We round up our study of Matthew chapter 2 as the evangelist Matthew highlights the providence of God. The Messiah is saved from the cruel plan of Herod to kill Him and He returns to His homeland under the directive of an Angel. In the plan of God the Father, embraced by the Son, the Messiah was to be raised in the pretty despised town of Nazareth and this brought Him reproach. Hardly would anyone be intimidated to meet a Nazarene; it is more likely to think of one’s self superior to anybody from Nazareth. However with or without the reproach of men, according to the prophets, growing up in Nazareth was the will of God for the Messiah. In spite of all Jesus went through as recorded in the second chapter of Matthew, God’s will was still being fulfilled. As the Apostle rightly said, God indeed works ALL THINGS according to the counsel of His will (Ephesian 1:11)