In Matthew’s account of Christ’s birth, there is one verse whose implications may be easily glossed over. In the second chapter, we read of how the Lord warned Joseph to flee to Egypt, as Herod desired to kill Jesus, fearing his future kingly reign. Upon Herod’s death, they are then able to return where we read, “This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, ‘Out of Egypt I called my son.'” (v.… Read more
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