15And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
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When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-15)We have here Christ’s flight into Egypt to avoid the cruelty of Herod, and this was the effect of the wise men’s enquiry after him; for, before that, the obscurity he lay in was his protection. It was but little respect (compared with what should have been) that was paid to Christ in his infancy: yet even that, instead of honouring him among his people, did but expose him. Now here observe, 1. The…
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