The Flight to Egypt
Matthew 2:13 “And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”
angel of the... Gabriel (Luke 1:26). Four such appearances to Joseph (Mat. 1:20, 1:24; 2:13, 2:19). Angels are ministering spirits, and God sent a message to Joseph by this “angel of the Lord”. You see, God knows everything even before it happens. This is called foreknowledge, not predestination.
flee to Egypt... As we said before, “Egypt” has always been a refuge. Here, Joseph would hide Jesus, until the danger was over.
for Herod will... The 2nd New Testament prophecy in Matthew (Mat. 2:13, fulfilled). Next, Mat. 3:10.
to destroy him... Satan knew that this "seed of the woman" was to crush his head and restore man’s dominion (Gen. 3:15; 1Jhn. 3:8), so he tried many times to kill Him before He could get to the cross to defeat him (Mat. 26:3, refs.; Col. 2:14-17; 1Pet. 2:24).
In Egypt
After the visit of the Magi, Joseph was warned by an angel of the Lord to take Mary and Jesus and flee to Egypt. This warning was given in a dream (the second of Joseph’s four dreams: Mat. 1:20; 2:13, 2:19, 2:22). The reason was Herod would be searching for the Child to kill Him.
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