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In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. Luke 1.1-7 Luke was the only gospel writer who used events of the time to validate the account of Jesus’ birth as it related to world history. The Bible has numerous prophesies of exactly where and when this event would occur.
For instance in Daniel 2.44, "in the days of these kings, the kings of the fourth monarch (Rome) shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed." Micah 5.2 says, "but you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient time." I wish we had space to explore all the other prophesies of his coming. Our scriptures ends with "she wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger." May I end with “don’t leave Jesus in a picture card manger.” He died for us, ascended to heaven and will come back to this earth. Picture Jesus as your Lord and let him grow in your life. Elta Lee Johnson |
