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Being warned in a dream that they shouldn`t return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.
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God's Protective Providence
Commentators emphasize that the dream was a direct, divine intervention to protect the infant Jesus from Herod's murderous plot. This act demonstrates God's sovereign care and His ability to thwart evil plans. Some scholars also connect this to the Magi's gifts, noting the gold providentially provided the funds Joseph and Mary would soon need for their flight to Egypt.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Warned of God, etc. This was done, undoubtedly, because if they had given Herod precise information about where he was, it would have been…
Warned in a dream (χρηματισθεντες κατ' οναρ). The verb means to transact business (χρηματιζω from χρημα, and that from χραομα, to …
19th Century
Anglican
Being warned of God — Following the order of events, it seems probable that after paying homage on the evening of their arrival, t…
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Baptist
Probably, they half suspected Herod already, and the Lord by a dream led their thoughts further in the same direction. Wise men need to be warn…
This second dream (cf. 1:20) mentions no angel. Perhaps Joseph and the Magi compared notes and saw their danger amid their fear and uncertainty; th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Being warned of God in a dream It is likely they made a short stay at Bethlehem, might lodge there a night; at least…
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What joy these wise men felt upon seeing this star, no one knows as well as those who, after a long and melancholy night of temptation and desertio…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Evangelist set forth one motive of the Wise Men, namely, Herod’s persuasion. Here he gives another motive of the Wise Men for seeking Ch…
