Photo Credit: Getty Images Where Was the Town of Bethlehem? According to scholars,Bethlehem’s size and location was rather insignificant at this time. Located six miles south of Jerusalem, this small trade-route village stood between the Holy City and Egypt. It didn’t gain prominence until H...
(2) the biological "waters" associated with birth, in this case symbolizing spiritual birth so that a baptized person can be spoken of as being "born again"; and (3) the image of death, specifically the death of Jesus, for when someone becomes a Christian through baptism he or she is...
Mathew 28 described on the day after the Sabbath, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb and found that the stone was rolled back and an angel told them this: 6 He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7 And go qui...
On this platform, then, I hope to make clear how Jesus is that long-awaitedprophetspoken of in theOld Testament. and how God’spromisein earthly Paradise to Adam and Eve became a reality with the birth of that man so that theWord of Godbecame flesh and a reality ofsalvationfor the who...
Meanwhile, the Messiah was given birth to in a little town called Bethlehem. No fanfare from the locals, or national holidays called for. However, on the outskirts of town, God summoned a miraculous event to take place on the hillsides of Judea that neither Herod, nor Caesar, could reprod...
The Gospel of Matthew claims that Jesus was born during the reign of Herod the Great, who upon hearing of his birth felt threatened and tried to kill Jesus by ordering the execution of all of Bethlehem’s male children under age 2. An angel warned Joseph, according to Scripture, and he...
The Birth of Jesus: Bible Story and Verses Who Were the Wise Men? Who Were the Christmas Angels? Luke 2:1-20 1In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governo...
3. Jesus' Birth is Attended by Hardship (2:5-6) 4. Jesus Is Born in Humble Circumstances (2:7) Shepherds Keeping Watch over Their Flocks (2:8) The Glory of the Lord (2:9) The Good News Angel (2:10-11) A Savior (2:11) Christ the Lord (2:11) At the Sign of a Manger (...
Many nativity scenes include the wise men alongside the shepherds, but their timing is different from one another. The shepherds were the first to be notified of Jesus’ birth and are an important part of the nativity story.
For Therese, her Baptism was both a joyous occasion and a time to ask for God’s healing of a birth defect. And John remembers showing our grandson his white Baptismal gown, which we still have. Nolan’s eyes bugged out and he whispered, “That’s a dress!” Although we have had to...