So the wise men left King Herod, and when they began their journey again, lo! The star which they had seen in the East, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the dear little Baby with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshipped Him; and when they had opened their treasures—which you know the camels had brought all that way—they presented to the dear Lord Jesus gifts from their store, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. Then God warned them in a dream to go back to their country another way, and not to return to Herod, who was a wicked man, and did not really want to worship the Lord Jesus at all. Do you not think you would have liked to be with the wise men, and have found the dear little Baby, and have had the joy of giving Him gifts from your treasures? If you say "Yes," dear children, then remember that you have a treasure which the dear Lord Jesus wants above all else—that is, the love of your heart! Do not forget that we can make Jesus glad now, by giving Him that! III. The Flight into Egypt I have told you about the wise men who saw the star of Jesus in the East, and how King Herod heard of it and was very troubled. Herod was afraid that if the real King whom the godly Jews were expecting to come very soon should be born, he would lose his throne; so he sent for the chief priests and scribes, who knew more about the Scriptures than any one else, and asked them where Christ should be born. They told him at once that in the book of the prophet Micah it was foretold, 700 years before, that the Ruler of Israel should be born at Bethlehem in the land of Judah. So Herod sent the wise men to find the young Child, promising to come and worship Him too. But the wise men were warned by God not to go back to Herod after they had seen the Lord Jesus. Then Herod was so angry that he sent to Bethlehem and killed all the little baby boys he could find. But God had taken care of the Lord Jesus, and before Herod's soldiers could get to Bethlehem, He was far away! For God had spoken to Joseph in a dream, and had told him to take the little Babe, and Mary His mother, right away down into Egypt, and to stay there till He sent him word. Joseph was a very good man, and obeyed God in all things. When the Angel told him to go down into Egypt, he arose at once, and set out in the night with Mary and the Babe on their journey. By and by, when the wicked King Herod was dead, God sent an angel again to Joseph, and told him to take the little Child and His mother back to Palestine, directing him to go to Nazareth, so that the words of the prophet might be fulfilled: "He shall be called a Nazarene." So Joseph and Mary left Egypt and came back to Nazareth, "that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my Son."