ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS      Lesson #5
                            (Luke 1:26-38)

 1. What do we learn about the age difference between John the

    Baptist and Jesus? _____________________________________________

 2. Does it appear to you that Nazareth must have been a very famous

    and important city of that day? _________________________________

 3. In what province of Palestine was Nazareth located? _____________

 4. What did the word "espoused" (K.J.) mean? _______________________

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 5. What is meant by Joseph being "of the house of David"? __________

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 6. What is meant by "cast" (K.J.) in vs. 29? _______________________

 7. With what words did the angel Gabriel seek to put Mary's mind to

    rest? ___________________________________________________________

 8. Do the words "Fear not" remind you of a previous occasion? ______

    When? ___________________________________________________________

 9. What does the name "Jesus" mean? ________________________________

10. By whom would Jesus be called "the Son of the Highest"? _________

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11. By whom else was Jesus called "the Son of the Highest"? _________

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12. How was David the "father" of Jesus? ____________________________

13. How would Jesus reign over the house of Jacob? __________________

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14. Is Jesus now reigning on David's throne? ________________________

15. Was the kingdom, to which Gabriel referred, to be temporary? ____

    Explain: ________________________________________________________

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16. Does Mary indicate that she did not believe the angel? __________

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17. Does Mary mean in vs. 34, that she was not even acquainted with a

    man? ____________________________________________________________

18. How does the angel answer Mary's question? ______________________

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19. In what sense is it meant that He "shall be called the Son of

    God" (vs. 35)? __________________________________________________

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20. How were Mary and Elisabeth related? ____________________________

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21. What is suggested by "Behold the handmaid of the Lord"? _________

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