Then Herod was so angry that he sent to Bethlehem and killed all the little baby boys he could find.
But God had taken care of the Lord Jesus, and before Herod's soldiers could get to Bethlehem, He was far away!
For God had spoken to Joseph in a dream, and had told him to take the little Babe, and Mary His mother, right away down into Egypt, and to stay there till He sent him word.
Joseph was a very good man, and obeyed God in all things.
When the Angel told him to go down into Egypt, he arose at once, and set out in the night with Mary and the Babe on their journey.
By and by, when the wicked King Herod was dead, God sent an angel again to Joseph, and told him to take the little Child and His mother back to Palestine, directing him to go to Nazareth, so that the words of the prophet might be fulfilled: "He shall be called a Nazarene."
So Joseph and Mary left Egypt and came back to Nazareth, "that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my Son."
We must never forget, children, that Jesus is the Son of God! He became a little child, and lived on earth as a man, in order that He might die for us; but after His death on the cross, He rose from the grave, and went back to heaven, and there He is now, ready to help us at any moment when we speak to Him. He is alive for evermore!
Nazareth was not a very good place, but the Holy Child Jesus was brought up there for thirty years. He, who did no sin and was pure and good, lived in the midst of sinful people, so that He might be a holy pattern to all of us—showing that we may be good with God's help wherever we are!