Nativity Know-how
This is how many wise men the Bible tells us came to visit the Christ child.
What is the Bible doesn't say?
True or False: Mary and Joseph were of royal lineage.
What is true? (and yes, this means they were cousins.)
This is the number of years gap between the Old Testament and the New Testament
What is 400?
What is a teenager?
One example of the silly laws enacted by the Pharisees is...
What is only one hand to untie a knot on a Sunday. No wearing a needle in clothing on a sunday. No setting eggs too close to a fire on a Sunday because it is unlawful to cook on Sunday.
Old Testament prophecies declared that the Messiah would be a descendant of what Old Testament king? (Isaiah 9:6–7)
Who is David?
The genealogy given in Matthew 1:1–17 shows that Jesus was the promised Messiah and the rightful heir to the throne of David.
According to Matthew 1:18, Joseph and Mary were espoused. This means they were betrothed, or engaged, and legally bound to each other but not yet living together as husband and wife. However, before the wedding, Joseph learned that Mary was pregnant. What did Joseph intend to do when he learned that Mary was pregnant?
What is "put her away privily"?
Joseph planned to cancel the engagement privately without forcing Mary to face public humiliation or the possible penalty of stoning.)
The Jews were ruled by the Persians, Macedonians, Egyptians, Syrians and what other country?
What is Romans?
Which gospel writer was "the beloved physician"?
Who is Luke?
The only gospel writer who did not know Christ during his mortal ministry?
Who is Luke?
This happened to Joseph while he was considering ending the betrothal to Mary.
What is visited by an angel?
True or False: Because Jesus was the Son of an immortal Father and a mortal mother, He had the capacity to live eternally if He chose, as well as the ability to die.
What is true?
This divine nature uniquely qualified Him to be able to suffer for our sins, die on the cross, and be resurrected.
Who are the Pharisees and the Sadducees?
This gospel writer was a tax collector and was despised by the Jews.
Who is Matthew?
Who warned Joseph in a dream to take Mary and Jesus into Egypt and then to return after the death of Herod?
Who is an angel?
The word Christ is the Greek form of the Aramaic word Messiah, which means what?
What is “the anointed”?
In the premortal existence, Jesus Christ was anointed or chosen by Heavenly Father to be our “Prophet, Priest, King, and Deliverer”.
How did the wise men know where the Christ child could be found?
What is following the star?
Matthew 2:1-2
This Jewish religious sect added countless rules and regulations to the Law of Moses and called it the Oral Law.
Who are the Pharisees?
Which gospel writer wrote to the Jews to convince them that Jesus was indeed the fulfilling of the Old Testament prophecy of the Savior?
Who is Matthew?
What does the acronym A.S.K. stand for?
What is Acquire Spiritual Knowledge?
What is to "come and worship him"? (Matthew 2: 8)
What was Herod actually hoping to do?
What unspeakable thing did King Herod order to be done after the Wise Men didn't return and why?
What is "slew all the children" under 2 years old. (Matthew 2: 16)
Bonus: Why wasn't Jesus in Bethlehem at that time?
True or False:
The Jews believed the Messiah would be a military leader that would come to deliver them from Roman rule.
This gospel writer's testimony contains the most "unique" perspectives and stories because of his close relationship to Jesus Christ during his mortal ministry.
Who is John?
What does Sister Gillett's "parable of the cake" teach?