Bethlehem - Birth of Jesus
Biblical answers to questions relating to Bethlehem, the birth place of Jesus Christ.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is scarcely worth counting among the clans of Judah, yet God chooses to bring his magnificent Messiah out of this town. Why?
Jesus was laid in a manger because there was no room for Him. How solemnly this brings out the world’s estimate of the Christ.
We marvel at the fact that God humbled Himself and was born in a cave. But why did He come?
Was Jesus really born on December 25? Or was this a pagan celebration? Each year the question comes up and each year the answer is the same.
When we try to wrap our minds around this reality, one of the questions that arises is what was Jesus doing before he was born in Bethlehem? While the Bible does not provide an exhaustive answer, it does give us some indications.
The word Bethlehem has a double meaning. It signifies, “the house of bread” and, “the house of war.”
The tradition that connects a cave with Christ's birth is very ancient.- God had prepared all of history from the beginning; he had set the stage for the entrance of his Son into the world at Bethlehem.
No other historian records King Herod's slaughter of children in Bethlehem. Does this prove the event didn't happen?- That Matthew puts the flight into Egypt in immediate connection with the departure of the Magi (Matthew 2:13), is plain. No interval could have elapsed after their departure.
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