#Matthew2

Bowie Snodgrass

@bowiesnodgrass.bsky.social

2 months ago

Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road.

#Matthew2 #Epiphany #DiaDeReyes

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Pastor Bob Smith

@cosmithb.bsky.social

2 months ago

The Wisemen, the Star and the Gifts The Magi in our crèches remind us of a truth deeper than any decoration: Christ came not only for Israel, but for the nations

The Wisemen, the Star and the Gifts open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #Magi #Epiphany #WiseMen #Matthew2 #LightToTheNations #Nativity #Crèche #JesusRevealed #LCMS #Lutheran

Joanna MW

@jbalaena.bsky.social

2 months ago

‘Dream’ once meant joy before it meant a night vision. In Matthew the Greek word is ‘onar’, a dream sent from God.

Full word card: greatexpectationseducation.uk/musings-word...

#AdventEtymology #BibleStudy #Onar #Dream #Matthew2 #WordOrigins #GreekNT #Nativity #GreatExpectationsEducation

Bowie Snodgrass

@bowiesnodgrass.bsky.social

2 months ago

Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod.

#Matthew2 #HolyInnocents #EpiscopalMigrationMinistries

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Pastor Bob Smith

@cosmithb.bsky.social

2 months ago

The Foiling of Evil Plans The devil has always raged against the children of God — yet the Lord preserves His promise, His people, and even the smallest of His saints

The Foiling of Evil Plans open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #HolyInnocents #Martyrs #Herod #Pharaoh #FlightToEgypt #GodKeepsHisPromises #VictoryOverSatan #Matthew2 #Exodus1 #LCMS #Lutheran

Pastor Bob Smith

@cosmithb.bsky.social

2 months ago

The Nightmare After Christmas The visit of the wise men brought gifts for Christ — and unleashed the wrath of a king who feared Him.

The Nightmare After Christmas open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #HolyInnocents #Magi #FlightToEgypt #Herod #MartyrsForChrist #ProtectTheChildren #Matthew2 #LCMS #Lutheran

fardell24.bsky.social

@fardell24.bsky.social

2 months ago

Church notes - 21st December 2025 21st Advent - Love Matthew 2:1 - 18 Great Humility Judea was under Roman control Foreigners Humble Marginalised Outsiders The Shepherds and Wise Men came to worship Jesus In worship I see how big God ...

Church notes - 21st December 2025: fardell24.livejournal.com/646355.html

#church #gospelofjohn #gospelofmatthew #john3 #john316 #matthew2 #philippians #philippians2

Ministry Misfits

@ministrymisfit.bsky.social

2 months ago

Advent and Immigration: What’s the deal with Matthew 2 and REFUGEES Explore the complex ties between Matthew 2 and Refugees in this insightful blog. Discover how the nativity story relates to today's immigration debates.

#newblog answering objections to refugees and immigration out of #Matthew2 during #advent

www.ministrymisfits.com/post/advent-...

Pastor Bob Smith

@cosmithb.bsky.social

6 months ago

The Holy Family Moves to Egypt Fifty-Third in a series of posts on Bible Stories]

The Holy Family Moves to Egypt open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #HerodTheGreat #FlightToEgypt #JesusChrist #MassacreOfTheInnocents #TempleOfJerusalem #Septuagint #Matthew2 #BiblicalHistory #Messiah #JewishDiaspora #Alexandria #DreamsInTheBible #HolyFamily #NativityContext

Pastor Bob Smith

@cosmithb.bsky.social

6 months ago

The Wise Men Worship Jesus Fifty-First in a series of posts on Bible Stories

The Wise Men Worship Jesus open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #Magi #WiseMen #StarOfBethlehem #Epiphany #JesusChrist #Matthew2 #GoldFrankincenseMyrrh #Herod #BabylonToBethlehem #GentileWorship #ChristmasSeason #BiblicalHistory #AstrologyAndFaith #TwelfthNight

Bowie Snodgrass

@bowiesnodgrass.bsky.social

1 year ago

Crèche from Puerto Rico

Ahead of them went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they knelt down

#Matthew2 #epiphany

At Home With the Lectionary Podcast

@lectionaryhome.bsky.social

1 year ago

Year C, the Second Sunday of Christmas - At Home with the Lectionary Join Fr. Aaron & Marissa Burt for this week's episode, in which they consider the readings for the second Sunday of Christmas: Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 84; Ephesians 1:3-14; Matthew 2:1-12.They dis...

www.buzzsprout.com/1891089/epis...

#lectionary #ACNA #BCP #YearC #Anglican #Christmas2 #Jeremiah31 #Psalm84 #Ephesians1 #Matthew2 #sermonprep #Biblestudy

Bowie Snodgrass

@bowiesnodgrass.bsky.social

1 year ago

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men.

#Matthew2 #HolyInnocents 2/2

Bowie Snodgrass

@bowiesnodgrass.bsky.social

1 year ago

An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up! and flee — for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." Then Joseph took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod.

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