Fulfilled Prophecy

 

God warned Joseph in a dream to flee Bethlehem to Egypt because the Christ-child’s life was in danger.  Joseph and Mary were able to make the trip because of the gifts given to them by the Wise men.  So, when Herod realized that the Wise men had left without telling him, he flew into a rage and executed all of the male babies two years and down (just to be on the safe side).  And when Joseph heard that Herod was dead, the family came back to Israel.  But since Herod’s son, Archelaus, reigned in his stead, they thought Nazareth (a little further away) would be a safer place to settle down.  I can imagine (just make believe) Jesus going into the first grade in elementary school the first day of school.  He was the only boy in the class.  He must have felt sorry for all of those parents who had lost little boys because of Herod’s wicked rage.  Matthew 2:17&18, “Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel (Jacob’s wife) weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.”  When you lose a child, there just is no consolation.  And God the Father would know all about losing a child some thirty years later on Calvary’s hill.  So … II Corinthians 9:15,” Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”  Can I get an “Amen!”?