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Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Matthew 2:11
And when they were come into the house. Not, probably, the stable
where the Lord was born, but a temporary home obtained after the crowd
had left Jerusalem. Many suppose that Joseph and Mary remained at
Bethlehem until the forty days of purification were passed; that the
young child was presented in the temple as recorded in Luke 2:22
that then they returned to Bethlehem; were visited shortly after by the
wise man, and thence fled into Egypt. If this is correct, the young
child must have been six or seven weeks old at the time of the visit.
With Mary his mother. The child was probably in the mother's arms.
They fell down and worshipped him. Observe that no adoration is
offered his mother.
When they had opened their treasures. They had brought these all
the way from the East as an offering. They offer to him gifts such as
were offered to kings by ambassadors or vassals.
Gold. A usual offering to kings.
Frankincense. A costly and fragrant gum distilled from a tree in
India and Arabia.
Myrrh. An aromatic gum produced from a thorn-bush that grew in
Arabia and Ethiopia. The providence of God is seen in these gifts. It
provided the means necessary for the flight to Egypt that was to
follow at once, and to sustain the holy family in a foreign land.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 2:11
Luke 2:39
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