Although the miraculous story of the birth of our Savior seems partly fairy-tale, it is completely true! The glamour was far from it, even though Yeshua HaMashiach was born of a virgin! Yeshua had to be born in a smelly stable manger, in a bull pen. There were livestock in the stable in addition to Joseph and Mary. The wise men of the East were amazed by the place of birth of Yeshua (?) The shepherds were hardly surprised, because they were used to sheep, since they were sheepherders by profession. The place of birth symbolizes the redemption of all humanity and animals. Even the animals fell into the slavery of corruption because of the sin of our ancestors. But in the end, all creation will be liberated:
>>20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of Elohim.<< Romans 8:20-21
When did Joseph and Mary visit the Temple in Jerusalem?
The child Yeshua was circumcised in the Temple in Jerusalem at the age of eight days. Immediately after this, when the Holy Family returned to their relatives in Bethlehem, wise men from the East came to worship Yeshua there and brought him riches. Shortly after the wise men left, Joseph had a dream from an angel who told him to flee with his family to Egypt. According to the angel’s message, Herod would soon carry out a persecution to destroy HaMashiach Yeshua.
The hard journey from Bethlehem to a foreign land also lacked charm, as it must not have been easy for Mary to carry the baby in her arms and breastfeed him so soon after giving birth, as well as to constantly change his swaddling clothes. The baby also defecated like other children, and the long journey in the wilderness was already hard and it would have been very hard to do even without the newborn baby! They needed water to drink and food to eat, as did the donkey. The baby's bottom also had to be washed with water regularly. The prophecy from the Old Testament was also fulfilled:
>>14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: 15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Yehowah by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. << Matt. 2:14-15
I have said the following before:
It's about true events in my life on Christmas 1975. That was almost 50 years ago!
Hyacinth miracle
I had to work a 12-hour shift as an industrial security guard on Christmas Eve until 11 p.m. I was pretty depressed because I didn’t get to meet other believers at that time. Christmas wasn’t important to me, but rather free time and friends of faith. After such a long shift, I couldn’t do much more than read the Bible a little, eat, and go to sleep, because during the Christmas holidays I had that 12-hour shift every day.
That night before, I prayed to the Adonai, thinking: “It’s so sad to be here at work today. Could you cheer me up and give me a Christmas flower?” I felt the Adonai asking: “What kind of flower would you like?” I said: “I want a hyacinth. White means the righteousness you have given me, blue means your faithfulness, and pink means that you love me. Please, choose the color you like, Adonai!”
A huge pink hyacinth!
I had already forgotten that prayer and as the clock struck 11 p.m. I heard the clatter of high heels on the sidewalk. The most beautiful cashier at the grocery store came running up to me, carrying the biggest pink hyacinth I had ever seen, and said, “Lefa, this is for you! Can I come get a small case of beer from a shop van for my own bill?” It was forbidden, but I said, “Get as much as you want and come back here.”
When she came back with the big case of beer, I told her about the prayer and how the Lord used her as an instrument in it. The woman burst into tears and said that she had read the Christmas card I had put on the wall in my store and that she liked the beautiful picture and especially the text:
”For HaMashiach is the end of the Law for righteousness to everyone that believes!” Romans 10:4 Many, especially the Jews, translate it as HaMashiach is the goal of the Law. But the context supports the translation: HaMashiach is the end of the Law, because it is about the righteousness of gifts without the works of the Law given through Moses!
Then she said she would be back soon. She brought a Bible with her and said she would only read the book of Job because she had had so much sorrow in her life. She was a truly beautiful single mother, with jet-black, waist-length hair, a shapely body, a flawless face, and bright blue eyes.
I wondered how any man could have rejected her? I saw how she had underlined almost every verse in the book of Job and soaked the pages with her tears because the pages were just so crumpled. Oh, what a wonderful woman! I prayed for her and her teenage daughter for a long time.
Suitable songs
Obs. The original Hebrew name of our Adonai is Yeshua HaMashiach HaNotzri
A Beautiful Christmas carol
Heaven in my arms
On The Wings Of A Dove
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