How did Mary and Joseph know that they needed to flee to Egypt?

Answer 1

In Matthew 2:13-23, Joseph is told in a dream to go to Egypt because King Herod wanted to kill him.

If you recall the story of the Magi, they were originally sent by Herod as well, but they avoided him instead of telling him where Jesus was. Herod was jealous that there would be another king rising up among the people, which is why he wanted Jesus dead. So Joseph moved to Egypt to protect his family.

Answer 2

Here is the answer to your question taken from the Book Of Matthew Ch. 2:-

13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of aEgypt have I called my son.

Answer 3

King Herod was looking for them so he could murder Jesus. Herod had been told that Jesus was born King of the Jews; and since Herod was the King he believed that Jesus would depose him if he let him live.

Answer 4

That's just a myth. The Holy Family did not actually flee to Egypt. According to Matthew's Gospel, however, Joseph has a dream where an angel tells him to flee to Egypt. He was sent this dream because Herod was killing all males younger than two because he did not want Jesus (the "king") to overthrow him (he apparently misunderstood the meaning of Jesus being called a king). However, no such massacre of infants ever happened.

Answer 5

A:The story of Joseph, Mary and Jesus fleeing to Egypt is in Matthew's Gospel. Matthew 2:13 says that an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream, warning him of danger from King Herod. In the parallel account in Luke's Gospel, there was no flight to Egypt, but the young family travelled from Bethlehem to Jerusalem as soon as Mary's days of purification were complete, then went home peacefully to Nazareth.

Answer 6

Supposedly to avoid Herod's Slaughter of the Innocent.

Answer 7

Joseph and Mary travled to Egypt in order to escape harod (the guy who wanted to kill Jesus)

Answer 8

To protect Christ from Herod, who was slaughtering

all the males under the age of two in Judea.