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Matthew 2
The Book of Matthew, The Structure of The Book As A Whole
Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod
the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star
in the east, and are come to worship him.
3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem
with him.
4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people
together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the
prophet,
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Micah 6:2 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S
controversy, and ye strong foundations of the
earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his
people, and he will plead with Israel.
6 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.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them
diligently what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the
young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come
and worship him also.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw
in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child
was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary
his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their
treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they
departed into their own country another way.
13 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.
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The angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a
dream = take the young child and his mother, and
flee into Egypt,
14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed
into Egypt:
15 And 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.
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was
exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in
Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under,
according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
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Herod killed all the the children that were in
Bethlehem, from two years old and under.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
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Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith the LORD; A voice was
heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter
weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused
to be comforted for her children, because they
were not.
18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great
mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because
they are not.
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Jeremiah 31:15 Thus saith the LORD; A
voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and
bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children
refused to be comforted for her children,
because they were not.
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to
Joseph in Egypt,
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An angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to
Joseph
20 Saying, 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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Go into the land of Israel: for they are dead
which sought the young child's life.
21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land
of Israel.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his
father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God
in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
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Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come forth a
rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall
grow out of his roots:
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Isaiah 60:21 Thy people also shall be
all righteous: they shall inherit the land for
ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my
hands, that I may be glorified.
• Exactly 2520 years from the exile
of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.
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The first tribe to be
conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh,
in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.
(Leviticus. 26: 28-46) God warned Israel that if they persisted in continually
breaking His Laws, not only would curses come upon them.
He would punish them for seven times, (a time being 360 years, seven times would
be 2520 years) and would banish them from the land of Palestine and scatter them
among the heathens (like lost sheep)
• Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant,
(A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt
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