Birth of Jesus
Gold, frankincense, and what other gift did the wise men present to Jesus?
Myrrh (Matthew 2:11)
As a male, Jesus underwent what ceremony eight days after his birth?
Circumcision (Luke 2:21)
This person declared that all the world should be registered in a census.
Caesar Augustus (Luke 2:1)
Hosea foretold that Mary and Joseph would flee to which country?
Egypt (Hosea 11:1)
Jesus said to him, “I am the ___, the ___, and the ___. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Way, truth, life (John 14:6)
It was foretold that Jesus would be called Emmanuel. What does the name Emmanuel mean?
“God with us” (Matthew 1:23)
Hebrew was one of the languages of the Jews. What was Jesus' name in Hebrew?
Yeshua
Who said, "Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also."
Herod (Matthew 2:8)
Jeremiah mentioned that the Messiah would be a descendant of which person?
David (Jeremiah 23:5)
Simon Peter answered, “You are the ___, the Son of the living God.”
Christ or Messiah (Matthew 16:16)
Dreams were used to communicate with Joseph and who else in the Christmas story (the birth of Jesus Christ)?
The wise men (Matthew 2:12)
What did Mary and Joseph sacrifice when presenting Jesus at the temple?
Two turtledoves or two young pigeons (Luke 2:24)
What was the name of the priest who was unable to speak for a time because he disbelieved the angel who told him he would have a son in his old age?
Zechariah/Zacharias (Luke 1:5)
Which major prophet said, "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son"?
Isaiah (Isaiah 7:14 )
And Jesus said to them, “I am the ___ of ___. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
Bread of life (John 6:35)
What sign were the shepherds supposed to look for when searching for Jesus?
A baby lying in a manger wrapped in swaddling clothes (Luke 2:12)
After attending which Jewish feast did Mary and Joseph "lose" Jesus, only to find Him at the temple?
Passover (Luke 2:41)
What was the name of the old prophetess who saw Jesus in the temple when he was presented to the Lord after his birth?
Anna (Luke 2:36)
The prophecy “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping. Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are no more” was fulfilled by which event?
Herod ordering that all baby boys (2 years old and younger) living near Bethlehem be put to death (Matthew 2:16; Jeremiah 31:15)
[B]ehold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born ___ of the ___? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”
King of the Jews (Matthew 2:1-2)
The Christmas story (the birth of Jesus Christ) is told in which Gospels?
Matthew and Luke
Which Jewish feast (going on currently) is an 8-day holiday that commemorates the Jewish recapture and rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE?
Hanukkah/Feast of Dedication
This man was righteous and devout, and it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord Messiah
Simeon (Luke 2:25)
Which minor prophet mentioned Bethlehem as the city Jesus would be born?
Micah (Micah 5:1-2)
"I am the ___ ___, and My Father is the vinedresser."
True vine (John 15:1)