From Jesus’ supernatural conception, Matthew turns to the story of the magi. . . . In the OT, faithful Israelites prove superior to foreign magicians (Gen. 41; Exod. 7-10; Dan. 2), but here in Matt. 2 the tables are turned.

“Matthew” by Craig L. Blomberg in Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, eds. G. K. Beale and D. A. Carson, 5.