When they entered the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and falling down they worshiped him. So they opened his treasuries and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
2:11 And when they entered (not into the manger, but) into the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and prostrating themselves, they adored him; — 2:2; they did not adore Mary, but Jesus Imagine the joy of Joseph and Mary when the wise men adored the baby Jesus! Matthew speaks of others who worshiped him (8:2; 14:33; 15:25; 28:9, 17), but there is no text stating that the people worshiped or invoked Mary. “When she introduces the Firstborn into the world, she says: Let all the angels of God adore him” (Hebrews 1:6). Jesus said, “It is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and him alone shall you serve” (Matt 4:10); Christ was worshiped because He is God (Matt 1:23; Joh 1:1; Romans 9:5; Tit 2:13; 2Pe 1:1; 1Jn 5:20). — And opening his treasures, they offered him (PROSPHERO, this is the word used both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament in the religious sense of offerings to God, JFB) gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh. — Those who visited the kings brought them presents (1Ki 10:2; Ps 72:10; Ps 72:15; Isaiah 60:6). These presents were worth a lot of money. Compare 26:7; Joh 12:3; Tue 12:44. “Giving is a vital and necessary part of worship. Those who worship Christ, give… True worship simply does not exist apart from sacrifice” (JBC). see 1Co 16:1, 1Co 16:2; 2Co 9:6, 2Co 9:7. Some have suggested that these treasures were very useful to Joseph’s family for their journey to and stay in Egypt. Some say that this is foreign to the narration of Matthew, that it does not fit in the interpretation of the text, etc. It is true that Mateo does not say anything about it, but travel and life for some time in a foreign land cost money. It is not bad to observe that God always provides for his servants, and all the more so for this very special family. The Bible teaches much about the use of material goods. In many texts Christ Himself teaches about faithful stewardship. What would Joseph have done, then, with so many treasures? Keep them as souvenirs or use them for the necessary expenses of life?
Source: Commentary on the New Testament by Partain
they saw the child. Luke 2:16, Luke 2:26-32, Luke 2:38.
and bowing down, they worshiped him. Matt 2:2; Matt 4:9, Matt 4:10; Matt 14:33; Ps 2:12; Ps 95:6; Joh 5:22, Joh 5:23; Ac 10:25, Ac 10:26; Rev 19:10; Rev 22:8-10.
They offered him presents. Gen 43:11; 1Sa 10:27; 1Ki 10:2, 1Ki 10:10; Ps 72:10, Ps 72:15; Isaiah 60:6.
incense. Exo 30:23, Exo 30:34; Lev 2:1, Lev 2:2; Lev 6:15; Num 7:14, Num 7:86; Ps 45:8; bad 1:11; Rev 5:8.
Source: The Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
Everything in this passage centers on the Lord. Maria is a spectator; José is not even mentioned; Christ is the recipient of homage and gifts. He is the one who has to have the pre-eminence in everything (Col 1:18). The Prayed it symbolized royalty; the incense it was a fragrance; the myrrh it was the ointment for death.
PERSPECTIVE
What’s in a name?
JJesus was and is Emmanuel: “God with us” (Matt 1:23). In Jesus, God comes to men and lives in their world, instead of them having to try the impossibility of reaching Him. Jesus does not take man out of the confusion and pain of daily life, but walks with him in the midst of those circumstances. Salvation is not an escape from the world, but God’s commitment to the world. That is where Jesus is, as his name indicates, and it is where people will receive power (Acts 1:8).
Source: New Illustrated Caribbean Bible Commentary
Get into the house. By the time the wise men arrived, Mary and Joseph were in a house, not in the stable (cp. Luke 2:7). they saw the child with his mother Mary his. Although Matthew mentions Mary in connection with her son, it is Christ who always comes first (cf. vv. Matt 2:13-14; Matt 2:20-21). gold, frankincense and myrrh. Gifts fit for a king (cp. Isaiah 60:6). The fact that Gentiles offered this type of praise had prophetic significance as well (Ps 72:10).
