King Herod represents those threatened and insecure people who greet the birth of a child with fear. Just as he deceitfully tried to ascertain the child’s whereabouts so that he might kill Him (as Herod typically did with any would-be contenders to his throne), many today see the unborn child as a threat to their own throne of comfort, lifestyle, and personal autonomy.
Read MoreIn the passage from Exodus, one of the social laws which people must observe is the care of “aliens,” widows, and orphans. Another word for “alien” is immigrant.
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