was.

10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, ^athey presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

12 Then, being divinely warned ^ain a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.

The Flight into Egypt

13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.”

14 When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt,

15 and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, ^a“Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

Massacre of the Innocents

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.

17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

18 “A ^avoice was heard in Ramah,
Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children,
Refusing to be comforted,
Because they are no more.”

The Home in Nazareth

19 Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

20 ^asaying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who ^bsought the young Child’s life are dead.”

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Definitions of words in Matthew 2:11:

Come {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Frankincense {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Frankincense {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Gold {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Gold {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

House {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
House {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Mary {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Mary {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Mary {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Mother {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Myrrh {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Myrrh {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Saw {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Child {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Matthew 2:11:

Herod the Great {Easton's}

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