The Flight Into Egypt and Return

Dec 17, 2023  •  Roger Skepple

His Coming—A Savior is Born

The Birth of the Messiah (Part 40)


1. The Promise of the Birth of John the Baptist (Lk. 1:5-25)

2. The Annunciation (Lk. 1:26-38)

3. Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth (Lk. 1:39-56)

4. The Birth of John the Baptist (Lk. 1:57-80)

5. The Genealogy of Jesus (Lk. 3:23-28; Mt. 1:2-17)

6. The Birth of Jesus (Lk. 2:1-7; Mt. 1:18-25)

7. The Adoration of the Infant Jesus (Lk. 2:8-20; Mt. 2:1-12)

8. The Circumcision and Presentation in the Temple (Lk. 2:21-38)

9. The Flight into Egypt and Return (Mt. 2:13-21)

10. The Childhood of Jesus at Nazareth (Mt. 2:22-23; Lk. 2:39-40)

9. The Flight into Egypt and Return (Mt. 2:13-21)

● An Interpretative Warning

○ Context

○ Historicity

○ Grammar/Syntax

I. The Flight to Egypt (2:13-15)

A. The Plan (2:13)

B. The Implementation (2:14-15a)

C. The Reason (2:15b-c)

● The Fact of Biblical Types

● The Interpretation of This Type

● The Significance of This Type