Bible Study Questions about Matthew 2

2:1 What do you learn about where Jesus was born? Who was the king? What do you learn about the wise men?

2:2 Who was the king that the wise men mentioned here? What was the question? Why did they ask that question?

2:3 What happened? What might be the reason why that happened?

2:4 What did Herod do? What might be the reason why he did that? What do you think about his question?

2:5 What was the answer from the chief priests and the other men? What do you think about that?

2:6 What had God’s servant said about the Christ? What is the name of God’s people?

2:7 What did Herod do? What might be the reason why he kept it as a secret? What was important about the time when the star appeared?

2:8 Make a list of Herod’s instructions. Why should the wise men search in that way? Why did Herod say that they should tell him? What do you think about that?

2:9-10 What did the wise men do? What happened to the star? What was their reaction to that? Teach this to someone that you know.

2:11 Make a list of the things that the wise men did. Whom did they see? What was their reaction to that? What do you think about all that?

2:12 What happened? What do you think about that?

2:13 Make a list of the things that happened. What do you learn about Joseph? What should Joseph do? What do you learn about Herod?

2:14 What happened? What do you think about that?

2:15 How long did Joseph and his family stay in Egypt? Why was that?

2:16 Make a list of the things that you learn about Herod. What sort of person was Herod? What would happen to all the small boys in or near Bethlehem?

2:17 Whose words became true? What do you learn about this person?

2:18 What do you learn from Jeremiah’s poem? What does it tell about the events in 2:16?

2:19 Make a list of those that Matthew mentions here. What happened?

2:20 What were the instructions? Who were the people that Matthew mentions in this verse?

2:21 What did Joseph do? What do you think about that?

2:22 What happened? What do you learn about Archelaus? What might be the reason why Joseph was afraid?

2:23 What happened? What do you learn about that? What do you think about all that?