We reviewed who knew who Jesus was before he began his ministry. Surely Mary knew (Luke 1:32) and Joseph (Matthew 1:18) also the Magi knew (Matthew 2:2), the Shepherds (Luke 2:11), the profit Anna (Luke 2:38) recognized him as an infant as did Simeon (Luke 2:28). John the Baptist (Matthew 3:14), and Zechariah's wife, Elizabeth (Luke 1:43) also knew who Jesus was. It would seem that Herod knew but not clear if he really understood that he was the son of God. We also discussed Joseph taking Mary and Jesus to Egypt for safe keeping and noted that the Greeks had conquered Egypt over 300 years before Christ was born and the Ptolemy dynasty ruled it until it became a Roman province by the time Joseph fled there. The glory of Egypt from the days of Jacob was long gone.
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