Why does Luke name the Roman rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making? What is the significance of Joseph being a descendant of David? (2:4) What is the significance of Bethlehem in Messianic prophecy (Micah 5:2)? What is the scandal in verse 5? What hardship is Mary experiencing...
Jesus was born in Ephrathah, Bethlehem.Micah 5:2is a prophecy in the Old Testament that reveals the birthplace of Jesus.“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans Of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be a ruler over Israel, whose origins are fr...
I see no reason why Joseph would need to go to Bethlehem unless it was to fulfill prophecy That's because you expect decisions by unthinking bureaucrats in central administrations to make sense when actually implemented on the ground. BroJames Purgatory Host February 2021 edited February 2021 ...
All of this seemed to demonstrate the will of God because the Bible states that Christ had to be born in Bethlehem. As the prophecy had said, the night of Jesus' birth was the night of the first star of Christmas. The birth of Jesus was an important event in Biblical history and ...
For example, Matthew says Jesus was born in Bethlehem, home of Joseph, during the reign of Herod the Great (who died in 5 or 4 BCE). Luke thinks Jesus was born in a stable during the census conducted by Quirinius in 6 CE. (They differ by nine years on the date of Jesus’ birth...
Isaiah 11:1—He would be born from the family of Jesse Jeremiah 23:5–6—He would be David’s kingly heir Micah 5:2—He would be born in Bethlehem Isaiah 7:14—He would be immaculately conceived (born of a virgin) Psalm 72:10—He would be worshiped and given gifts at His birth...
with thee, where JESUS-YESHUA was Born in Bethlehem, HE died in Jerusalem, and HE AROSE ON THE THIRD DAY, JESUS-YESHUA IS KING of kings and LORD ( ADONAI ) of lords, HE IS the ALPHA AND OMEGA, HE IS the WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE, HE WILL PROTECT THE HOLY LAND OF ISRAEL ...
I’m among those who would consider it so, but it has been reduced to something celebrated at Christmas as Jesus born in Bethlehem to be our personal Savior from sin. I’m sure many Christians would protest against that, but when it comes right down to it, that’s what most Christians...
by God to bear his son. Despite the public scorn from an unwed pregnancy, together, Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem for a census mandated by the King. It is here, with a great celestial event revealing his prophecy, in a history-defining event, that Jesus is born....
1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” ...