Jesus' Flight to Egypt
Matthew 2:13-23
Illustration

It was Christmas and the Pastor had planned a visit to a Pre-School Sunday School class. The teacher, wanting to impress the pastor had the each child draw a picture of some part of the Christmas story. The teacher put the art work on the wall; the preacher came and he was impressed as he identified each drawing's meaning. There was one with a barn and a man and a woman. It was obvious that this was Joseph, Mary, and Jesus at the manger. Another had sheep, men, and angels in the sky. The Shepherd scene he concluded. Another had a caravan with camels and a star in the sky. This was wise men seeking the Christ child.

But one puzzled him. It was an airplane with three figures going up the steps boarding the plane and one other figure in the cockpit. He thought and thought until he had to ask what it meant. The artist spoke up, "It's Jesus' flight to Egypt."Ok said the pastor but who is that up front? "Oh, That's Pontius the pilot."

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