Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
All of this happened exactly so that what God promised through his prophet would actually come true.
God keeps his promises, everything was going according to his plan all along.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Gospel of Matthew was written primarily for a Jewish audience to show that Jesus fulfilled the prophecies of the Old Testament, emphasizing God's faithfulness to His promises. This verse appears in the context of Jesus' birth narrative, where Matthew connects the virgin birth to the prophecy in Isaiah 7:14, highlighting how God's plan unfolded through historical events. Matthew's account aimed to persuade readers that Jesus was the promised Messiah in a time when Jews were under Roman rule and longing for deliverance.
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