The Christmas Story: Love is Born Verse 5 Herod received his commission to rule from Mark Anthony and the Roman Senate in 40BC but did not actually return to rule until 37BC. He was considered King over Judea which included Judea, Galilee, much of Perea, and much of Syria. Herod was an Edomite though and...
The Christmas Story Love is Born: Christmas Eve (Luke 2:1-20) Verse 1 The expression “in those days” ties this passage to the previous one about Zechariah and Mary The decree for a census was for the purposes of assessing taxes, at least as far as the Jews were concerned, since they were not obligated for...
A Divine Pause Christmas 2021 Matt 2:13-17 Verse 13 “When they had gone,” refers to the Magi. So, this is now several weeks after the birth of Jesus. This could have been as much as a month or two after the birth of Jesus. After the magi had left Joseph has a dream. This...
