Monthly Archives: December 2024

Indirectly, yes. Matthew has already made reference to the Isaiah 7:14 and 8:8 Hezekiah-Immanuel prophecies, so it is not surprising to find the Isaiah 9 context of the Hezekiah-Wonderful Counsellor prophecy applied to Jesus as well. Matthew is pointing out the full lifespan of Hezekiah as a fore-type, or foreshadow, of Christ.Hezekiah’s royal birth from […]

This is just a translation mistake. Most versions say “destroying angels.” The context shows that this is talking about the angel of death that God sent to kill the firstborn of Egypt, and perhaps referencing also similar later events such as the angels of death which destroyed the Assyrian army while they slept in their […]

This question relates to “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” in Matthew 28:19 εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος There is already a separate answer on this website showing that the whole context of Matthew 28:18-20 is about baptism that […]