1102 matching verse commentaries
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now when Jesus was born is Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Our Lord was born in Bethlehem, an inconsiderable village of Judaea. Its name, however, is significant; it means, “the house of bread.” Truly Bethlehem has become, in a spiritual sense, the house of bread to all who...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 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. Observe here that when the Son of God was born into the world, it was in a very lowly village,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, — Probably from that Assyria which is joined with Israel and Egypt in the remarkable prophecy in Isa_19:24-25 : “In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria even a blessing in the midst of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? There was another king, of whom we have just read: “Herod the king,” but he was an Idumean, an Edomite. He had no right to the throne; but here is born the true heir to the throne of David, and the Magi from the east have come to ask for him.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Tidings of the arrival of these strangers in the Jewish capital, asking for the new-born King, would be sure to spread rapidly. The news soon reached the palace; and Herod, one of the most...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. He was troubled about the kingship which he had no right to possess, for he thought that, if the “King of the Jews” was really coming, he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. The wise men brought the best news that ever was told, and yet it troubled people. Does the gospel trouble you, my friend? Then I am afraid you must be of Herod’s kith and kin. It is an ill sign of a man’s heart when that which is for the good of all men...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when He had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. They could tell him if they wished to do so, for they were deeply versed in the Scriptures. The Scribes copied the Sacred Writings. The Pharisees had counted the very letters of the Word, they could tell which was the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. Think of this vile wretch taking to studying his Bible. Yet there are some who do the like still. Reckoning that gain is godliness and therefore turning godliness into gain for sinister motives, they would be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the prince of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. Then King Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. Now, you see, what Herod did with an ill design was overruled for good, for thus we know on the highest...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. Covering his bloody design with the pretense of reverence. There...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. Pretty “worship” was that which he would render to the infant...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said “ Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. It was like his deep, cunning spirit to try to find out where the child was, that he might kill him. He looked upon him as a rival, as one who might rob him of his throne, so...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. It was probably not a star in the sense in which we use the word: that is a planet, or a fixed star; but a meteoric brightness, which moved in the sky, and so guided the wise men. They...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. You see, the light of the star was taken from them for a time, just as sometimes the delightful presence of God is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. Yet it was not a wandering star, nor a shooting star; but a traveling star such as they had never seen before.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, For it would seem that the mother and child had moved out of the stable into a house. The town was, perhaps, not now quite so crowded, and there was more room for Mary and her blessed baby: “When they were come into the house,” —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not...