Jesus' Birth
What is the name of Jesus' cousin, born six months before him?
John
Luke 1:36 - John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, by six months.
Who wanted to kill Jesus?
Herod
Matt 2:16 - 16 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.
Who was the father of Jesus?
God
Mark 1:1 -
1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God,
What are the gifts the Wise Men brought to Jesus?
gold, frankincense, and myrrh
What does the name Emmanuel mean?
God is with us
Immanuel (OT) or Emmanuel (NT) appears 3 times in the Bible and means "God with us".
What was Jesus wrapped in when he was born?
swaddling clothes
Luke 2:7 - When a Jewish child was born, it was usual for it to be washed in water, rubbed in salt and wrapped in swaddling clothes, which are bands or blankets that confined the limbs closely. (Ezek 16:4)
How did Jesus die? This is an ancient method of painful execution to kill the condemned.
by being crucified
In what month of Elisabeth's pregnancy did the angel appear to Mary?
the sixth month
Luke 1:26 - In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
Who else came to visit Jesus when he was born?
shepherds
Luke 2:15 - When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
What is the name of the angel who appeared to Mary?
Gabriel
Luke 1:26 - Gabriel, who also announced the birth of John the Baptist and was presumably the same Gabriel who appeared to Daniel 500 years earlier.
To what country did he family escape to after they were warned of the death threat to Jesus?
Egypt
Matt 2:14 - They departed immediately under the cover of darkness.
How were the family warned that someone wanted to kill Jesus?
in a dream
Matt 2:13 - The angel only appeared to Joseph in a dream and didn't actually visit them in a physical sense. Also the angel appeared only to Joseph and not to them bothWhat is 34-35 years old? Scripture does not tell us how old Yeshua – Jesus – was when He died. Yet, scripture does give us enough information to help us piece it together. Historians have given us information. The gospel writers give us His age when He started His ministry and provide clues..
What did Joseph want to do when he discovered Mary was pregnant?
quietly divorce her
Matthew 1:19 - the option of divorce was available under the Law of Moses, Deut 24:1. Normally the circumstances would have to be made public and required witnesses to testify, hence Joseph wanted to do it "privily".
What approximate age was Jesus when the wise men visited him?
nearly 2 years old
Matt 2:16 - Jesus could well have been nearly two years old by the time the wise men visited him.
Which prophet said, "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son"?
Isaiah
Matthew 1:23 / Isaiah 7:14 - part of a difficult passage of prophecy written some 700 years before the birth of Jesus.
What ritual did Jesus undergo when he was eight days old?
circumcision
Luke 2:21 - Jesus was a Jew and so would be obliged to undergo this ritual.
How old was Jesus when he died?
34-35 years old
What was special about Jesus' mother?
she was a virgin
Matt 1:23 - Matthew clearly understands this to be a literal virgin (cf Luke 1:34) and implies that the conception was miraculous.
How did the wise men know that the King of the Jews had been born?
they saw a star in the East?
Matt 2:2 - 2 and 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.”
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 - 36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
In what city was Jesus brought up as a child?
Nazareth
Matt 2:23 - 23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.
Who is the man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus after Jesus' Crucifixion?
Joseph of Arimathea
What sacrifice did Mary and Joseph offer when the days of purification were complete after Jesus' birth?
two turtledoves or pigeons
Luke 2:22-24 - 22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”), 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”
How many wise men does the Bible say came to visit Jesus?
it doesn't say
There is no indication of how many wise men visited Jesus, except that there were at least two because the word 'magi' is plural.
What did the prophet Micah say about Jesus' birth? (Hint: location)
that He would be born in Bethlehem
Micah 5:2 - “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 times.”