A common misinterpretation is viewing Herod's trouble as genuine spiritual concern or remorse over sin, rather than self-serving political paranoia driven by his history of ruthless murders to secure his throne; similarly, assuming 'all Jerusalem' universally rejected Jesus out of faithlessness overlooks that the city's unrest stemmed primarily from elite leaders and Herod loyalists fearing instability, not a collective spiritual rebellion, which can lead to wrongly painting the Jewish people as inherently opposed to the Messiah.
Matthew 2:3
King James Version (1769)
3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Matthew 2:3 reveals Herod's deep disturbance upon hearing of the newborn King of the Jews from the wise men, reflecting his tyrannical insecurity and fear of losing political power to a prophesied Messiah, while all Jerusalem shared in the anxiety due to their entanglement with Herod's regime and potential upheaval from a rival king, underscoring the worldly opposition to God's redemptive plan.