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This verse is taken from Micah 5:2. Unlike the previous time Matthew quoted the Old Testament in Matthew 1:23 the wording does not seem to be taken from the Septuagint, rather it seems to be an original translation from the Hebrew. Matthew's version differs substantially from both the Septuagint and Masoretic. [1]
The Hebrew scriptures were an important source for the New Testament authors. [13] There are 27 direct quotations in the Gospel of Mark, 54 in Matthew, 24 in Luke, and 14 in John, and the influence of the scriptures is vastly increased when allusions and echoes are included, [14] with half of Mark's gospel being made up of allusions to and citations of the scriptures. [15]
Matthew 1:18–25 Amram's contemplation about his wife's pregnancy: Josephus, Ant 2.210-216 Joseph was told that Jesus will be savior of his people from sins: Matthew 1:21: Moses was destined to be savior of his people: Josephus, Ant 2:228; b. Sot.a 12b Herod learned about the birth of Israel's liberator from scribes: Matthew 2:4–6
Matthew 2:5 is the fifth verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The magi have informed King Herod that they had seen portents showing the birth of the King of the Jews. Herod has asked the leading Jewish religious figures about how to find out where Jesus was to be born. In this verse they tell him.
Matthew 2:1 is the first verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.The previous verse ends with Jesus being named by his father.This verse marks the clear start of a new narrative, although the use of a quotation from Isaiah 7:14 in Matthew 1:23 is also reflected in the use of four Old Testament quotations in chapter 2.
James Limburg sees the word "Hear" in Micah 1:2, 3:1 and 6:1 as the marker for three separate sections, noting that Amos 3:1, 4:1, 5:1 and 8:4 mark similar divisions within the Book of Amos, another of the minor prophets. [5] Within this broad three-part structure are a series of alternating oracles of judgment and promises of restoration: [31]
— Matthew 2:1–11, Revised Standard Version [13] Herod is "troubled", not because of the appearance of the star, but because the Magi have told him that a "king of the Jews" had been born, [ 14 ] which he understands to refer to the Messiah, a leader of the Jewish people whose coming was believed to be foretold in scripture.
Micah prophesied during the reigns of kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah. [4] [5] Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah from 742 to 735 BC, and was succeeded by his own son Ahaz, who reigned over Judah from 735 to 715 BC. Ahaz's son Hezekiah ruled from 715 to 696 BC. [6] Micah was a contemporary of the prophets Isaiah, Amos, and ...