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Explore the biblical accounts of Caesar Augustus' census, Persian astronomers following a star, the shepherds' encounter with angels, and the wise men's journey to find Jesus. Discover how prophecy was fulfilled in the incarnation of Christ.
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Caesar Augustus orders a census 1. 26 BC 2. 8 BC 3. 14 AD 4. Numerous localized 5. 3 BC Registration for Augustus' 25th The Incarnation
Shepherds informed by Angels Those that learned of Jesus' Birth
Persian Astronomers follow a star “I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; A star shall come forth from Jacob, A scepter shall rise from Israel, And shall crush through the forehead of Moab, And tear down all the sons of Sheth. Numbers 24:17
And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. Luke 2:26 And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way. Matthew 2:12
Caesar Augustus Quirinius Herod The High Priest The Sanhedrin Who is not informed of Jesus' Birth
For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, so that no man may boast before God. But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as it is written, “Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.” 1Coronithians 1:26-31