Matthew lists 3 prophecies fulfilled in the life of the King.
马太记载了三个在基督耶稣身上应验的预言。
- The King’s Prophecies I fulfilled 君王预言的应验一 (2:13-15)
The first prophecy “Out of Egypt I called my son” is from Hos. 11:1 which speaks of God leading Israel out of Egypt in the Exodus. This is a pictorial prophecy, rather than a verbal one. These pictorial prophecies are prophecies in picture rather than verbal words.
第一个预言：“我从埃及召出我的儿子来”出自于何西阿书11:1；这叙述了神引领以色列（也就是神的儿子）出埃及的情景。因此，这是图像的预言，并不是口述的预言。图像预言是通过一个画面或景物作预言，而不是用文字来预言。
- The King’s Prophecies II fulfilled 君王预言的应验二 (2:16-18)
Second pictorial prophecy fulfilled was taken from Jeremiah 31:15in which Jeremiah was speaking of the great sorrow that would soon be experienced in Israel when most of the Israelite would be carried captive to Babylon.
第二个图像预言出自于耶利米书31:15。耶利米叙述了以色列将面临的惨痛悲剧，即被掳掠到巴比伦时，他们所要经历的暴行、屠杀等。
- The King’s Prophecies III fulfilled 君王预言的应验三 (2:18-23)
The third prophecy mentioned here was not recorded in OT. Since Matthew speaks of the prophets, plural, it seems that several prophets had made this prediction verbally, but it was not recorded in the Old Testament. Other prophecies predicted but not recorded in the OT include Jude 14-15. New Testament example of Jesus’s command but not recorded in NT is Acts 10:35. “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
第三个预言并没有记载在旧约圣经里。然而，马太使用众数来形容先知，这代表了有好几位先知曾口头预言这事，但没有正式记录下来。这并不稀奇；《犹大书》14-15节也提到了旧约没记载下来的话。同样的，主耶稣曾说过的：“施比受更为有福（徒20：35）”，四福音书里是没有记载的。
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- God’s plan was to give His Son to us for our salvation yet Satan’s plan was to kill the Baby Jesus so that the plan of Salvation will be thwarted. However, the Lord’s counsel shall stand, and He will accomplish all my purpose (Isa 46:10). This proves the sovereignty of God. Let us cast all your anxieties on Him who care for us (1 Pet 5:7).
神的计划是将圣子献上成为我们的拯救，但撒旦的计划是要将圣婴耶稣杀了，试图破坏主的拯救计划。然而，神的谋算必立定，祂必成就凡祂所喜悦的事（赛46:10）。神是掌管万事的，所以我们要将一切的忧虑卸给神（彼前5:7）。
- The Lord said that I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done(Isa 46:10). The Word of the Lord is sure. Let us pray that we put our trust in the Word of the Lord completely.
耶和华说：“我是神，并无别神；我是神，再没有能比我的；我从起初指明末后的事，从古时言明未成的事”（赛46:9-10）。主的话是坚定的。让我们全然信靠主的话语。
- Satan, the adversary (1 Peter 5:18), is always opposing the plan of God. Are you also opposing the plan of God? Pray for obedience and not opposition to the Lord our God.
我们的仇敌魔鬼（彼前5:8），正不间断的抵挡神的计划。你是否也在抵挡神的计划呢？求神使我们顺服祂而不是抵挡祂的美意。
