The flight to egypt. 13 now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the lord appeared to joseph in a dream and said, “rise, take the child and his. Webthe flight into egypt. 13 now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the lord appeared to joseph in a dream, saying, “arise, take the young child and his mother,. Webis it significant that as the infant nation of israel was led into egypt so was the infant jesus? See mat 2:15 and hos 11:1 that matthew is quoting. Webone must not think of his wilderness as a great desert of waste sand, but rather as a desolate place with rocks, caves, and ravines, where bushes and wild fruits and berries. Webthe escape into egypt is known only from the gospel of matthew and is also regarded doubtfully by modern scholars. It is seen as a pious fiction created to fulfil. And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the lord appears to joseph in a dream, saying, arise, and take the young child and his. Webthe visit and homage of the magi, and the flight into egypt. The life and times of jesus the messiah — alfred edersheim. Webthe flight into egypt and return is a reminder of the story of god’s people and the recollection of god’s presence with them in the delivery from slavery and bondage.
