The Escape to Egypt

Creation: A Divine Cycle
The Savior Has Been born

The Savior Has Been Born

Matthew 2:13-15. The Message

13 After the scholars were gone, God’s angel showed up again in Joseph’s dream and commanded, “Get up. Take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt. Stay until further notice. Herod is on the hunt for this child, and wants to kill him.”
14-15 Joseph obeyed. He got up, took the child and his mother under cover of darkness. They were out of town and well on their way by daylight. They lived in Egypt until Herod’s death. This Egyptian exile fulfilled what Hosea had preached: “I called my son out of Egypt.”

For Reflection

No longer an obscure event in Bethlehem, the birth of Christ attracted attention far and wide.  God gave instructions to Joseph who did not understand the significance nor the danger the birth engendered.

The young family fled into Egypt.  Again, God had done the unexpected.  In Egypt, a country well known for cruelty to Israel, was the perfect hiding place.  Who would have thought to look for a Jew in Egypt?   The Christ Event is a symphony of the unexpected.

Pray

Sing songs of Joy. Sing praises with many "amens." Sing of God's passion for his creation. Sing songs of thanksgiving for Christ is our hope. Without hope, there is no life.