Matthew #4
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E. The flight to Egypt and death of Herod –
E. The flight to Egypt and death of Herod –
– God gave Joseph orders designed to protect Jesus from Herod’s murderous hatred.
– God gave Joseph orders designed to protect Jesus from Herod’s murderous hatred.
hatred.
– Joseph obeyed God's orders immediately and exactly, showing that he believed God’s Word.
– Joseph obeyed God's orders immediately and exactly, showing that he believed God’s Word.
– Jesus’ time in Egypt fulfilled prophecy.
– Jesus’ time in Egypt fulfilled prophecy.
a) To preserve and protect the infant nation Israel from the vile Canaanite people whom Satan was using to entice them to sin, God sent them to Egypt.
b) In a similar manner, God sent the infant Savior of Israel to Egypt for protection from Herod’s rage, which obviously was also inspired by Satan.
– Herod’s fits of rage were well known. He had murdered several of his sons and wives because he thought they were conspiring against him.
– Herod’s fits of rage were well known. He had murdered several of his sons and wives because he thought they were conspiring against him.
– In a fit of rage, Herod demanded that all the male children in Bethlehem two years and younger be killed.
– In a fit of rage, Herod demanded that all the male children in Bethlehem two years and younger be killed.
– Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Matthew cited as a similar situation. He altered the quote to keep from suggesting that the slaughter in Bethlehem was God’s plan or will. It wasn’t.
– Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Matthew cited as a similar situation. He altered the quote to keep from suggesting that the slaughter in Bethlehem was God’s plan or will. It wasn’t.
– After Herod’s death, God gave Joseph specific commands that revealed His immediate plan for Jesus.
– After Herod’s death, God gave Joseph specific commands that revealed His immediate plan for Jesus.
–Joseph’s faith in God led to exact and immediate obedience to His commands. He didn’t even wait until morning to leave Bethlehem.
–Joseph’s faith in God led to exact and immediate obedience to His commands. He didn’t even wait until morning to leave Bethlehem.
– Joseph recognized the danger. God gave him further general instructions that he followed using his discernment.
– Joseph recognized the danger. God gave him further general instructions that he followed using his discernment.
– Most Jews despised those from Nazareth. Jesus was from Nazareth.
– Most Jews despised those from Nazareth. Jesus was from Nazareth.
Four examples from of the use of Old Testament quotations in rabbinic literature
a) Matthew and the other New Testament authors interpreted the Old Testament as literal prophecy with literal fulfillment. Compare to .
b) Or New Testament authors interpreted the Old Testament as literal prophecy with a representative application. Compare to . They used the literal, historical events of the Old Testament as types in the New Testament.
c) Or New Testament authors gave non-literal interpretations and non-literal applications of the Old Testament, similar to a summary statement of an overarching theme.
1) – The Old Testament did not prophesy that Christ would be a Nazarene but that He would be despised.
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What does it mean then?
(a) Non-Scriptural Judeans looked down on all Galileans because they were ignorant of the oral traditions taught by the Pharisees.
the oral traditions taught by the Pharisees.
(b) By the time Christ came into the world, a person from Nazareth of Galilee (a Nazarene) was despised and rejected.
Nazarene) was despised and rejected.
(c) Jesus Christ of Nazareth was both despised and rejected as the Messiah.
d) Or New Testament authors interpreted the Old Testament as literal prophecy with an application. Compare to .
1) Jeremiah did not prophesy about the future or refer to a past historical event. He recorded an event taking place at that time.
2) The similarity between the two verses was that Jewish mothers (all Jewish mothers in Jeremiah and only those in Bethlehem in Matthew) were weeping for sons they would never see again.