an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,” telling Joseph to return to Israel (Matt. 2:19–20). (7) Joseph received another warning “in a dream” and “withdrew to the district of Galilee” (Matt. 2:22). Each of these miracles belongs to a larger narrative. The larger narrative does not really focus on the miracle itself, as if the miracle were the main point. Rather, each miracle serves to reinforce the sense that God’s hand of providence was working in the events that unfolded. Because