Day 125...(Deuteronomy 33; Psalm 125; Matthew 2) ..."Jesus' Parents Back and Forth"

Moses blesses the tribes of Israel. Blessing is a great theme in the Old Testament. Does this not also connect with the many teachings of blessing and curse from Deuteronomy.

I love the mountain images in the Psalm today. The Lord surrounds His people like mountains.

Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be shaken but endures forever.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the LORD surrounds his people
both now and forevermore.

Jesus birth does not go without noticed by Herod. He uses worship of the "King of the Jews" as a excuse to spy. When tricked, he turns to violence. Joseph and Mary follow the path from Israel to Egypt and back to Israel. Jesus' birth is tied to the earlier Scripture.