Exodus 1:15-16  The the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, "When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live."

The Pharaoh, like all tyrants, feared any threat to his power. But he is fooled, because the shrewd midwives are blessed by God to save the newborn sons of Israel. And his evil, infanticidal decree becomes Egypt's own downfall as a baby named Moses floats down the Nile and is adopted by Pharaoh's daughter. This same Moses will later drown the Egyptian armies in the Red Sea.

When Jesus is born, another tyrant, Herod, will seek to kill our Lord, for he sees him as a threat to his power. And, as before, the Father will use this evil decree for the salvation of his people. He will send Jesus into Egypt to begin his ministry of restoring humanity. Unlike tyrants, Christ employs his unlimited power in loving sacrifice for humanity.
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