Troublesome Topic: HOW DID JOSEPH AND MARY GET ALL THOSE GIFTS TO EGYPT?

First of all, I doubt they could leave anything with relatives in Bethlehem because none of their relatives wanted anything to do with them.

I envision the Wisemen leaving behind the camels the gifts had been borne on. When Joseph was told in a dream to leave for Egypt immediately, he prayed and told God some things that in our lingo would sound like this, “OK, we will leave for Egypt as soon as we can, and thank you for providing all those gifts, they will come in handy I’m sure, but God, you’re going to have to make these camels uncharacteristically cooperative, because I’m no camel driver.” And I believe God answered that prayer. So they arrived in Egypt looking much wealthier than they have ever been – which was true. They were able to sell or barter some things in order to rent a place to stay. We don’t know how long they were there, and we don’t know if Joseph was able to work while he was there, but we can safely assume that God made the gifts last long enough or provided for their in other ways while they were there. By the time Herod was dead and they were notified in a dream that they could return home, they needed fewer camels.