When the magi had departed, an angel from the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up. Take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod will soon search for the child in order to kill him.” Joseph got up and, during the night, took the child and his mother to Egypt. He stayed there until Herod died. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: I have called my son out of Egypt. When Herod knew the magi had fooled him, he grew very angry. He sent soldiers to kill all the children in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding territory who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had learned from the magi. This fulfilled the word spoken through Jeremiah the prophet:
A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping and much grieving.
Rachel weeping for her children,
and she did not want to be comforted,
because they were no more. (Matthew 2:13-18, CEB)
This is the day we mourn the killing of the male children in Bethlehem because Herod was worried the prophecy of Jesus would mean he would lose his throne. So he supposedly killed all the male children 2 years and younger based on the time the magi told him they had seen the star rise that they followed to find him.
When people have power they will do anything to keep it.
We need to realize that our power only comes from God.
We have nothing for real if it does not come from God.
So love like Jesus and know who is in control.
Loving People. Loving God.
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