SCRIPTURE COMMENTARY #59
Behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: "Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt":
Behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt, Saying: "Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel." (Matt. 2:13; 19)
THE FOSTER-FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS: The angel said to St. Joseph: "Take the Child and His Mother." He did not say: "Take thy Child," for St. Joseph was not the father, but only the foster-father of our Lord. The angel, moreover, placed the name of the Child before that of the Mother, He being the only-begotten Son of God.
[From 'A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture' by Bishop Knecht, D.D.]
(1899 Douay-Rheims Bible)
(1899 Douay-Rheims Bible)
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