Jesus' Birth
What is the name of Jesus' cousin, born six months before him?
Who is John? Luke 1:36
Who wanted to kill Jesus?
Who is Herod? Matt 2:16 - Herod was threatened by a rival who was to be a future King of the Jews and sought to kill him to remove the threat to his throne.
Who was the father of Jesus?
Who is God? Mark 1:1 - Throughout the gospels Jesus is called the Son of God and had no genetic connection to Joseph. Jesus was born from God's power, the Holy Spirit, acting upon Mary and for this reason his father was God and his mother was Mary. He was therefore called both the Son of God and also the Son of Man.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
What are the gifts the Wise Men brought to Jesus?
What does the name Emmanuel mean?
What is 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?
What are swaddling clothes? Luke 2:7
How did Jesus die?
What is by being crucified?
In what month of Elisabeth's pregnancy did the angel appear to Mary?
What is the sixth month? Luke 1:26
What is the name of the angel who appeared to Mary?
Who is Gabriel? Luke 1:26
To what country did he family escape to after they were warned of the death threat to Jesus?
What is Egypt? Matt 2:14
How were the family warned that someone wanted to kill Jesus after his birth?
What is 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.
What did Joseph want to do when he discovered Mary was pregnant?
What is quietly divorce her? Matthew 1:19
What approximate age was Jesus when the wise men visited him?
What is nearly 2 years old? Matt 2:16
Which prophet said, "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son"?
Who is 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?
What is circumcision? Luke 2:21 - Jesus was a Jew and so would be obliged to undergo this ritual.
How old was Jesus when he died?
What is 33-35 years old? Scripture does not tell us how old Yeshua – Jesus – was when He died.
What was special about Jesus' mother?
What is she was a virgin? Matt 1:23
How did the wise men know that the King of the Jews had been born?
What is they saw a star in the East? Matt 2:2
What was the name of the old prophetess who saw Jesus in the temple when he was presented to the Lord after his birth?
Who is Anna? Luke 2:36
In what city was Jesus brought up as a child?
What is Nazareth? Matt 2:23 - and so the prophecy that he shall be called a Nazarene was fulfilled.
What sacrifice did Mary and Joseph offer when the days of purification were complete after Jesus' birth?
What are two turtledoves or pigeons? Luke 2:22-24
How many wise men does the Bible say came to visit Jesus?
What is 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)
What is that He would be born in Bethlehem? Micah 5:2 - Bethlehem Ephratah, to distinguish it from another Bethlehem, which was in the tribe of Zebulun.