December 5th:

Beginnings in the Gospels

Mark 1:1-13 John appears, Jesus Baptism, Jesus in the Wilderness.

John 1

• In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.

• And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, as we saw his glory.

Matthew and Luke: Birth Narratives

Matthew

I. Prelude: Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah 1:1-17

A. Introduction:

Jesus the Messiah

The son of David

The son of Abrahom

B. Genealogy Proper

1. Abraham to David

2. David to the Deportation

3. The Deportation to the Messiah

C. Concluding Summary: 14-14-14 generations

II. Birth of Jesus 1:18-25

A. Mary's unplanned pregnancy

B. Joseph's plan

C. Angel appears in Dream (Isa 7:14)

D. Joseph's Compliance: Birth & naming

December 12th:

More from the Gospel of Matthew

The Birth of Jesus; Matthew 1:18-25

Isaiah 7:14

The Visit of the Magi; Matthew 2:1-12

Micah 5:2

2 Samuel 5:2 = 1 Chronicles 11:2

Jospeh and Family Flee to Egype

Hosea 11:1-2

Herod's Massacre Fails; Matthew 2:16-21

Jeremiah 31:15

Joseph Moves to Nazareth; Matthew 2:22-23

Judges 13:5-7

December 19th:

The Gospel of Luke

Luke 1:5-2:52

A. Annunciations

1. John the Baptist

2. Jesus

B. The Visit of Mary and Elizabeth

C. Births, Circumcisions, and Childhoods

1. John the Baptist

2. Jesus

Scriptural Allusions

1 Samuel 2:1-10 (Luke 1:46-55)

Circumcision Leviticus 12:3

Numbers 6:1-4 (Luke 1:15)

Luke 1:25 barrenness

Barrenness in Genesis:

• Sarah (11:30), Rebekkah (25:21), Rachel (29:31)

God has withheld children

• Sarah's surrogate 30:2-3

• Rachel's surrogate 30:2-3

• Hannah, mother of Samuel: 1 Samuel 1:1-19

Song of Hannah 1 Samuel 2:1-10

Song of Mary Luke 1:46-56