Matt.2.7

Matthew 2:7

KJV

Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

The Pilgrimage of the Magi

Cross References

Numbers 24:17

KJV

I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

Balaam’s Fourth Oracle

The Prophecy from Peor

Matthew 2:1

KJV

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,

The Pilgrimage of the Magi

Matthew 2:8

KJV

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.

The Pilgrimage of the Magi

Matthew 2:16

KJV

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

Weeping and Great Mourning

Herod Slaughters Babies

Acts 24:22

KJV

And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

The Pilgrimage of the Magi

Cross References

Balaam’s Fourth Oracle

The Prophecy from Peor

The Pilgrimage of the Magi

The Pilgrimage of the Magi

Weeping and Great Mourning

Herod Slaughters Babies

The Verdict Postponed

Paul before Felix