Matthew’s Christmas story refuses sentimentality. This commentary explores the Slaughter of the Holy Innocents as an essential part of the incarnation, naming how fear-driven power responds to God’s reign. It invites preachers to lean into the text’s theology without flattening it into headlines
Matthew 2:13-23 (1st Sunday of Christmas) – January 1st, 2023
Everything in you may be begging you to preach on the “name of Jesus” (Luke 2:15-21) this Sunday rather than the “slaughter of the Holy Innocents” in Matthew’s text. But I implore you to consider preaching this Matthean text.
Micah Krey 