1 Jul 2014

Matthew 2:12-18

Posted by joncooper

Matthew 2:12: “And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.”

As you can see, God was protecting the child. He allowed the wise men to come and worship Him, and then He moved Jesus to Egypt for safety – thus fulfilling an Old Testament prophecy.

Matthew 2:16: “Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.”

Here we see that another Old Testament prophecy was fulfilled. Herod tried to kill Jesus, and did so by the mass slaughter of all children 2 years old and younger. But the attempt failed because Jesus was in Egypt.

These are just two of the prophecies that Jesus fulfilled; there are many more. The fact that Jesus fulfilled all of the Old Testament prophecies about Him is very strong evidence that He was exactly who He claimed to be.

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