The slaughter of the innocents is a difficult story found only in Matthew 2. While it is not a joyful story, there is hope to be found in the suffering. The hope does not minimize the pain of the events, but rather a triumph that in the end, pain does not get the last word. Jesus is born King, Messiah. He is the Redeemer that will make all things new.

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