He Protected, He Provided, He Persevered - Joseph Protected His Family- Conclusion

Shortly after the astrolgers left, Joseph recieved this warning from Jehovah's angel:  "Get up, take the young child and its mother and flee into Egpyt, and stay until I give you word: for Herod is about to search for the young child to destroy it."  (Matthew2:13) So, as we noted at the outset, Joseph obe6yed swiftly.  He put his child's safety above all else and took his family to Egypt. Because those pagan astrologers had brought costly gifts, Joseph now had assets that might help the famiy during their sorjourn ahead.

 Apocryphal myths and legends later romanticized the journey to Egypt, claiming that little Jesus  miraculously shortened the trip, rendered bandits harmless, and even made date palms bend down to his mother to yield to their fruit.  In truth, it was simply a long, arduous trek into  the unknown.

Parents can learn a lot from Joseph.  He readily set aside his work and sacrificed his own comfort in order to protect his family from danger. Clearly, he viewed his famiy as a sacred trust from Jehovah. Parents today raise their children in a perilous worldful of forces that would endanger, corrupt, or even destroy young ones. How admirable it is when mothers and fathers act decisively, as Joseph did, working hard to protect their children from such influences!

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