Matthew 2:6
'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, 1 are not the least among the leaders of Judah, 1 for from you will come a ruler 1 who will shepherd my people Israel.'”
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5They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what was written by the prophet, 1
7Then Herod secretly called the learned men to ask them exactly what time the star had appeared.
Cross References
Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, 1 nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, 1 until Shiloh comes. The nations will obey him. 1
2 Samuel 5:2In the recent past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led the Israelite army. Yahweh said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become ruler over Israel.'”
1 Chronicles 5:2Judah was the strongest of his brothers, and the leader would come from him. But the birthright was Joseph's—
Psalms 78:71He took him from following the ewes with their young, and he brought him 1 to be shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his heritage. 1
Isaiah 40:11He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather in his arm the lambs, 1 and carry them close to his heart, 1 and will gently lead the ewes nursing their young. 1
Ezekiel 34:23I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will shepherd them, he will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:2-9
The Wise Men Come to Jerusalem. 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea 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… Read the whole commentary →