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Luke 2:1-21
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1In those days Caesar
Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman
world.
2(This was the first census
that took place while Quirinius was governor of
3And everyone went to their
own town to register.
4So Joseph also went up from
the town of
5He went there to register
with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
6While they were there, the
time came for the baby to be born,
7and she gave birth to her
firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because
there was no guest room available for them.
8And there were shepherds
living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
9An angel of the Lord
appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were
terrified.
10But the angel said to them,
“Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the
people.
11Today in the town of
12This will be a sign to you:
You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
13Suddenly a great company of
the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14“Glory to God in the
highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
15When the angels had left
them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to
16So they hurried off and
found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.
17When they had seen him,
they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,
18and all who heard it were
amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
19But Mary treasured up all
these things and pondered them in her heart.
20The shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which
were just as they had been told.
21On the eighth day, when it
was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had
given him before he was conceived.
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1)
According to
verses 1 and 2 what was the historical setting of the census?
o
Caesar Augustus
issued a decree.
o
That
o
A census should
be taken of the entire Roman world.
o
That was the
first census that took place.
o
While
o
Quirinius was
governor of
2)
According to
verses 3 and 4 where did Joseph go from
the town of
o
He went
§
To
§
To
3)
According to
verse 4 why did Joseph go to
o
It is because he
belonged to the
§
House.
§
And line of David.
4)
According to
verse 5 whom did Joseph go to
o
He went there to
register with Mary.
5)
According to
verse 5 what was the relationship between Joseph and Mary?
o
Mary
§
Was pledged to be
married to Joseph.
§
And was expecting
a child.
6)
According to
verses 6 and 7 what happened while Joseph and Mary were in
o
The time came for
the baby to be born.
o
She
· Gave birth to her firstborn, a son.
§
Wrapped him in
cloths.
§
And placed him in
a manger.
o
Because there was
no guest room available for them.
7)
According to
verses 8 and 9 what happened while some shepherds living out in the fields
nearby were keeping watch over their flocks at night?
o
An angel of the
Lord appeared to them.
o
And the glory of
the Lord shone around them.
o
And they were
terrified.
8)
According to what
the angel said in verses 10 and 11 why was he appearing to the shepherds?
o
He was bringing them
good news that would cause great joy for all the people.
o
Because
o
That day in the
town of David a Savior who is
§
The Messiah or
the Christ.
§
The Lord.
o
Had been born to them.
9)
According to what
the angel said in verse 12 what would be
a sign to the shepherds for the baby?
o
They would find a
baby
§
Wrapped in cloths.
§
And lying in a
manger.
10)
According to verses
13 and 14 what did the great company of the heavenly host that appeared
with the angel praise God and say?
o
Glory to God in
the highest heaven.
o
And on earth
peace to those on whom his favor rests.
11)
According to
verse 15 what did the shepherds decide to do when the angels had left them and gone into heaven?
o
They decided to
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Go to
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And see the thing
that had happened.
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Which
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The Lord had told
them about.
12)
According to
verse 16 what did the shepherds find after they hurried off to
o
They found
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Mary.
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And Joseph.
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And the baby, who
was lying in the manger.
13)
According to verses
17 and 18 what was the response of those
who heard what the shepherds said after the shepherds had seen the baby and spread the word?
o
They were amazed
at what the shepherds said to them.
14)
According to
verse 19 what did Mary do with what
she heard from the shepherds?
o
She
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Treasured up all
these things.
§
And pondered them
in her heart.
15)
According to
verse 20 what did the shepherds do
for all the things they had heard and seen,
which were just as they had been told by the angel?
o
They
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Glorified.
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And praised God.
16)
According to
verse 21 what was the child named on the
eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him?
o
He was named
Jesus, the name the angel had given him.
o
Before
o
He was conceived.
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Luke 2:1-21
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