Matthew 2:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, ”

Matthew 2:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By the prophet - The Sanhedrin answered without hesitation. The question where he would be born had been settled by prophecy. This prophecy is found in Micah 5:2 . In that prophecy both the plac...
Matthew 2:5 - 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...
Matthew 2:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

written . standeth written. Not spoken, as in Matthew 2:23 . Quoted from Micah 6:2 . See App-107. by . by means of. Greek. dia. App-104. Matthew 2:1 .
Matthew 2:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet - As there have been several confused notions among...
Matthew 2:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus, &c.— For a full explanation of this passage we refer to the notes on Micah 5:2 ; Micah 5:15 .; just observing, with Dr. Doddridge, that when this and several...
Matthew 2:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And they said unto him; In Bethlehem of Judea - a prompt and involuntary testimony from the highest trib...
Matthew 2:5 - 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...
Matthew 2:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In Bethlehem of Judæa. — The words of the people in John 7:42 show the same belief thirty years later. The Targum, or Jewish paraphrase, of Micah 5:2 , inserts the very words, “Out of thee the M...
Matthew 2:5 - 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...
Matthew 2:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Wise-Men Follow the Star Matthew 2:1-8 The expectation of the advent of a great king was far-spread at the time of the Nativity. It was probably founded, so far as the East was concerned, o...
Matthew 2:5 - 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...
Matthew 2:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. It is very blessed to behold, how the L...
Matthew 2:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they said unto him ,.... They answer without any hesitation, it being a generally received notion, and a thing well known among them, in Bethlehem of Judea ; and give their reason for it; for...
Matthew 2:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, Ver. 5. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem ] Lo, how readily and roundly, out of the Scriptures, they coul...
Matthew 2:5 - 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...
Matthew 2:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Wise Men Come to Jerusalem. 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came w...
Matthew 2:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 2:6 " .
Matthew 2:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Visit of The Magi (2:1-11). The visit of the Magi/Eminent Astrologers to Jesus is important for a number of reasons. It emphasises: 1). That whereas the leading Jews in the main ignored His...
Matthew 2:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 2:1 . Born. —The birth of Jesus has been assigned to “the fourth year before the common account called Anno Domini.” But Rev. A. Carr (Cambridge Bible for Schools) says, “...
Matthew 2:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 2:1 . Now when Jesus was born is Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Our Lord was born in Bethlehem, an inconsidera...
Matthew 2:5 - 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...
Matthew 2:5 - 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...
Matthew 2:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Herod's measures to meet the emergency:
Matthew 2:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 16:1 ; Genesis 35:19 ; Joshua 19:15 ; Ruth 1:1 ; Ruth 1:19 ; Ruth 2:4 ; Ruth 4:11
Matthew 2:5 - 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...

Matthew 2:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 2:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 2:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 2:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 2:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 2:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 2:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 2:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 2:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 2:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 2:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 2:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 2:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 2:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 2:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 2:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 2:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 2:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 2:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 2:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 2:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 2:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 2:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 2:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 2:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary