BETHLEHEM TONAZARETH

(
Incar
nat
ionofJesusChr
ist331/
2year
s)

Bet
hlehem t
oNazar
eth1-
30y
ear
s

CaesarAugust us(Sonoft hesist

erofJuliusCaesar )
.Hewast hesuccessorof
Juli
usCaesar .
Themont hofAugustwasnamedaf t
erhim.St at
isti
cswast akenevery14y earsin
theRomanEmpi ref orthecoll
ectionoftaxesandt osel ectmenf ortheRomanar my.
Inobligati
ont othi
sJosephandMar ywentt oBethlehem.TheRomanEmpi rewasa
seculargov ernment .Jesus’sl
ifewasi naccordancet othehi st
oryandsoi tcannot
bedisassoci atedfrom it.Hisli
femar kedgreatsignif
icanceint heevent
sofhi stor
y
makingHi m aHi stor i
cal I
con.
Therear elotofinternal evi
denceintheBibleandal soext er
nal evi
denceinthewor l
d
hist
ory .

Nazar
etht
oBet
hlehem -145km –4day
sjour
ney

JESUSI
NBETHLEHEM

Luke2:
4-7

Luke2:
11

Mat
thew1:
21y
oushal
lcal
lHi
snameJesus

John1:
41Wehav
efoundt
heMessi
ah-Chr
ist–Anoi
ntedOne

Mat
thew1:
23t
heyshal
lcal
lHi
snameI
mmanuel
,“Godwi
thus.
”

JESUSRedeemer
CHRISTRul
er
I
MMANUELRest or
er

Bet
hlehem –HouseofBread
1.Highquali
tywheatwascult
ivat
edinit
sfert
il
esoi
l.
2.Highestbr
eedofsheeponlyfoundinBet
hlehem.
3.TheCityofKingDavi
dfrom t
hetri
beofJudah.

WhywasJesusChristborninBet
hlehem?
1.Hesaid,“
Iam theBreadofLif
e.”
2.LambofGodwhot akesawaythesinoftheworld
3.TheLordGodwi l
lgiveHi
mt hethroneofHisf
atherDavi
d.AndHewil
lrei
gn
overt
hehouseofJacobf or
ever,andofHiski
ngdom ther
eshal
lbenoend.
ANGELandSHEPHERDS

Angel
–Heav
enl
ymessengerandser
vantofGod

Theangelbr
oughtgoodti
dingsoftheSaviourt
otheshepher
ds.
Mult
it
udeofheavenl
yhost(choi
r)prai
singGodsayi
ng,
1.Glor
ytoGod
2.Peaceonearth
3.Goodwill
towardmen

HASTEandHERALD
Luke2:
15,
16,17,
20

1.Theycamei
nhur
ryandsawt
hebabyJesus.

2.Gl
ori
fi
edandpr
aisedGodf
oral
lthi
ngs.

3.Theypr
ocl
aimedaboutt
hebaby
.

JESUSI
NJERUSALEM

SI
MEON-TheTempl
eofJer
usal
em

SimeonwasthesonofRabbi Hil
lel
,founderofthetheol
ogical
schoolinJerusal
em
andpresi
dentoft
heSanhedrini
n13BC.Rabbi Hil
lelwasthegrandf
atherofGamali
el.
Gamaliel
wasteacherofApostl
ePaul .

Bet
hlehem t
oJer
usal
em -9km

Thepr ophetSi
meonsawt hechil
dJesusandt
est
if
ied
1.Ihav eseenyourSal
vati
on.
2.Thegl or
yofthepeopleofI
srael
3.Alighttobri
ngrevel
ati
ontothegent
il
es.

ANNATHEPROPHETESS
Tr
ibeofAsher
,Bor
ntoJacobandZi
l
pah(
mai
dser
vantofLeah)

1.Shegavethankstot
heLord
2.Shetest
if
iedaboutt
heRedempt
ionofJer
usal
em.

TheLawofMosesonchi l
dbirth
1.Malechi
ld–40day sinthehousewit
hmother
2.Femalechi
l
d–80day sinthehousewit
hmother
t
h
3.Malechi
ldtoci
rcumciseon8 day
Joseph(fost
erfatherofJesus)andMar
yci
rcumci
sedt
hechi
l
dJesusont
he8t
hday
accordi
ngtothelaw.

Theytookthechil
dJesustoJerusalem f
ort
hesacri
fi
ceont
he40t
hdayaccor
ding
tothelawbecausetheywereanorthodoxJudai
cfamil
y.

WI
SEMENVI
SITEDI
NHI
SHOUSEI
NJERUSALEM

Mor
ethanone

Mat
t2:
1

1.Theysawt heyoungChi
l
df el
ldownandwor shi
ppedHim.
2.Theypresentedgi
ft
stoHim.-Gold,
Franki
ncense,Myr
rh(
Mer
)

Matt
hew2: 11Andwhent heyhadcomeint
ot hehouse,theysawtheyoungChi
ld
wi
thMar yHismot her
,andf el
ldownandworshipedHim.Andwhent heyhadopened
t
hei
rtreasures,
theypresentedgif
tst
oHim:gold,fr
ankincense,
andmy r
rh.

JESUSI
NEGYPT

Mat
t2:
14,
15

1.TheylivedinCai r
o,Egy pt.
2.Jesuscouldhav ebeen2y earsory oungerbasedont heorderofHerodt
okil
lal
l
malebabi esunder2y ears.
3.TheylivedinEgy ptfor5y earsandusedt hegift
spresent
edt oJesusasafi
nanci
al
resour
ce.
4.Bibl
icalsci
enti
st sstatethatt heyr etur
nedbackt oIsr
aelwhenJesuswas7y ears
old.
5.Josephgoesbackt oIsrael onthewor doftheangel.
6.Herod'ssonAr chelaus( crueltyrant)ruledJudea,Samari
a,Idumea.
HerodAnt i
pasr uledGal i
lee,Perea
HerodIIPhil
ipruledt her egionofDecapol i
s

Mat
t2:
19-23

v
22Bei
ngwar
nedbyGodt
heywenti
ntot
her
egi
onofGal
i
lee

Nazar
etht
oJer
usal
em 104km

JESUSI
NNAZARETH

NAZARENE–Br
anch
JesusofNazar
eth-Br
anchofRi
ght
eousness–Br
anchofJesse

Luke2:
40,
41,
42

v40AndtheChi
ldgrewandbecamest
rongi
nspi
ri
t,f
il
ledwi
thwi
sdom;
andt
he
graceofGodwasuponHim.

v
41Hi
spar
ent
swentt
oJer
usal
em ev
eryy
earatt
heFeastoft
hePassov
er.

v42AndwhenHewast
wel
vey
ear
sol
d,t
heywentupt
oJer
usal
em accor
dingt
othe
cust
om oft
hef
east
.

Luke2:46
Jesuswassit
ti
ngamongthet
eacher
s,bot
hli
steni
ngt
othem andaski
ngt
hem
quest
ionsatt
heageof12.

Luke2:
51,
52

v
51ThenHewentdownwi
tht
hem andcamet
oNazar
eth,
andwassubj
ectt
othem

v
52AndJesusi
ncr
easedi
nwi
sdom andst
atur
e,andi
nfav
ourwi
thGodandmen.

Chi
ldGrowt hRequi rements
1.Phy sicalstat
ur e
2.Strongi nspirit
3.Fi
lledwi thWi sdom
4.Thegr aceofGod
5.Fav ourwi t
hmen
6.Subj ecttopar ents
7.Fami l
yResponsi bil
i
ty

Jesus'
sf amil
ymember
s
1.Jesus
2.Joseph
3.Mary
4.James
5.Joses
6.Judas
7.Simon
8.Hissister
s

Al
toget
hermay
be9member
sinhi
sfami
l
y.

Pr
ofessi
on-Car
pent
erandbui
l
der
.

Jesusl
i
vedi
nEgy
ptupt
o7y
ear
s.Hel
i
vedi
nNazar
ethf
or23y
ear
s
Luke4:
16
SoHecamet oNazaret
h,wher
eHehadbeenbroughtup.AndasHiscust
om was,
Hewentint
othesynagogueontheSabbat
hday
,andstooduptoread.

El
igi
bil
i
tytoreadandteachi
nthesy
nagogue
1.40yearsofage
2.Marri
edperson
3.Wit
nessamongt hepeopl
e.

Jesushadwit
ness:
1.Amongtheteacher
sinthetempleattheageof12.
2.Amongthepeopleofthesynagogue
3.Amongthepeopleofhisci
ty.

Hewasonl
yper
sonwhowasper
mit
tedt
oreadandt
eacht
heLawaf
tert
heageof
12.

Thushewasgi
vent
hepr
ophet
icbookofI
sai
aht
oreadandt
oteachatt
heageof30.

Nazarethwasaci tyi
nhabit
edinandaroundbyJews, Romans,Gr eci
ans,and
genti
les.TheRomanar myparadedintheval
leyar
oundNazar eth.Itwascentr
efor
tr
adewhi chev ent
ual
l
ypav edt
hewayf orl
otofent
er t
ainment.Theirci
vil
i
zati
onand
spi
rit
ualizat
ionwasaffect
edbytheenvir
onmentaroundt hem.Theywer e
consideredassecondclassJewsbythoseintheregionofJudea.

Jesus'sphysi
call
i
feandspi
ri
tual
li
fewasremarkabl
eaboveeveryoneand
ev
erythi
ng.Thiswasther
easonhewasrecogni
sedtoreadandteachinthe
sy
nagogue.

Thi
siswhyiti
ssai
din-John1:
46AndNat
hanael
sai
dtohi
m,“
Canany
thi
nggood
comeoutofNazar
eth?
”

Luke3:
23
NowJesusHi
msel
fbeganHi
smi
nist
ryataboutt
hir
tyy
ear
sofage