The story unfolds according to God's saving purpose and not
Herod's Satanic schemes. Herod dies. Jesus lives. The purpose of man is
defeated. The purpose of God prevails. Jesus' time in Egypt is full of
prophetic significance (15; Hosea 11:1). Egypt was the place of bondage.
God turns everything around, making it the place of protection (Exodus
1:11; 13-15). The emphasis is not on the place. It is on what God is
doing, as He fulfils His purpose. From Bethlehem to Egypt and then to
Nazareth - the young Jesus is being taken from place to place - all in
the perfect plan of God. Again, the emphasis is not on the place but on
God's purpose. Nazareth was a humble place, dignified by the fact that
God chose it to be the home of His Son. Our concern is not with wise men
or famous places. 'Turn your eyes upon Jesus'. 'Stand amazed in the
presence of Jesus.'
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