Jesus' Birth
They were the first to visit Jesus when he was born.
Who were shepherds?
Luke 2:16
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.
This is another name for the town of Bethlehem.
What is the City of David?
Luke 2:4
The number of angels that spoke to the shepherds.
What is one?
Luke 2:9 An AN angel of the Lord appeared to them
Luke 2:10 And THE angel said to them
This is how Joseph received a warning about Herod.
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. Also the angel appeared only to Joseph and not to them both
Jesus was wrapped in these when he was born.
What are 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)
Joseph thought to do this when he discovered Mary was pregnant.
What is 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".
This is the reason Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem.
What is to be counted in a census.
Luke 2:3 To be registered meant to be counted.
He 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.
The family escaped to this country after they were warned of the death threat to Jesus.
What is Egypt?
Matt 2:14 - They departed immediately under the cover of darkness
Otherwise known as a manger.
What is a feeding trough?
The angel who appeared to Mary.
Who is 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.
The number of miles Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem.
What is approximately 80 miles?
The gifts the Wise Men brought to Jesus.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
Matthew 2:11
Jesus brought up as a child in this city.
What is Nazareth?
Matt 2:23 - and so the prophecy that he shall be called a Nazarene was fulfilled.
These animals were present at Jesus birth.
What are ? We don't know. The Bible doesn't say.
This is a relative that Mary visited after the angel told her she was pregnant.
Who is Elizabeth or Zechariah?
Luke 1:40
The Wise Men traveled in this direction while following the star.
What is west?
Matthew 2:1 The Wise Men were from the East. To be from the east means they had to have traveled west.
Jesus was approximately this age when the wise men visited him.
What is nearly 2 years old?
Matt 2:16 - Jesus could well have been nearly two years old by the time the wise men visited him
The sacrifice that Mary and Joseph offered when they days presented Jesus at the temple.
What are two turtledoves or pigeons?
Luke 2:22-24 - among the Jews, a mother would remain at home for about 40 days after the birth of a boy and about 80 days for a girl because she was considered unclean. After this she presented him as "holy to the Lord" and offered the sacrifice as according to the law.
The two Gospels that tell of the birth of Christ.
What are Matthew and Luke?
The name of Jesus' cousin, born six months before him.
Who is John?
Luke 1:36 - John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, by six months
The way Mary traveled to Bethlehem.
That is ? We don't know. The Bible doesn't say.
The name Emmanuel means this.
What is God is with us?
Matthew 1:23 Immanuel (OT) or Emmanuel (NT) appears 3 times in the Bible and means "God with us".
The people who met Jesus when he was presented at the temple.
Who are Simeon and Anna?
Luke 2:25, 36