When the three wise men came to Jerusalem, King Herod heard about their quest. He summoned them and said, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” But the wise men did not return, so Herod made a plan to kill all the boy babies in Bethlehem. On the night before this terrible thing happened, Joseph and Mary escaped to Egypt with little Jesus. They stayed in Egypt until the death of Herod.
Discussion Questions
What do you know about the three wise men? Why do you suppose the wise men did not return to King Herod? We know that Herod was not sincere. He pretended to be good, but he had a bad motive. Imagine the journey to Egypt and talk about it.
Let no man deceive you with vain words;
be not ye partakers with them.
Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness;
but rather reprove them. (Christianity)
Cultivate no intimacy with flatterers. (Confucianism)
