Matthew 2:
"Jesus
was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About
that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and
we have come to worship him.”
King Herod was deeply disturbed
when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. He called a meeting
of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where
is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,
are not least among the ruling cities of Judah,
for a ruler will come from you
who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’ ”
Then
Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned
from them the time when the star first appeared. Then he told them, “Go
to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him,
come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”
After
this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen
in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped
over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were
filled with joy! They entered the house and saw the child with his
mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened
their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and
myrrh.
When it was time to leave, they returned to their own
country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to
return to Herod.
The Escape to Egypt
After
the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a
dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel
said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to
search for the child to kill him.”
That night Joseph left for
Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother, and they stayed there until
Herod’s death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the
prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.”
Herod was furious when
he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to
kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and
under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance.
Herod’s brutal action fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet
Jeremiah:
“A cry was heard in Ramah—
weeping and great mourning.
Rachel weeps for her children,
refusing to be comforted,
for they are dead.”
The Return to Nazareth
When
Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in
Egypt. “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to
the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are
dead.”
So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with
Jesus and his mother. But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea
was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being
warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee. So the family
went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the
prophets had said: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
1. Jesus was born in?
2. Who asked "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
3. Why was King Herod deeply disturbed?
4. What did Herod tell the wise men to do?
5. When the wise men saw the star they were filled with ..................
6. What sign guided the wise men to Bethlehem?
7. How many wise men went to see Jesus?
A. 1
B. 5
C. Don't say
8. What gifts did they bring to Jesus?
9. Why did the wise men return to their own country by another route?
10. What did the angel tell Joseph?
11. Why did Joseph, Mary and Jesus leave for Egypt?
12. Why was Herod furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him?
13. What did Herod do?
14. What did Jeremiah prophesy about Herod’s brutal action?
15. What happened after Herod died?
16. Where did Joseph, Mary and Jesus go to live?
17. Jesus will be called?
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