In Matthew 2:13-23 Matthew connects the coming of Jesus to three trusted Old Testament prophets, and makes the case that Jesus is more than a peasant prophet from Galilee. He is God’s long-expected Messiah bringing God’s kingdom into the world. And Jesus has come to set us free from “Egypt” and bring us home; to give us life and a steady hope in the face of death; and he came to save those who despise and reject him.
Scripture: Hosea 11:1-11; Jeremiah 31:15-17, 33:10-11; Gen. 35; Rev. 21:4; Isaiah 53; Ps. 22, John 1:11, 46
