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18.2 Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; |
Matthew 2:13-23
18.1 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."
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18.2 Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; |
| 18.3 and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. |
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18.4 The was fulfilled what was
spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying;
Bethlehem was a small town. The crowds had left by this time. Scholars believe that only about 25 children were killed. But what a terrible thing! Eusibius, a Church historian who lived only a few hundred years after Jesus, tells us that the judgment of God fell upon King Herod the Great immediately afterwards. He suffered horrible torments. He had an urge to scratch himself all the time. His intestines were ulcerated, and his privates became infected and wormy. He died a very painful death. |
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