“Christmas is, first and foremost, a subversive story about the radical inversion of power. Christ doesn’t enter the world as hero; he was born among those the Roman Empire oppressed and despised. The incarnation is God’s promise that the “last shall be first,” made real in flesh.
That’s the reason Herod, Rome’s provincial lackey, attempts to kill Jesus: The child threatens the unjust power structure upon which Herod sits. Herod does what any petty despot would — he tries to get rid of the threat to his throne....”
https://sojo.net/articles/donald-trump-wont-celebrate-christmas-heres-why
....at this point, Joseph, Mary and Jesus flee to Egypt. They become refugees.
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4460400
