Messiah

I don’t say the Bible is inerrant,
But our faith in it, like Kierkegaard said,
Is more important than the object of 
The Bible itself. I still believe in it.
Because if one read the metaphors, it
Is clear that it is the Word of God, and
God Breathed. I imagine Jesus telling
His story, writing each chapter as His
Book, to teach mankind about war and peace
About love and hate, about right and wrong.

Yet, would it not make sense that the news
In Bethlehem reach Herod’s ears after
The Prophet and Prophetess declared Him
The Son of God and then King of the Jews?
"They departed into their own country 
"Another way." Then they went to Egypt!
Jesus was a young boy.
It seems for Mary and Joseph to flee
To Egypt, after Christ’s own lawful rites
Would have to be after He was declared
King. And David fighting off the numbers
Of many men in battle, the point is
That He won great victories, whether horse
Or Chariot, or Footman it does not
Matter. And perhaps Jehoiakim were
A Mandela Effect, like Billy Graham.
Or, it could be he was overseen by
A regent.