Jesus Christ: The Second Adam:
Matthew 2:
"Jesus
was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About
that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,
"Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and
we have come to worship him."
King
Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in
Jerusalem. He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of
religious law and asked, "Where is the Messiah supposed to be born.?"
"In Bethlehem in Judea," they said, "for this is what the prophet wrote:
'And
you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling
cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd
for my people Israel.' "
The
Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned
from them the time when the star first appeared. Then he told them, "Go
to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find
him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!"
After
this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen
in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and
stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star,
they were filled with joy! They entered the house and saw the child with
his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they
opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense,
and myrrh.
When
it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another
route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod.
After
the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a
dream. "Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother," the angel
said. "Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going
to search for the child to kill him."
That
night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother, and
they stayed there until Herod's death. This fulfilled what the Lord had
spoken through the prophet:
"I called my Son out of Egypt."
Herod
was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He
sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two
years old and under, based on the wise men's report of the star first
appearance. Herod's brutal action fulfilled what God had spoken through
the prophet Jeremiah:
"A
cry was heard in Ramah - weeping and great mourning. Rachel weeps for
her children, refusing to be comforted, for they are dead."
When
Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in
Egypt. "Get up!" the angel said. "Take the child and his mother back
to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child
are dead."
So
Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with Jesus and his
mother. But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod's son
Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned in a
dream, he left for the region of Galilee. So the family went and lived
in a town call Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said: "He
will be called a Nazarene."
Thursday, 10 October 2019
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