Mat 2:19-23 | TNotes | STEP | 2:19 After Herod the Great died in 4 BC , Caesar split up his kingdom. Herod’s son Archelaus (2:22 ) was appointed over Judea, Samaria, and Idumea, while Antipas (14:1-12 ; Luke 13:31-32 ) was appointed over Galilee and Perea.

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dLuke 13:31-32►

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kIsa 11:1►

lJudg 13:5►

‏ Matthew 2:19-23

2:19 ^a After Herod the Great died in 4 BC, Caesar split up his kingdom. Herod’s son Archelaus (2:22 ^b) was appointed over Judea, Samaria, and Idumea, while Antipas (14:1-12 ^c; Luke 13:31-32 ^d) was appointed over Galilee and Perea.
Summary for Matt 2:20-21: 2:20-21 ^e Jesus’ return to Israel fulfills Hos 11:1 ^f (see 2:13-15 ^g).
2:22 ^h Archelaus, like his father, governed brutally, immorally, and tyrannically.

• Joseph fulfilled prophecy in moving to Galilee to avoid Archelaus’s jurisdiction (cp. 4:12-16 ⁱ).
2:23 ^j “He will be called a Nazarene”: Matthew associates the name Nazareth with words in the prophets (see Isa 11:1 ^k, where the Messiah is called a “Branch,” [Hebrew netser]; and Judg 13:5 ^l, where Samson is called a “Nazirite”).