Escape from the tyrant

Flight & Return
(Matthew 2.13-23)

I. The flight into Egypt

A. The warning (verse 13)(Proverbs 15.26)

B. Joseph's obedience (verses 14-15a).

C. The prophecy fulfilled (verse 15b)(Hosea 11.1)(Exodus 4.22-23).

II. The slaughter of the infants

A. Herod's evil cruelty (verse 16)(Luke 13.31-33)

B. The prophecy fulfilled (verses 17-18)
(Jeremiah 31.15-17)
(Jeremiah 31.31-34).

III. The return to Nazareth

A. Further guidance (verses 19-20).

B. Joseph's obedience and prudence (verses 21-22)
(Matthew 1.20,24)
(Matthew 2.14).

C. The fulfilment (verse 23)(Isaiah 11.1)(John 1.51).

Conclusion

(Isaiah 11.2-6).