<p>Imagine being told by God to guard His Son in a violent world until he is grown.</p><p>How does Joseph choose a city in strange Egypt to hide 2-year-old Jesus from Herod&rsquo;s spies? Does he dare take 4-year-old Jesus to the temple where Herod the Great&#39;s son slaughters thousands?</p><p>How can Joseph protect Jesus with all the skirmishes and killing on roads everywhere with dozens vying to take over as king?</p><p>How does Joseph handle the persecution in Nazareth by people who could count and knew Mary was pregnant before marrying Joseph?</p><p>What does Joseph do with Jesus in Nazareth, just three miles from Sepphoris, hotbed of zealot protesters, when a Roman legate burns the city and crucifies 2000 more zealots in Jerusalem?</p><p>In what ways does Joseph teach Jesus how to be a skilled carpenter in sometimes dangerous situations, and avoid being mauled in the mountains when they cut trees for lumber?&nbsp;</p><p>How many times, when Jesus was in danger did Joseph cry out, &ldquo;God, help me protect our Son!&rdquo;?</p><p><br />
(NOTE: A year before Jesus&rsquo; death, he was rejected in Nazareth where they said, &ldquo;Isn&rsquo;t this the son of the carpenter?&rdquo; In present tense.)<br />
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(Discussion questions for all chapters are located in the back of the book for book clubs and Bible classes.)</p>