Matthew Henry Commentary Matthew 2:13-15

"Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into 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 did I call my son." — Matthew 2:13-15 (ASV)

Egypt had been a house of bondage to Israel, and particularly cruel to the infants of Israel; yet it was to be a place of refuge for the holy Child Jesus. God, when he pleases, can make the worst of places serve the best of purposes. This was a trial of the faith of Joseph and Mary. But their faith, when tested, was found firm. If we and our infants are at any time in trouble, let us remember the straits in which Christ was when an infant.