Baby Jesus is Born
Now it came to pass that the Roman emperor made a rule. He said that everyone must travel to the town of their ancestors in order to register and to be counted. Because Joseph was a descendant of King David, they would have to travel to Bethlehem. Joseph and Mary were chosen by God to be together. Joseph had obeyed the voice of the angel and had decided to continue to love Mary and marry her even though Mary was pregnant and would be the mother of God's Son. Mary knew it would not be long now till her baby would be born. Mary remembered the message of the angel and everything was happening exactly as she had been told. The message of the angel was true and Mary was soon going to become the mother of God's Son. But now instead of planning for the their life together and the baby's soon arrival, Joseph and Mary had to obey the rule that the emperor had made. Joseph and Mary would have to leave their home town of Nazareth and go to Bethlehem to be counted. This would be a long, hard trip for Mary. Mary must have been so thankful to have Joseph with her. He was so very kind and he would take good care of her.
While Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem, the time came for the baby to be born. Mary needed a warm quiet place. Joseph went to the inn and asked for a room. But it was filled up with people and there was no room left at all for Joseph and Mary. Finally Joseph found a nice quiet place for Mary to rest. It was in a stable. A stable is like a barn, it is a place where animals are kept. Perhaps there were a few donkeys and sheep there in the stable. It was here in the stable that baby Jesus was born. Mary wrapped Him in nice soft cloths and laid Him in the manger. A manger is the feeding box that the animals would eat from sometimes. Mary and Joseph loved baby Jesus. God was taking care of them and everything was happening exactly as God had planned.
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Now it came to pass that the Roman emperor made a rule. He said that everyone must travel to the town of their ancestors in order to register and to be counted. Because Joseph was a descendant of King David, they would have to travel to Bethlehem. Joseph and Mary were chosen by God to be together. Joseph had obeyed the voice of the angel and had decided to continue to love Mary and marry her even though Mary was pregnant and would be the mother of God's Son. Mary knew it would not be long now till her baby would be born. Mary remembered the message of the angel and everything was happening exactly as she had been told. The message of the angel was true and Mary was soon going to become the mother of God's Son. But now instead of planning for the their life together and the baby's soon arrival, Joseph and Mary had to obey the rule that the emperor had made. Joseph and Mary would have to leave their home town of Nazareth and go to Bethlehem to be counted. This would be a long, hard trip for Mary. Mary must have been so thankful to have Joseph with her. He was so very kind and he would take good care of her.
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Baby Jesus is Born
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While Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem, the time came for the baby to be born. Mary needed a warm quiet place. Joseph went to the inn and asked for a room. But it was filled up with people and there was no room left at all for Joseph and Mary. Finally Joseph found a nice quiet place for Mary to rest. It was in a stable. A stable is like a barn, it is a place where animals are kept. Perhaps there were a few donkeys and sheep there in the stable. It was here in the stable that baby Jesus was born. Mary wrapped Him in nice soft cloths and laid Him in the manger. A manger is the feeding box that the animals would eat from sometimes. Mary and Joseph loved baby Jesus. God was taking care of them and everything was happening exactly as God had planned.
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