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In this account it seems...
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In this account it seems about all the baby Jesus did was hide out by being moved from spot to spot. Today, Mary and Joseph might be reported to the Department of Child Abuse for being so careless. Yet, Joseph felt all of this a necessity.
In the first instance, an angel in a dream to Joseph commanded Joseph to take the Lord to Egypt because Herod was on the loose and wanted to do away with the child because he was a threat to Herod's crown. To Egypt they went until Herod died. They then returned to the land of Israel.
In the first instance, an angel in a dream to Joseph commanded Joseph to take the Lord to Egypt because Herod was on the loose and wanted to do away with the child because he was a threat to Herod's crown. To Egypt they went until Herod died. They then returned to the land of Israel.