Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 2:10

10 And when they saw the Star, they rejoyced with exceeding great joy.

Joy is but the natural Consequent of Desire satisfied, they had in their own Country seen an extraordinary Star, which according to the Rules of their own Art, they might guess to be an Indication of a great Prince born; or by a Divine Revelation they might know to be so. This kindled in them a strong Desire, to go and pay an Homage to him, upon this they take [illegible: 1 letter]a long Journey to Ierusalem. When they come there they were more fully confirmed, from the Answer of the Priests, and Scribes, that there was a Christ to be born in Bethlehem Iudah, thither they go, in their Journey, the same Star they had before seen, appears to them again confirming both their former Apprehensions, and by its standing over Bethlehem, and a particular House in it (to their Apprehensions) they were fully confirmed, that they had right Instructions from Herod and rejoyced in the Satisfaction of their Desires naturally, and possibly rejoyced Spiritually in this matter of Ioy to all People, if they had (as is probable) a Spiritual Illumination, and believed that this Christ was also Iesus, one come to save both Iews and Gentiles from their sins.