Epiphany · Year C

The Epiphany of Our Lord

January 6, 2028

Adoration of the Magi, Sandro Botticelli — **Adoration of the Magi**, Sandro Botticelli, c. 1475Uffizi Gallery, Florence · public domain

LSB Three-Year Lectionary

GospelMatt. 2:1-12

EpistleEph. 3:1-12

Old TestamentIsa. 60:1-6

PsalterPs. 72:1-11 (12-15)

Overview & Insights

“We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” (Matthew 2:2)

Matthew contrasts Jesus’ identity as the Messiah—the true King who enacts Israel’s return from exile—with Rome’s client-king, Herod, affirming Jesus’ identity through Old Testament testimony, God’s protection, and worship of Jesus by the Gentile magi.

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Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 2:1-12 Working Preacher

The Lutheran anchor voice, weighing how Epiphany gets flattened into a children's pageant.

Matthew 2:1-12 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed homiletical read on the political danger the magi's question poses to Herod.

Matthew 2 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the star, the magi, and the flight to Egypt.

Matthew 2:1 Commentaries BibleHub

A one-stop aggregator of classic public-domain commentaries on the chapter.

Matthew 2 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight

Barnes' plain-sense notes give historical grounding for the magi and Herod's court.

Matthew 2:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek text word by word for anyone checking the magi's exact wording.

A New Story, Feast of Epiphany Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church

An Anglican preacher reads Epiphany as an invitation into a new story.

Background & Word Study

Matthew Course Enter the Bible

Luther Seminary's course overview situates chapter 2 inside Matthew's whole Gospel.

Matthew 1-13 Video BibleProject

A visual walkthrough of Matthew's structure through chapter 13.

The Church Fathers

Matthew 2 Catena Catena

Patristic comment on the chapter collected verse by verse.

Sermons & Reflections

An Ordinary Epiphany The Christian Century

An essay reading Isaiah 60 and Matthew 2 together as an unassuming Epiphany.

Podcast

#701: Day of Epiphany Working Preacher

Luther Seminary faculty talk through all four Day of Epiphany texts.

Art & Music

Epiphany of the Lord, Year C Vanderbilt

Curated art keyed to this exact set of readings.

Study Hub

Matthew 2:1-12 Textweek

A broad link hub for anyone who wants to keep digging beyond this list.

Questions preachers ask

Why is the visit of the Magi the feast of Epiphany?

Gentile wise men follow the star to Bethlehem and worship the child with gold, frankincense, and myrrh, the first sign that the Savior is manifest to all nations.

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