Uncover the politically charged reality of Jesus’s birth in Matthew 2, shattering the traditional “Silent Night” image. Understand Matthew’s emphasis on Mary’s virginity not as an idealization of celibacy, but as proof of the miraculous conception against circulating rumors. Witness how Gentile Magi recognized and worshipped the newborn King, highlighting the theme of Gentile inclusion, while King Herod plotted His death. Follow Jesus’s flight into Egypt as a refugee, seeing it as the beginning of the “New Exodus” and recognizing the shadow of the cross looming even over His infancy. Embrace the profound truth of Emmanuel—God with us, even in danger and vulnerability.