Purpose in Exile, Humble in Obscurity

Another important part of the Christian/Biblical celebration of Christmas is the fulfillment of Scripture. And our passage today, in these ten verses or so, has three different references to Scripture being fulfilled. 3 times in ten verses, we are presented with how the birth of Jesus Christ, and the events that happen afterward fulfill God's purposes. So, what I want to do today is use those three OT references here as our guide for how we look at the story of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus' flight to Egypt… the slaughtering of children in Bethlehem, and Jesus' return to Nazareth.

I want us to see:
1) Purpose in Exile, 
2) Life Out of Death, and 
3) Humility and the Messiah.