Honor, Death, and Deliverance

Luke B. Wolford

Christmas 2019 • Sermon • Submitted 4 years ago

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The Magi visit Jesus which arouses the anger of Herod. Herod killed all the young boys in Bethlehem trying to kill Jesus but Joseph, Mary, and Jesus fled to Egypt

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I. The Wise Men Worship v. 1-13

(ESV)

1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king,

behold,

wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying,

“Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?

For we saw his star when it rose

and have come to worship him.”

Numbers 24:17 ESV

I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth.

3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled,

and all Jerusalem with him;

4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

5 They told him,

“In Bethlehem of Judea,

for so it is written by the prophet:

6 “ ‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;

for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ”

7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.

8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying,

“Go and search diligently for the child,

and when you have found him,

bring me word,

that I too may come and worship him.”

9 After listening to the king, they went on their way.

And behold,

the star that they had seen when it rose went before them

until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother,

and they fell down and worshiped him.

Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

Gentiles worshiped Israel’s Messiah

Jesus is the rightful King of the world

Worship Him

II. Jesus Exodus to Egypt v. 13-15

13 Now when they had departed,

behold,

an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,

“Rise, take the child and his mother,

and flee to Egypt,

and remain there

until I tell you,

for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”

14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night

and departed to Egypt

15 and remained there until the death of Herod.

This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet,

“Out of Egypt I called my son.”

God fulfills his promise even when rulers try to thwart it

III. Herod’s Murderous Rage v. 16-18

II. Jesus’ Exodus to Egypt v. 13-15

This incident is not recorded in any other source. Some take this to show that it did not happen. In truth, Herod was a murderous ruler who killed lots of people. Bethlehem was a small town. There may have been 20 boys who were killed. Historians would have focused on things happening in the big cities and things that happened to important people.

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious,

and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.

17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:

18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation,

Rachel weeping for her children;

she refused to be comforted,

because they are no more.”

The world is against Christ

Following Christ does not mean we will never suffer

IV. Jesus Exodus from Egypt v. 19-23

19 But when Herod died,

behold,

an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying,

“Rise, take the child and his mother

and go to the land of Israel,

for those who sought the child’s life are dead.”

21 And he rose and took the child and his mother

and went to the land of Israel.

22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there,

and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee.

23 And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth,

so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.

Satan cannot thwart God’s plan

Jesus fulfilled Old Testament promises

Worship Jesus

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