Matthew's Account
This is who we are told were troubled with Herod at the arrival/news of the wise men
(Matt 2:3)
All of Jerusalem
“When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him”
This Old Testament prophet foretold that a virgin would conceive and bear a son named Immanuel, fulfilled in Matthew 1:22-23
Isaiah (7:14)
It was in this month that Gabriel was sent from God to Mary
The sixth month
(Luke 1:26)
This is the number of dreams (visions) recorded in Matthew chapters 1-2
5
(Matthew 1:20; 2:12; 2:13; 2:19; 2:22)
This character trait is given of Joseph as to why he was seeking to divorce Mary. (Matthew 1:19)
“And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.”
Hosea (11:1) gave this location as the place from which God would call His Son.
Egypt (Matthew 2:14-15)
Jesus was to reign over this house forever
(Luke 1:33)
Jacob
“and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
This is the total number of generations from Abraham to Jesus
42
Bethlehem was to be the birth place of the Messiah as described by this Prophet
Micah (5:2)
When was Zechariah’s mouth open and tongue loosed?
(Luke 2:62-64)
When he wrote “His name is John.” (When he obeyed)
Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, Mary
The massacre of the innocents in Matthew 2:16-18 fulfills a prophecy of mourning from this Old Testament book
Jeremiah (31:15)
The decree from Caesar went out when this person was governor of Syria
(Luke 2:2)
Quirinius
Joseph took Mary and Jesus to Nazareth after being warned in a dream about this person reigning over Judea
(Matt 2:22)
Archelaus
“But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee.”
The prophecy, found in this book, speaks of a star coming out of Jacob, which is often associated with the star that guided the Magi in Matthew 2
Numbers (24:17)
Elizabeth blessed Mary for this act, acknowledging her trust that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her.
Luke 1:45
She believed
“And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”