Matthew 2:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. ”

• Matthew 2:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Warned of God - This was done, doubtless, because, if they had given Herod precise information where he was, it would have been easy for him to send forth and kill him. And from this we learn tha...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And being (k) warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. (k) God warned and told them of it, even though they did not ask him.

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• Matthew 2:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Matthew 2. Three Incidents of Christ's Childhood. Matthew 2:1-12 . The Visit of the Magians.The religion of the Magi well deserved the double honour of stimulating the growth of the doctrine of...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  warned of God . oracularly answered, implying. preceding question. Compare Matthew 2:22 . in. Greek. kata. App-104. a dream. Greek. onar. See note on Matthew 1:20 . not. Greek. me....

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• Matthew 2:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

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• Matthew 2:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to He...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Wise Men 1-12. The star in the east and the visit of the Magi (peculiar to St. Matthew). The incident fits well into secular history. About the time when the star appeared (7 or 6 b.c.), Herod...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Being warned of God. — Following the order of events in our minds, it seems probable that after their homage on the evening of their arrival, they retired, possibly to the “inn” of Bethlehem, and w...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 2 His Reception - Matthew 2:1-23 THIS one chapter contains all that St. Matthew records of the Infancy. St. Mark and St. John tell us nothing, and St. Luke very little. This singular re...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  God Rules and Overrules Matthew 2:9-15 The suggestion has been hazarded that “the star” was an unusual combination of three planets; but this would conflict with the disappearance and reappeara...

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• Matthew 2:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The Kingdom was not ready for the King, so a reception for Him was not arranged and organized by those who should have been waiting for Him. They were in rebellion. The King's advent was heralded by...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. I stay not to enquire further concerning the divine intimation to those men...

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• Matthew 2:12 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE THREEFOLD GIFT ‘And when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.’ Matthew 2:11 Let us put ourselves in the place of the Magi. W...

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• Matthew 2:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Being warned of God in a dream ,.... It is likely they made a short stay at Bethlehem, might lodge there a night; at least laid themselves down a while to take some refreshment in sleep, after they...

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• Matthew 2:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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 pu...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And being warned of God in a dream, that they should not return to Herod Which, it is probable, in the simplicity of their hearts, they were preparing to do, they departed into their own country a...

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• Matthew 2:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  The deeply interesting account of Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she would be the mother of her Lord, the details as to His birth in Bethlehem, the visit of the shepherds to the manger in which...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Wise Men Worship Christ.       9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went bef...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Now the wise God begins to defeat the crafty counsels of Herod, whose bloody hand he had stayed till he should from the wise men have had a perfect intelligence concerning this newborn King. God in a...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.' Having paid homage to the King of the Jews the Magi began to plan their j...

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

  CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 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 t...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Matthew 2:1-2 . Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Je...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Matthew 2:1 . Jesus was born in Bethlehem, as is illustrated in Micah 5:2 . In the days of Herod the king, the son of Antipater, and father of Archelaus, who succeeded him on the throne. Herod...

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• Matthew 2:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION JESUS THE CHRIST BY HIS EARLY HISTORY answering to the word of God by the prophets. This is shown by four particulars, for each of which a corresponding prophecy is addu...

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• Matthew 2:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Matthew concludes the narrative of the adoration: And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. Here is another instanc...

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• Matthew 2:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 3:19 ; Acts 4:19 ; Acts 5:29 ; Daniel 2:19 ; Exodus 1:17 ; Genesis 20:6 ; Genesis 20:7 ; Genesis 31:24 ; Job 33:15-17 ; Matthew 1:20 ; Matthew 2:22 ; Matthew 27:19

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• Matthew 2:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  How the First Christmas was Celebrated Matthew 2:1-12 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction we are going to read a poem named "The Christmas Story" which was written several years ago. It...

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