- Luke is about to parallel these things side by side
* parallel between the birth of John and Jesus and all tat happened in ch.1
* Luke is paralleling the narrative accounts to promote Jesus's birth significance
The birth of Jesus
- the savior quietly arrives
- v. 1-7 Pregnant Mary arrives in Bethlehem
- at this time a census was being taken for taxation by Caesar Augustus
- God leads Mary to Bethlehem through this census that Augustus put out
- this was prophesied in Micah where he said Bethlehem is the place
- Joseph and Mary arrive in Bethlehem looking for a place they could afford ("the inn") and there was no room there
- they were then ushered back to the courtyard where the animals of the inn were stored
- it was a cooler part of the season
- FYI Mary was a 14-15 year old, afraid and was her first birth
- all she has is Joseph for support, in a small dirty animal stall
- Joseph must have felt helpless and discouraged, maybe disappointed that all he could supply for Mary was a dirty manger
- Then it happens, Mary gives birth to her firstborn son... Jesus
- now full realization happened to Mary and Joseph... We're going to be the parents of the savior... Such marvelous wonder for them
- that child is not like any other birth
- Phil. 2:5-8- from Jesus perspective, as the 2nd in the trinity, he came in existence of God but did not give himself the equality of God
- v. 7 he emptied himself as a slave
- for Mary and Joseph, they marvel in the fact that they gave birth to the savior
- for Jesus at his birth, he gave himself as a worldly slave setting himself apart from God
- no god would ever be viewed in such a poor reflection... Ultimate humility
- amazing! Jesus humbled himself... Why? John 1:12 for Jesus to become the self revelation of God for us! The word became flesh... Gods word in the flesh... Jesus... God's self expression is Jesus
- at this moment, salvation is possible!
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