The Slaughter of the Innocents 

   “When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the Magi, he became furious.  He ordered the massacre of all boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the Magi.” (Matt 2: 16) 

   Herod slaughtered an untold number of boys two years old and under.  Rather than seek the newborn King to give Him homage, Herod sought to kill Him as a perceived threat to himself.

   His actions were not the first or the last time innocent children have been killed for political and/or personal reasons.  At the time of Moses, the king of Egypt became afraid that the growing Israelite population might turn against him in war.  So he ordered the Hebrew midwives to kill all Israelite boys at birth.  When the midwives failed to follow his command he ordered that all Israeli boys be thrown into the Nile at birth (see Exodus 1).

   Today the slaughter of the innocents continues.  Since abortion was declared legal in 1973 over 50 million innocent children have been slaughtered in the womb in the U.S. alone.  Herod and Pharaoh allowed the female children to live, but we are non-discriminating, we kill them all.  Unlike Pharaoh and Herod we have no fear of threat from the children, they are simply an inconvenience; a mistake to be erased.

   Even some who claim to be Christians are supportive of the continuing massacre, electing those who promise even more abortions to high office.  It’s sad to hear a woman say she is protecting women’s rights by killing women in the womb.  Fathers, those who are supposed to protect their children, demand abortion rights to avoid responsibility.  In a selfish and prideful world innocent children are paying the price for our sins. 

Lord there is a dreadful sin among us.

Innocents are murdered in the womb.

Take this horror from us.

Protect the children. 

Amen