Title Prepared Christmas / Luke 2:1-7
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ready for christmas
Scripture: Luke 2:1-7
1, the family registration order issued to the world
2, while I was there, the days of dissolution were full,
3 and gave birth to the firstborn son, wrapped in cloth
Today is the day that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to this earth.
It is the day that He forsook His glorious throne in heaven and came to seek me and you.
Today we are gathering like this to worship, in order to save me.
This is to thank Jesus Christ for coming to me.
But the people of the world talk about it as if it were their birthday without knowing anything.
It seems that this day is known as a day for greeting cards and greetings.
Before we buy a card, we must first think about why we are sending it.
Before we send a card to people, we must first send a heart card to the Lord.
should be able to
1, the family registration order issued to the heavens
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Verses 1-2
"At this time, Caesar Augustus sent down his spirit, saying, "Record all under the heavens."
The first registration was done when Cyrenius was governor of Syria."
Verse 1 speaks of this time.
It can be seen that this time is not an ambiguous time.
“At this time” means that it is a time that someone has decided at some time.
It can be seen that this is a time that has been prepared in advance.
At that time, Caesar Augustus, the governor of Rome, gave a spirit to the world.
No one can defy the governor's spirit.
This spirit was the spirit telling everyone to register.
This is not just a census.
in verse 3
“Everyone went back to their hometowns to register.”
Everyone who lives under the Roman dominion goes to his hometown.
It was a huge task that had to go and register the family register.
Even in today's developed civilization, countries like CCP still have an accurate population.
I hear that the statistics are not published, but 2000 years ago from now, Rome was
It is truly a great thing to have a family register enshrined in the entire territory.
The ordinance of the family register issued at this time is said to have been made for the first time when Quire o became governor.
did.
This is said to be the first time in history.
"This time" is God's time.
It is the time God has prepared.
At that very time in God's time, Caesar Augustus, governor of Rome, brought the Spirit into the whole world.
He told me to go down and register them all.
Caesar Augustus, who needed himself in his own way, sent a family register to the whole world.
It must have been taken down, but you can see that the time he ordered the family register was the time when he was ready.
have.
2, while I was there, the day was full
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Verses 4-5
“Joseph was also of the house of David, so he went to Judea from the town of Nazareth in Galilee.
He went to the town of David, called Bethlehem, to register with Mary his betrothed.
When he went up, Mary was already pregnant."
Judging from the words of verses 4-5, there was a great national migration in Rome at that time.
can see what was
We see that every tribe had to go to their own country.
Among these many, Joseph and Mary, both from Bethlehem, in the land of Judea, were together.
there was.
I don't know why, but Joseph and Mary left their hometown and went to a foreign country in Galilee.
He lived in a small town called Nazareth.
Joseph and Mary were betrothed, so they were going home together.
Look at the second half of verse 5.
"... Mary was already conceived"
This does not mean that Mary was conceived, but that Mary was already pregnant.
is the word
What is being emphasized here is that she was already pregnant.
It can be seen that “at this time” in Chapter 1 is the same time as “She was already conceived.”
have.
This means that it is the time of the child already conceived.
verse 6
"The days are full for dissolution while I am there."
This verse also speaks of time.
When you say that you are already pregnant, the time of conception may be a month.
It could be two months
It could be the fifth month.
It could be ten months.
Verse 6 says that the state of being already conceived is full term.
"The day to give birth" refers to teaum.
To summarize again, in verse 1, when Caesar Augustus gave the Spirit, “at this time”
started by saying
This was the time when Mary was already pregnant, that is, when the day of childbirth was fulfilled.
That is.
Almighty God is working precisely in this way.
3 and gave birth to the firstborn son, wrapped in cloth
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verse 7
“I gave birth to my firstborn son, wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, for there was no place for the officers.
because there wasn't."
As in other towns, in Bethlehem, people who had left their hometown
They said they had no place to stay because they had gathered to register.
This means that Joseph and Mary received a command to register, but Mary
It also means that she was not able to travel excessively due to her full term relationship.
If it wasn't for the full term, I might have come up early and get a good officer
will be.
One more thing to consider here is the Galilee where Mary was living.
The distance from the village of Nazareth to Bethlehem in Judea is about 70 miles.
It takes about 5 days on foot.
Joseph was healthy, but he went to Bethlehem because he was with Mary who was full term.
It seems to have come a little harder than the others.
The important thing is that Mary is full term.
How uncomfortable would that be?
This is something only women who have had children can understand.
In general, I think it would be very difficult.
Look again at verse 5.
“When she went up to register with her betrothed Mary, she was already pregnant.”
in verse 6
“When I was there, the day was full for dissolution.”
This means that the full-term Mary had many difficulties in various ways, but Mary
It is said that the time of arrival in Bethlehem, the land of Judea, is the full time for childbirth.
We can think of three cases as human beings.
1), If you have been in a hurry in advance, you may have come up and go down to give birth.
2), if you have a sickle, you may have given birth on the way up
3), there may be cases of premature birth, that is, difficult childbirth on a difficult road.
But God does not do that.
Because that's what you prepared
Today, God sent His Son Jesus Christ to this earth for me and you.
The day you sent
It is the day he sent his son into the world with such a detailed plan.
In the same way, me and you are caring with so much detail.
It is God.
God has prepared this universe for me alone.
And you are making history.
We are truly happy people.
Let's all give glory and thanks to God with all our hearts today!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas !
Glory to God
I bless you in the name of the Lord that you may be filled with grace and peace.