Matthew 2

Matthew cuts right to the chase - Jesus is born and immediately the landscape of the nation is changed.  The changes are not what one would expect today; but they were not unheard of in the reign of King Herod.  Herod, a jealous king, sought to eliminate all possible successors.  When the magi arrived searching for a newborn king, Herod immediately put into action the processes necessary to keep this young potential usurper from ever reaching the throne.  Yet God had other plans.  Jesus was not interested in occupying Herod's throne; yet Herod would not remain in the seat of authority either.  Soon Herod was dead and Jesus was living in the exact place God wanted Him to live, Nazareth by way of Egypt.