When God gives a prophecy He sets up a scenario to make it happen. God doesn't just suddenly decide to do something. He plotted from eternity. God planned to get Jesus into Egypt. He uses Herod's jealousy, envy and fear to set it up. Although Herod developed his strategy, God already had His strategy. Before the foundation of the world God preordained this Christ/Anointed One to come just in case man failed. God wants us to get to heaven and will use whatever He wants to get us there. Sometimes God will send us into difficult places/circumstances--a hospital, an accident, sickness--to save us. Wherever the Lord sends us we're more than conquerors through Christ who strengthens us.