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that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
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A Divinely Guided Path
Commentators emphasize that Jesus' move to Capernaum was not random but a direct fulfillment of a prophecy from Isaiah. This shows that Christ's life and ministry followed a divine plan established long before His birth. As John Gill notes, even some ancient Jewish traditions anticipated the Messiah would first appear in Galilee based on this prophecy.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That it might be fulfilled, etc. This passage is recorded in Isaiah 9:1-2. Matthew has given the sense, but not the exact words o…
19th Century
Anglican
For St. Matthew, the significance of the migration, as with other events, was that it fulfilled what a prophet had spoken. In this way, the residen…
Baptist
Oh, the tender mercy of our God! Where the darkness is the deepest, there the light shines the brightest. Christ selects such dark regions as Napht…
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Jesus’ move fulfilled Isa 9:1–2, a prophecy that is part of a large structure looking to Immanuel’s coming (). The point of the quotation is clear …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken Christ's dwelling in Capernaum accomplished a prophecy of the prophet ([Refer…
It is just for God to take the gospel and the means of grace from those who disregard them and thrust them away. Christ will not stay long where he…
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13th Century
Catholic
The Evangelist showed how Christ was tried and approved, specifically by conquering the devil; here he shows how Christ began to teach. In this reg…
