Birth Of Jesus

When we read Luke 2:1-7 it seems like such a simple birth of Jesus. In some ways it was a simple birth. Just like any other birth of a Jewish baby. But we know it wasn't as simple as it reads. First Joseph and Mary had to go to Bethlehem in Judea. It was a long trip both walking or riding on a donkey. It was twice as hard especially for Mary as she was almost ready to deliver her baby. When they got to Bethlehem there were so many people there that there was no room in the inn. Joseph and Mary were given a space in the stable and they were among the different animals that people had used or those of the inn keeper had. We don't know for sure if Mary had any help delivering the baby. Once born He was put in a stable and it was used as a bed. There is a little more to this event but we will look at the rest in our next post. Just think on these things and thing what it would have been like for Joseph and Mary.