Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth, when the Romans came to report that every Jewish man and his family must go back to his birth town and register. The next day the Lord"s angel told Mary that she would rule over the house of David, and have a son named Jesus. This angel also told Mary that her sister Elizabeth was pregnant. Mary thought the whole situation was a dream because Elizabeth was past her child-bearing years, until she visited her, Mary did not tell Joseph the reason for her journey. When Mary arrived to Elizabeth"s house, which was in a different town, she was shocked to see that Elizabeth was pregnant. Elizabeth"s husband Zechariah is mute, because one day when he went to temple and he saw a messenger of God.
Elizabeth has a son named John, john is supposedly going to lead the path for Mary"s baby Jesus. When Mary returns to Nazareth she tells Joseph the story of how she is pregnant with God"s son. But Joseph is furious and in disbelief, so are the other townspeople, Joseph did not want to marry her anymore. That night Joseph has a dream, and he sees Mary about to be stoned by the townspeople, and hears the voice of God, God tells Joseph that Mary wasn"t lying and that it will be ok. Joseph will now marry Mary. Mary is now in her later stages of pregnancy, and the couple is following the star. When the couple is Bethlehem they stay in a stable, this is where Mary has her baby, she calls him Jesus. There were shepherds who saw a light in the sky, heard a cry of the baby, and the lord told them that the baby was the savoir, the shepherds were told not to be afraid. .
King Harrod, the Roman king, believes that the star is a sign of the baby that is bound to be the king of the Jews. Harod wants his people to follow the three kings so that he can find Jesus. The three kings give baby Jesus three gifts. In the scripture it says that the ruler will come out of Bethlehem. Harrod wants to kill every male infant in Bethlehem born within the last six months, yet Jesus survives.
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