Satan was bent on shutting out the divine light from the world, and he used his utmost cunning to destroy the Saviour. But He who never slumbers nor sleeps was watching over His beloved Son. He who had rained manna from heaven for Israel and had fed Elijah in the time of famine provided in a heathen land a refuge for Mary and the child Jesus. And through the gifts of the magi from a heathen country, the Lord supplied the means for the journey into Egypt and the sojourn in a land of strangers.

Ved vismændenes hjælp havde Gud henledt det jødiske folks opmærksomhed til sin Søns fødsel. Deres forespørgsler i Jerusalem, den almindelige interesse, der blev vakt, og selv Herodes' skinsyge, som tiltvang sig præsternes og rabbinernes opmærksomhed, fik tankerne til at vende sig til profetierne om Messias og til den store begivenhed, der lige nu havde fundet sted.