And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
Matthew makes an allusion here, not a strict etymology: Nazarene points to the Nazarites of the Law, those consecrated to God in peculiar holiness. Though Joseph fled to Galilee in fear, God had a higher design, that Christ should dwell in Nazareth and be rightly called a Nazarite, fulfilling what the ancient type shadowed forth.
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Egypt serves for shelter, not a home; Christ must return to the lost sheep of Israel. Mark how swift divine vengeance fell on Herod, proud tyrants that terrify the earth must die and face judgment. Why fear a man that shall perish? His envy and malice die with him, but his guilt for innocent blood condemns him forever.
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Commenting on Matthew 2:19-23
Verse 23. Nazareth. This was a small town, situated in Galilee, west of Capernaum, and not far from Cana. It was built partly in a valley, and partly on the declivity of a hill, . A hill is yet pointed out, to the south of Nazareth, as the one from which the people of the place attempted to precipitate the Saviour.