From the very beginning of Jesus' life, those in high positions of authority felt threatened by him. Jesus, infant baby Jesus, born as the light of the world, had a target on his back and Herod attempted to extinguish this light while he was yet a small candle flicker before he had burst into glorious blaze.

God the Father protects His beloved son through extravagant means (power over dreams, miraculous celestial occurrence and precision, and wise men). Jesus, the King, did survive. God delivered him so that he might live a remarkable life and die a heroic, planned, and purposeful death. He establishes his kingship despite the earthly kinds that wanted him dead from the very beginning of his life.

While Herod acknowledged Jesus as a king, he worked to eliminate him. One day, everyone will acknowledge Jesus as Lord, and bow before him.

Might we rightly consider the hostility of authority through the lens of all Jesus endured.