Source: MacArthur Study Bible
2:11 And when they entered (not into the manger, but) into the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and falling down, they worshiped him; –2:2; they did not adore Mary, but Jesus Imagine the joy of Joseph and Mary when the wise men adored the baby Jesus! Matthew speaks of others who worshiped him (8:2; 14:33; 15:25; 28:9, 17), but there is no text stating that the people worshiped or invoked Mary. “When he brings the Firstborn into the world, he says: Let all the angels of God worship him” (Heb 1:6). Jesus said, “It is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and him alone shall you serve” (Matt 4:10); Christ was worshiped because He is God (Mat 1:23; Joh 1:1; Rom 9:5; Tit 2:13; 2Pe 1:1; 1Jn 5:20).
—and opening their treasures, they offered him (PROSPHERO, this is the word used both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament in the religious sense of offerings to God, JFB) gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh. — Those who visited the kings brought them presents (1Ki 10:2; Ps 72:10; Ps 72:15; Isa 60:6). These presents were worth a lot of money. Compare 26:7; Joh 12:3; Tue 12:44. “Giving is a vital and necessary part of worship. Those who worship Christ, give… True worship simply does not exist apart from sacrifice” (JBC). See 1Co 16:1, 1Co 16:2; 2Co 9:6, 2Co 9:7.
Some have suggested that these treasures were very useful to Joseph’s family for their journey to and stay in Egypt. Some say that this is foreign to the narration of Matthew, that it does not fit in the interpretation of the text, etc. It is true that Mateo does not say anything about it, but travel and life for some time in a foreign land cost money. It is not bad to observe that God always provides for his servants, and all the more so for this very special family. The Bible teaches much about the use of material goods. In many texts Christ Himself teaches about faithful stewardship. What would Joseph have done, then, with so many treasures? Keep them as souvenirs or use them for the necessary expenses of life?
Source: Reeves-Partain Notes
— frankincense and myrrh: Typical Arabian perfumes.
Source: Hispano-American Interdenominational Translation
eleven (1) The shepherds found the baby Jesus, who was still in the manger (Luc_2:16); after this, the wise men from the east saw the child in the house.
eleven (two) They worshiped him as they would worship God (4:10).
eleven (3) The presents that the wise men offered to Christ were gold, frankincense and myrrh. In figure, gold is the divine nature; frankincense, the fragrance of resurrection; and myrrh, the fragrance of death. Undoubtedly the wise men offered these presents under the inspiration of the Spirit of God, to indicate the value of the divine nature of Christ and how precious his resurrection and his death are. In the four gospels, which are the biographies of Jesus, the things represented by these treasures are seen in the life of Jesus. Furthermore, these precious treasures offered by the wise men may have provided for the Lord’s journeys from Judea to Egypt and from Egypt to Nazareth.
eleven (a) Isa_9:6
eleven (b) Matt_1:18 ; Matt_12:46 ; Luke 2:5-7
eleven (c) Salt_72:10
eleven (d) Ps_72:15 ; Isaiah_60:6
eleven (and) Cnt_3:6 ; Cnt_4:6
eleven (F) Exo_30:23 ; Ps_45:8 ; Jua_19:39
Source: New Testament Commentary Recovery Version
in the house…to the child. These words do not necessarily indicate that the wise men came some time after the birth of Christ. Naturally, the family would have moved into a house as soon as possible after the birth of Jesus, and “child” can mean “newborn” (Joh 16:21). We do not know how many were the magicians.
gold, frankincense and myrrh. These were gifts fit for a king. The writers (“Fathers”) of the early Church understood gold to be symbolic of the deity of Christ; the incense, from its purity; and myrrh, from his death (because it was used for embalming).
Source: Ryrie Annotated Study Bible
M68 The participle with the following prepositional phrase, ἐλθόντες εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, simply means: entering the house.
Source: Grammar Help for the Study of the Greek New Testament
That is, Maria.