I am preaching through the Life of Christ on Sunday mornings. I am basically following A.T. Robertson's "Harmony of the Gospels". Can you tell me if the following is the right chronological order for the events in our Lord's birth & early childhood? The following is a broad outline:
1) Angel and Mary
2) Angel and Joseph
3) The Lord's birth
4) Shepherds visit Baby in manger
5) The Lord's cicumcision on 8th day
6) Presentation in the Temple on 41st day (Simeon & Anna)
7) Magi visit
8) Escape to Egypt
9) Return from Egypt
10) 12 years old in the Temple
Questions:
1) Where did Joseph & Mary live during their engagement (was it Nazareth)?
2) How old was Jesus when they fled to Egypt?
3) Which happened first, the magi or the presentation in the Temple on day 41 (Calvin says that the Magi happened first. How can this be?)
4) When Joseph & Mary returned from Egypt, the Gospel of Matthew says they went to Nazareth to live because Herod's son was on the throne (which seems to indicate that this was their first time in Nazareth), but Luke tells us Joseph & Mary had come from Nazareth to go to Bethlehem when the decree for the census was given.
Any correctioin of chronoligical order is appreciated as well as the questions (especially the seeming contradiction regarding the royal family's time spent in Nazareth-comapre the Matthean and the Lukan accounts). Thanks everyone.
"In Christ",
Bobby
p.s.The congregation (especially those who have not yet excepted the Lord but are visiting week by week) seem fascinated with the story of our Lor'ds birth & childhood. I pray this will be the greatest season of my Christian experience as we track the Lord's life incarnate!
1) Angel and Mary
2) Angel and Joseph
3) The Lord's birth
4) Shepherds visit Baby in manger
5) The Lord's cicumcision on 8th day
6) Presentation in the Temple on 41st day (Simeon & Anna)
7) Magi visit
8) Escape to Egypt
9) Return from Egypt
10) 12 years old in the Temple
Questions:
1) Where did Joseph & Mary live during their engagement (was it Nazareth)?
2) How old was Jesus when they fled to Egypt?
3) Which happened first, the magi or the presentation in the Temple on day 41 (Calvin says that the Magi happened first. How can this be?)
4) When Joseph & Mary returned from Egypt, the Gospel of Matthew says they went to Nazareth to live because Herod's son was on the throne (which seems to indicate that this was their first time in Nazareth), but Luke tells us Joseph & Mary had come from Nazareth to go to Bethlehem when the decree for the census was given.
Any correctioin of chronoligical order is appreciated as well as the questions (especially the seeming contradiction regarding the royal family's time spent in Nazareth-comapre the Matthean and the Lukan accounts). Thanks everyone.
"In Christ",
Bobby
p.s.The congregation (especially those who have not yet excepted the Lord but are visiting week by week) seem fascinated with the story of our Lor'ds birth & childhood. I pray this will be the greatest season of my Christian experience as we track the Lord's life incarnate!