No: he was gone far away. His Father, God, had sent him away. Herod could not kill him, for God would not let him die so soon.
At last King Herod died. Then God sent an angel to speak to Joseph when he was asleep. The angel said, Joseph, go back to your own country; Herod is dead. So Joseph took the ass, and Mary, and the sweet child, Jesus, and they all came back to their own country.
Joseph was a carpenter. Jesus lived with Joseph and Mary, and minded all they said. He was a wise child, and loved to think of God. God his Father loved him, and everybody loved him, because he was so meek and kind. The older he grew the more they loved him.
LESSON XVII.
THE TEMPTATION.
Matthew iv. 1-11.
At last Jesus grew to be a man. He knew that he must go from place to place, and teach people about God.
But first he went into a place by himself—called a wilderness. He had no house to sleep in there, no friend to speak to, no food to eat. In the night it was cold, in the day very hot.
There were no men, but there were lions, wolves and bears. At night they roared and howled; but Jesus trusted in his Father.
He ate nothing for forty days and forty nights, God kept him alive. When Jesus was alone, then he spoke in his heart to his dear Father.