Buy my book " Joy in the Journey " on Amazon now 20% goes to missions Right after Christmas, the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary had to move to Egypt. When Herod the King died, the angel appeared and asked them to return to Judea. Joseph settled in Nazareth after the death of Herod (Matthew 2:23). After leaping over much of Jesus' childhood and early adulthood, Matthew introduces John the Baptist nearly exclusively to point forward to Jesus' narrative reappearance. That is, John the baptist’s function is solely to "prepare the way of the Lord" (3:3). The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus at his baptism, and a voice came from heaven " When Jesus was baptized in Jordan reiver, there came a voice from heaven. Luke 3 and Mark 1 record the voice as addressed to Jesus by saying "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased", while in Matthew 3 the voice addresses the crowd "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased...