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Matthew challenges his reader's negative views of outsiders by contrasting these foreigners with the behaviour of those in Jerusalem. [8] Levin believes the verse reflects Matthew's social critique against the wealthy and powerful city dwellers. [9] Gundry notes that this verse again makes sure to note Herod is a king.
Matthew 2 is the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It describes the events after the birth of Jesus , the visit of the magi and the attempt by King Herod to kill the infant messiah, Joseph and his family's flight into Egypt , and their later return to live in Israel, settling in Nazareth .
Matthew's rewording creates the meaning that it would not be a town of little importance, since great things would happen there. Brown also reports that Matthew replaces the word ruler in the original, perhaps to emphasize that despite what most Jews were predicting, the messiah would not be a political figure, only a spiritual one. [2]
Matthew 2:15 is the fifteenth verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. In the verse, Joseph has taken Jesus and his family to Egypt to flee the wrath of King Herod .
[1] [2] Blomberg showed how the five-discourse structure can be used to relate the top-level structure of Matthew with Mark, Luke and John. [2] In his mapping Chapter 13 of Matthew is its centre, as is Mark 8:30 and the beginning of Chapter 12 of John. He then separates Luke into three parts by 9:51 and 18:14. [2]
Matthew 2:11 is the eleventh verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The magi , dispatched by King Herod , have found the small child (not infant) Jesus and in this verse present him with gifts in an event known as the Visit of the Wise Men .
Matthew 2:2 is the second verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The magi travelling from the east have arrived at the court of King Herod in Jerusalem and in this verse inform him of their purpose.
Matthew 2:19 is the nineteenth verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. King Herod launched the Massacre of the Innocents in an attempt to kill the infant Jesus, but Joseph and his family, having been warned, have left for Egypt. In this verse, Joseph is again contacted by an angel and told that it is safe to ...