The Christmas Story From the Bible
Posted: Sunday, December 16, 2007
by Jean Horst
Of course, I did not write this...
"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14
"For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end." Isaiah 9:6 & 7
"In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. And everyone went to his own town to register.
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you, he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you; You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests."
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
On the eighth day..he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived." Luke 2:1-21
"After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh." Matthew. 2:9-11
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Top-level comments on this article: (10 total)Jean, the Holy Scriptures tell The Christmas Story best. Thank you for the Word of God on the birth of His Son.Thanks for commenting Avis! I was tempted to add the line, "That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown" at the very end. There's no better story than this. Merry Christmas to you!
A story I never get tired hearing and my Laura read your article aloud to me. Thanks, Jean, for penning this! Merry Christmas!I'm so glad you and Laura read this together. What better thing can we do as parents but to make sure our children really understand the story of Christmas! Merry Christmas to you all!
hi jean, excellent. at 51, i never gave it a thought where Jesus got His name, and i am really into angels, i either lost the info from catholic grammar school, or it just didn't sink in at the time. thank you, i definitely learned something. best regards, sueHi Sue! Thanks for reading and commenting. It's the best story ever! Merry Christmas to you!
very nice article!Thanks for reading and commenting!Anytime, Babe!
Beautiful. God bless you and yours!Thank You, Judy!
One of my favorite stories!! Awesome Jean. I love Christmas and one my favorite solo's I do would be..."Mary did you know?" What favor shown to Mary that she gave birth to our Lord and Savior. PTL!Oh, that's a great song! Thanks for reading & commenting Michelle!
I think even someone that wasn't a Christian could write this article by simply doing some research. Thank God for the scriptures, which wrote the article that I guess everyone credits you with as the author.
I really don't think the one posting this article is trying to take credit for writing the Bible, but rather reminding us of its truth. I'd think you'd be excited to see a forum where the Bible is welcomed if you are a believer.The way the SearchWarp system lists things, whoever submits something is listed at the top as "written by". I was not intending to take any credit as a writer, this is directly from the Bible. Thanks for your comment - our apologies for any confusion.The name of the article should have been enough to explain (should an explanation be needed) what the article was about--"The Christmas Story From the Bible".'nough said!' Thanks for reminding us of the true meaning of Christmas. It was beautiful, Jean. And don't let 'nay sayers' get you down. There was no confusion.Sandra
I love Christmas stories.Me Too!! :)
Jean,Thank you so much for this article, and for joining my fan club. I don't know about anyone else, but just reading the story again help remind me where it all began. And, the most wonderful thing about it, the Maginificent Lord God created a way for us to be able to read it all year long. What a valuable reminder.Have a Blessed and Merry Christmas!DeborahIt is the most wonderful story of all!
This is a great story Jean, thank you for sharing.My favorite story of all, David! Hope you had a peaceful Christmas!
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