Four Prophecies Fulfilled in the Birth of Jesus

Have you ever noticed how much movement there is in Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth? While Luke keeps the story centered in and around Bethlehem, Matthew pulls the reader along a winding path: from Galilee to Bethlehem, then to Egypt, and finally back to Galilee.   Joseph, Mary, and the child Jesus are constantly on the move, uprooted by divine warnings and guided by dreams.   Why does Matthew structure the story this way? At first glance, it seems he is simply checking off a list of Old Testament prophecies fulfilled by Jesus’...