However, it is not clear whether Matthew interprets contextually or only the lamentation is recalled in this context. The passage of Jeremiah is in a context of hope. Matthew combines these traditions to achieve the desired effect. Easy Bible reading and searching, receiving daily emails with daily liturgical readings and reflections both in. Arulvakku is the first in the internet media that serves the Tamil speaking Christian community across the world, by giving Holy Bible online, Online Radio and Online Bible Study. Another tradition locates Rachel’s tomb at Bethlehem. Tamil Christian Songs Lyrics - Arulvakku Songs. This place was chosen by Jeremiah because one tradition locates Rachel’s tomb there, at the site where Nebuchadnezzar’s troops assembled captives for deportation (Jer 40,1). Ramah, in the area of Benjamin, is five miles north of Jerusalem. She is weeping at Ramah for her “children,” the Israelites, as they are led away captive to Babylon in Jeremiah’s time.
Jer 31,15 pictures Rachel, matriarch of the tribes of Benjamin and Ephraim. The third formula quotation in Mt 2,18-19 is from Jer 31,15, which is mentioned explicitly only by Matthew. In describing the tragedy of the innocent victims, Matthew focuses his attention on this event as a fulfillment of Scripture. His reaction represents the resistance of this world to the divine kingship represented by Jesus. When Herod hears of the birth of the new king, he is “troubled”. The death of the innocent infants highlights that they were the first witnesses to the reality of the contradiction of Christ. The birth of Jesus, the messianic king, advances the claims of the kingship already present in this world. This is the conflict story of powerful against the vulnerable that affirms that there is room only for one powerful king. The Gospel of Matthew is the only gospel which has the story of the killing of innocent children by Herod, the king. Holy Innocents, Tuesday - 28 th December 2021 - Gospel: Matthew 2,13-18 To be so connected, Simeon possessed God’s will, purity of intention, and great love. Simeon embodied a soul who seeks first the kingdom of God (Mt 6,33) and received all else from God’s hand. In the hymn of praise, he declares the faithfulness of God and the redemption of the people. He looked forward to the restoration of the people and the fulfillment of God’s redemptive work. Inspired by the Spirit, he came to the temple as Mary and Joseph arrived with Jesus. The Spirit, who had revealed to him that he would not see death until he saw the anointed one, is the same Spirit who rests on him and gives him utterance to speak. He lived in the Spirit and allowed himself to be led by the Spirit. He too, like Zechariah and Elizabeth, is described as “righteous”. Simeon is introduced immediately after the two big events: the presentation and the purification. The Gospel consists of the presentation of Jesus in the Temple, the purification of Mary and the Song of Simeon. Christmas Octave, Wednesday – 29 th December 2021 - Gospel: Lk 2,22-35