Matthew 2:10

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When they saw the star they shouted joyfully.

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  • Ps 67:4 : 4 Let foreigners rejoice and celebrate! For you execute justice among the nations, and govern the people living on earth.(Selah)
  • Luke 2:10 : 10 But the angel said to them,“Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people:
  • Luke 2:20 : 20 So the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told.
  • Rom 15:9-9 : 9 and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,“Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.” 10 And again it says:“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.” 11 And again,“Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.” 12 And again Isaiah says,“The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.” 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Ps 105:3 : 3 Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
  • Deut 32:13 : 13 He enabled him to travel over the high terrain of the land, and he ate of the produce of the fields. He provided honey for him from the cliffs, and olive oil from the hardest of rocks,
  • Acts 13:46-48 : 46 Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,“It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles. 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” 48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

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  • Matt 2:7-9
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    7Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.

    8He sent them to Bethlehem and said,“Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.”

    9After listening to the king they left, and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped above the place where the child was.

  • Matt 2:1-4
    4 verses
    81%

    1The Visit of the Wise Men After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem

    2saying,“Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

    3When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.

    4After assembling all the chief priests and experts in the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

  • Matt 2:11-14
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    11As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

    12After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country.

    13The Escape to Egypt After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,“Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.”

    14Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt.

  • Luke 2:6-18
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    6While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.

    7And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

    8The Shepherds’ Visit Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

    9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.

    10But the angel said to them,“Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people:

    11Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.

    12This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.”

    13Suddenly a vast, heavenly army appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

    14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”

    15When the angels left them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another,“Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, that the Lord has made known to us.”

    16So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.

    17When they saw him, they related what they had been told about this child,

    18and all who heard it were astonished at what the shepherds said.

  • 20So the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told.

  • 52So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

  • 5As soon as they see, they are shocked; they are terrified, they quickly retreat.

  • Isa 9:2-3
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    2(9:1) The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.

    3You have enlarged the nation; you give them great joy. They rejoice in your presence as harvesters rejoice; as warriors celebrate when they divide up the plunder.

  • 14Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

  • Matt 2:16-17
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    16When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

    17Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

  • 8When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform some miraculous sign.

  • 31When they read it aloud, the people rejoiced at its encouragement.

  • Matt 2:19-21
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    19The Return to Nazareth After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

    20saying,“Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.”

    21So he got up and took the child and his mother and returned to the land of Israel.

  • Luke 2:32-33
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    32a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”

    33So the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him.

  • 52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

  • 39So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

  • 26There was a great celebration in Jerusalem, unlike anything that had occurred in Jerusalem since the time of King Solomon son of David of Israel.

  • 16For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor.

  • 16the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”

  • 15They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession and enter the royal palace.

  • 30For my eyes have seen your salvation

  • 37As he approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen:

  • Matt 28:8-9
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    8So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

    9But Jesus met them, saying,“Greetings!” They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.

  • 7when the morning stars sang in chorus, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?