Who can fight God’s plan?
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.” When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Matthew 2:13-15 NKJV
The King of kings is running for His life! Herod soon learned that the magi who found Jesus had no intention of betraying the Lord. Full of wrath, Herod set out to find the baby. Herod believed all power was his. Herod was king, and the promised Messiah was an infant who couldn’t put one foot in front of the other.
But who can fight God’s plan?
When Herod scoured Bethlehem to kill Jesus, he only fulfilled prophecy: Jesus was driven off to hide in Egypt until Herod died. The Bible prophesied that the Messiah would be called out of Egypt. Why would a Jewish Savior come from pagan Egypt? God in His sovereignty planned ahead to protect the baby Messiah.
God didn’t allow the foolish pride of people—even a king—to stop His plan to save the world.
Not then, not now.