He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant.To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.
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… the just humbleness of it. And then the angel of the Lord goes out to find somebody. You know, the messenger says, somebody's gotta come see this. The Messiah, the Lord has been born and he goes out and he finds the night shift shepherds. Remember the shepherds were the lowest rung in society among Jewish people in the first century, and the knights of shepherds were the lowest of the low. And the messenger says, behold, I bring you good news of great joy for all people, not just some, but for all people. For unto you this day in the city of David is born a savior who is Christ the Lord. Savior was a term that was used both of God and of kings and warriors. It meant deliverer, rescuer. And the emperor took on that title himself. He was the savior of the world, he thought, when the Romans said. And then there's the title Christ. Christ is the Greek version of the Hebrew Messiah, which means anointed one, one in a sort of shorthand usually for king. …
… It's amazing. Behold, I bring you good news of great joy for all the people. All the people. For unto you this day in the city of David is born a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign to you, he says. you'll find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. In a manger? Our Savior, the Christ, the Lord? By the way, those three titles are really important. Savior is a term that's used of God and also of other earthly kings and warriors. It means deliverer, rescuer. The Emperor Augustus, who ordered the census, he took on the title of Savior of the world. And Christ is a word, it's not Jesus' last name. It means in Hebrew, Messiah is the, Mashiach is the Hebrew, means anointed one. It typically was shorthand for king. So he is the savior, he is the king. And then he's the Lord. And the Lord is the highest authority in a given realm. …
… in Galilee, that's up in the north, to Judea, to Bethlehem, the town of David. Why? Because he belonged to the house in the line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him, not yet, and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger because there was no guest room available for them. The picture here is that Jesus, when he was born, he wasn't delivered wearing a crown. He was delivered like a baby because though conceived by God Almighty through the Holy Spirit, He was a biological child of Mary, fully God and fully man. He was wrapped like every baby would have been, cleaned like every baby would have been, and placed in this cloth and in the manger where he cried because he was a biological child by miraculous divine conception. …