Matthew 2:22
But Joseph was afraid to go there after he learned that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as king of Judea. Warned in a dream, Joseph went to the Galilee area
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21So Joseph got up and took the boy and his mother, and returned to the land of Israel.
Cross References
Genesis 19:17As soon as they were outside, one of the men said, “Run for your lives! Don't look back, and don't stop anywhere in the valley! Run to the mountains otherwise you'll be destroyed!”
Psalms 48:14“This is who our God is. He is our God forever and ever. He himself will lead us until the very end.”
Psalms 107:6Then they cried out to the Lord to help them in their troubles, and he saved them from their suffering.
Isaiah 30:21When you walk to the right or to the left, you will hear this command coming from behind you: “This is the way to follow.”
Matthew 1:20While he was thinking about all of this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to marry Mary because she is pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 2:19After Herod died the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and told him,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:20-23
Christ's Return from Egypt. 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 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. 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 Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God… Read the whole commentary →