Flee into Egypt - Egypt was now a Roman province, and the rage of Herod could not pursue the holy family to this place.
Egypt had been a house of bondage to Israel, and particularly cruel to the infants of Israel; yet it is to be a place of refuge to the holy Child Jesus.
God, when He pleases,
can make the worst of places serve the best of purposes.
This was a trial of the faith of Joseph and Mary. But their faith, being tried, was found firm.
*If we and our infants are at any time in trouble, let us remember the straits in which Christ was when an infant.
2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
When he arose, he took the young child and his mother,.... That is, as soon as he awoke out of sleep, and rose from his bed, he did as he was commanded, he prepared for his journey; and very opportunely had the wise men presented their gifts; the gold they brought served to defray the expense of this journey.
2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called My son.Out of Egypt have I called My son - This is quoted from Hosea 11:1, where the deliverance of Israel, and that only, is referred to.
2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called My son.
But as that deliverance was extraordinary, it is very likely that it had passed into a proverb, so that "Out of Egypt have I called My son," might have been used to express any signal deliverance.
And was there until the death of Herod,.... Which was in a very short time; for Eusebius (i) says, that immediately, in a very little time after the slaughter of the children at Bethlehem, the divine vengeance inflicted diseases on him, which quickly brought him to his end.
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