Thus says the Lord, A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more. Jeremiah 31:15
When Herod could not find the location of the child Jesus, fearing this child would grow up to replace Him, he decided to kill all the male children, age 2 and younger, near Bethlehem. The prophecy of this grief was spoken by Jeremiah 600 years before. Rachel refers to the mother of all Israel. Herod was unsuccessful in his attempt to kill Jesus, since God had already led them out of the area. Jesus would live on to fulfill His life mission at the cross.
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