The Birth of Christ
As our family pictures contain multiple pictures of the same people in different settings, moods and occasions … so the Bible gives us multiple “pictures” of Christ’s birth. In addition to the manger scene, those “pictures” include:
A Foretold Birth: Gen. 3:15, Isa. 7:14, 9:6, Micah 5:2
An Anticipated Birth: Lk. 2:25
A Miraculous Birth: Lk. 1:30-35
A “Normal” Birth
An Announced Birth: Lk. 2:8-11
A Celebrated Birth: Lk. 2:10-14, 20
A Birth in the Fullness of Time: Gal. 4:4-5
A Birth w/a Supernatural Purpose: Matt. 1:20-23
A Dreaded Birth: Matt. 2:1-3