Matthew 2:14

When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

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Interpretation

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.

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This thought runs through Matthew 2:11-15.

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Glossary

Egypt Place: The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.