Christianity vs The Governments of Men

His Coming—A Savior is Born

The Birth of the Messiah

Christianity vs The Governments of Men

! Marked by Conflict

! Illustrated in the Rejection of Christ

" In His Death

" At His Birth

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

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

II. The Massacre of Herod (2:16-18)

! Herod, the Madman

A. The Time and Strategy (2:16)

! tricked to mock, dance around a person, deceive; make a fool out

of

! very enraged extremely angry; a wild animal, a restive animal

B. The Fulfillment (2:17-18)

! Jeremiah, the Weeping Prophet

! The Context of the Prophecy

! The Meaning of the Prophecy

! The Application of the Prophecy

III. The Return from Egypt (2:19-21)

A. Its Impetus (2:19-20)

B. Its Execution (2:21)