The Nativity: Matthew 1, Luke 2
· King David was in the line of Abraham
· Jesus was in the line of King David
· Jesus' parents were Joseph and Mary
· Mary became pregnant under the Holy Spirit
· Joseph divorced her, but remarried her after God told him what was happening
· Mary and David traveled to Bethlehem, where Mary gave birth in a manger
· Elsewhere, a angel appeared to shepherds, and told them that the baby was God, the Lord
· When the shepherds discovered that this was the truth, they told everyone
· The baby was named Jesus
· All the rituals of the Law of the Lord were preformed on Jesus
· Mary, Joseph, and Jesus returned to Nazareth
· Jesus grew into a strong, wise man
· A birth in literature that has many of the characteristics of the birth of Jesus signifies a Christ like figure.
· King David was in the line of Abraham
· Jesus was in the line of King David
· Jesus' parents were Joseph and Mary
· Mary became pregnant under the Holy Spirit
· Joseph divorced her, but remarried her after God told him what was happening
· Mary and David traveled to Bethlehem, where Mary gave birth in a manger
· Elsewhere, a angel appeared to shepherds, and told them that the baby was God, the Lord
· When the shepherds discovered that this was the truth, they told everyone
· The baby was named Jesus
· All the rituals of the Law of the Lord were preformed on Jesus
· Mary, Joseph, and Jesus returned to Nazareth
· Jesus grew into a strong, wise man
· A birth in literature that has many of the characteristics of the birth of Jesus signifies a Christ like figure.