Category: Book of Matthew
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Herod’s Rage & The Return to Nazareth
Scripture Focus “When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became furious… But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt… And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken…
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The Flight to Egypt
Scripture Focus “And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt… This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, ‘Out of Egypt I called my son.’”— Matthew 2:14–15 (ESV) Devotional Thought No sooner had the Magi left in worship…
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The Gifts of the Magi
Scripture Focus “Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.”— Matthew 2:11 (ESV) Devotional Thought The Magi arrive quietly—but their presence thunders with meaning. They come from the East, far from Israel, guided only by a star and by faith. They arrive not as conquerors,…
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Safe in the Father’s Plan
Scripture Focus“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to…
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God With Us
Scripture Focus — Matthew 1:22–23; Isaiah 7:14 (ESV)“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel’ (which means, God with us).” Devotional Thought Christmas is not merely the story…
