IT
CAME TO PASS IN THOSE DAYS
By
Elvin C. Myers
Scripture Reading:
Luke 2: 1
God reveals to us through
the written, inspired Word the things He wants us to know. We have
natural seek information we don't really need. God does not try to
satisfy our curiosity. For this reason, there are many things the
Scriptures do not mention. As an example, what do we know about
Joseph and Mary before they were married? What do we know about the
early years of Jesus before He reached thirty years of age? What do
we know about Joseph after Jesus was twelve years old?
Matthew does not record
details about the birth of Jesus. For that, we must turn to Luke.
Mark and John do not mention it at all. Luke chapter 2 covers the
nine months of Mary's pregnancy; and Matthew picks up the narrative
when Jesus is nearly two years old, barely mentioning that Jesus
was born.
"In those days"
the Roman empire was ruled by Caesar Augustus. It was mostly a time
of enforced peace, but there was no peace in men's hearts. The
Emperor issued a decree that the inhabitants of the empire had to be
registered for a census and taxation. It was "in those days"
that a newly married couple who lived in Nazareth of Galilee
complied with the decree and went to the city of their ancestry to
be registered. Their own city was Bethlehem, a journey of about
seventy miles. The man Joseph was a carpenter, but he had the blood
of the royal family of Israel in his veins. Had Israel had a kingdom
and a King to govern them at that time, Joseph would have been the
King. It is of great interest that his wife Mary was expecting her
first child when they moved from Nazareth to Bethlehem. The child
would be born at exactly the right time, in exactly the right family
in Israel, in exactly the place foretold by the prophets. That child
would be the rightful Ruler to David's
throne.
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