Monday, October 26, 2009

Matthew 2:13-15

KJV
13And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

14When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

15And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.


The flight into Egypt, another fantasy to connect Jesus to Moses and fulfill another prophecy retroactively, but I think people are fascinated by it... the thought of Jesus as a traveler. How long was he in Egypt? We know so little about him before he was 30.

For the greatest story ever told, it sure uses a lot of deus ex machina. Always with the angels showing up and giving everything away. Oy.

Still nothing to convince me that some actual somebody's actual life is being told here, but it's early yet. I'm still expecting/hoping to see traces of an historical man, or barring that, a literary figure.

No comments:

Post a Comment