The Presentation in the Temple
Audio File Moses had taught the Jews that every first- born son belonged to the Lord, and that, in lieu of his sacrifice as was the custom among the heathen’s … Read More
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The Early Childhood of Jesus / Back in Nazareth
Audio File THE EARLY CHILDHOOD OF JESUS Owing to the uncertainties and anxieties of their sojourn in Bethlehem, Mary did not wean the babe until they had arrived safely … Read More
Jesus – The Journey to Jerusalem
Audio File Jesus, having now reached the threshold of young manhood and having been formally graduated from the synagogue schools, was qualified to proceed to Jerusalem with his parents to … Read More
First Sermon in the Synagogue and The Financial Struggle
Audio File FIRST SERMON IN THE SYNAGOGUE With the corning of his fifteenth birthday, Jesus could officially occupy the synagogue pulpit on the Sabbath day. Many times before, in … Read More
The Trip to Bethlehem
Audio File In the month of March, 8 B.C. (the month Joseph and Mary were married), Caesar Augustus decreed all inhabitants of the Roman Empire to be numbered, that a … Read More
The Attempted Murder of Jesus
Audio File The watchers for Herod, King of Judea, were not inactive. When they reported to him the visit of the priests of Ur to Bethlehem, Herod … Read More