Matthew 1:20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home. Joseph was a man of integrity and when he heard that Mary was with a child, he wanted to quietly divorce her and not expose her to public disgrace. But the angel of the Lord instructed in a dream to take Mary as his wife. When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But...

Matthew 2:16 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. King Herod (Herod the Great who ruled Bethlehem and Judah from 37BC to 4BC), was the villain in the Nativity. He was filled with demonic envy and stubborn arrogance. When the Magi from the East came looking for the Messiah, Herod was disturbed and became very insecure however, when he realized that...

Matthew 2:2 Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw His star when it rose and have come to worship him.” The magi were wise men from the East. Bible scholars believe that they must have travelled about 800 to 900 miles most likely from Persia, modern day Iraq. During the exile in Babylon Daniel was appointed as the chief of the wise men (Daniel 5:11), astrologers, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners by King Nebuchadnezzar after he interpreted his dream. Hence, it is also a common understanding that these men had read the handwritten scrolls of...

Luke 1:36 And behold, your cousin Elizabeth has herself also conceived a son, in her old age. And this is the sixth month for her who is called barren. Elizabeth, the cousin of Mary and her husband Zechariah lived in the Judean Hill country. Zechariah, belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, who was a priestly descendant of Eleazar (son of Aaron).  Mary, the virgin with a baby, had to be protected from public shame and stigma. In ancient Israel a virgin with a baby would be stoned to death. Hence the Lord had prepared a safe haven for her...

Matthew 1:21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. Jesus means “Saviour” or “God Saves”. The bundle of joy that Mary held in her hands was the Saviour of the World. The demonic realm was closely following every stage of the arrival of the Messiah and battled to stop the birth of Jesus from creation until Christmas. Mr. Devil tried his best to annihilate the Jews and prevent the virgin birth foretold in the scriptures. While Israel was in exile after the Babylonian and...

Matthew 2:13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” The bright glowing sky with hosts of angels singing in the sky, (“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests” (Luke 2:14)) turned into gloomy darkness when Joseph was warned in a dream to escape to Egypt. Joseph hastened and fled from...