20Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
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And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 19-23)We have here Christ’s return out of Egypt into the land of Israel again. Egypt may serve to sojourn in, or take shelter in, for a while, but not to abide in. Christ was sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel , and therefore to them he must return. Observe, I. What it was that made way for his return—the death of Herod, which happened not long after the murder of the infants; some think not…
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