Arise... go into the land of Israel.

Notice that Joseph is not required to return to Bethlehem or to Judea, but simply to the land of Israel. As he advances upon his journey he will be informed where he must go.

They are dead who sought the young child's life.

As "they" is plural there must have been more than one death of those who sought the death of the Lord. Five days before the death of Herod he slew his son Antipater,. prince of dark, cruel, treacherous character whom he had expected to succeed him. Nothing could be more likely than that he had fully sympathized in the scheme of child murder at Bethlehem. Now both, "they that sought the young child's life" were dead.

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