Matthew 2 cont’d:
When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a
dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt.
Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill
him.”
The Magi had just arrived and worshiped and
brought gifts to the Savior. And after
they left, Joseph too was visited by the Lord in a dream. He too was told that Herod indeed would be
searching for his son in order to do him harm.
The angel instructed Joseph on what to do, to
protect his son. He was to awaken and
move and escape and stay…until he received further instruction.
Even though Jesus came to earth to die, the time
to die was not now. He had lots of
living to do, first. He had disciples to
call. He had people to heal. He had needs to meet.
There was a search on for the baby Jesus in order
to kill him, but because his father listened to God in a dream, that never
happened. Joseph received orders to
protect his son and the baby’s mother in a dream.
Can you imagine what would have happened had
Joseph not been listening and had not obeyed the orders from the angel?
I shudder to think…
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