Lesson 9
                      THE BIRTH OF JESUS               
                            (Luke 2:1-20)

 1. To what time does "in those days" refer? ________________________

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 2. What is meant by the word "taxed" in the KJV? ___________________

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 3. Who was "Caesar Augustus"? ______________________________________

 4. Why did Joseph have to leave Nazareth and travel to Bethlehem?

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 5. Is it implied that Mary also was of the lineage of David? _______

 6. Where was Bethlehem located? ____________________________________

 7. About how far did Joseph and Mary have to travel? _______________

 8. Why was the baby Jesus placed in a manger? ______________________

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 9. What was a "manger"? ____________________________________________

10. Would we regard this as "the Christmas story"? __________________

11. Why? ____________________________________________________________

12. What do we learn in this record concerning the date of Jesus'

    birth? __________________________________________________________

13. What are Christians to celebrate about Jesus today? _____________

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14. What were the shepherds doing at that time? _____________________

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15. What reaction did the angel cause? ______________________________

16. As the angel spoke to the shepherds, who suddenly joined the

    angel? __________________________________________________________

17. What is a "heavenly host"? ______________________________________

18. What information did the angel supply? __________________________

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19. What did the shepherds do when the angel left them? _____________

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20. After seeing the child, what did the shepherds do? ______________

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21. What did Mary do? _______________________________________________

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22. What effect did these events have upon the shepherds? ___________

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