This past weekend we continued our series “Power in Preparation” at Eastbrook Church. This is the second part of our extended journey through the Gospel of Matthew. This week’s message looks at Matthew 2:13-23 and Jesus as the refugee Messiah.

You can view the message video and outline below. The video begins with a time of prayer for our nation that you can see the written form of here. You can follow along with the entire series here and the devotional that accompanies the series here. You could always join us for weekend worship in-person or remotely via Eastbrook at Home.

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“So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘Out of Egypt I called my son.’” (Matthew 2:14-15)

Seeking Refuge in Egypt (Matthew 2:13-18)

• Another dream for Joseph
• Jesus flees south to Egypt
• Scripture fulfilled: Hosea 11:1
• Scripture fulfilled: Jeremiah 31:15

Returning Home (Matthew 2:19-21)

• Another dream for Joseph
• Jesus returns to the Land of Promise

Seeking Refuge in Galilee (Matthew 2:22-23)

• Another dream for Joseph
• Jesus flees north to Galilee, specifically, Nazareth
• Scripture fulfilled: Isaiah 11:1/Judges 16:17

Jesus the Refugee Messiah

• Jesus the new King (Bethlehem – Son of David)
• Jesus the new Exodus (Egypt – Moses)
• Jesus the new return (Ramah – Exile)
• Jesus the unexpected, expected One – “he had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him” (Isaiah 53:2)

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Dig Deeper

This week dig deeper into the contrast between Jesus and Herod in one or more of the following ways:

This week dig deeper into the contrast between Jesus and Herod in one or more of the following ways:

• Set aside some time this week to read Matthew 2:13-23 again. Then write, draw, paint, or pray aloud your own response to this series of events in Jesus’ life.
• Read Matthew 2 in light of Moses’ life by comparing it to Exodus 1-4.
• Look at a map of Jesus’ journey with his family to Egypt and back again here
• Consider watching the BibleProject video, “Messiah”