MythDispeller
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Christians who embrace the doctrine of "sola scriptura", to what prophecy is
Matthew referring? Anyone care to take a stab at finding the prophecy Matthew is referring to here?
Matthew 2:22-23
22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,
23and came and lived in a city called Nazareth This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: "He shall be called a Nazarene."
There is a huge difference between the words Nazarite and Nazarene, particularly in Greek. Note also that Matthew explicitly states that the prophecy was fulfilled because Jesus came from Nazareth, not because He was a "nazarite."
The Branch prophecy in Isaiah 11:1 is much closer to the term used by Matthew. Perhaps Matthew is making a play on words.
Matthew referring? Anyone care to take a stab at finding the prophecy Matthew is referring to here?
Matthew 2:22-23
22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,
23and came and lived in a city called Nazareth This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: "He shall be called a Nazarene."
There is a huge difference between the words Nazarite and Nazarene, particularly in Greek. Note also that Matthew explicitly states that the prophecy was fulfilled because Jesus came from Nazareth, not because He was a "nazarite."
The Branch prophecy in Isaiah 11:1 is much closer to the term used by Matthew. Perhaps Matthew is making a play on words.