Re: Bible questions
Many thiings that history records are passed down through people over teh centuries. The birth of Jesus was foretold many hundreds of years before his birth, and therefore when the event ocurred, it became a widespread story passed around by very many. In fact, the story of the birth of Jesus made it to the leaders of teh time. The king heard and sent men out to destroy him, unsuccessfully. Granted, this didn't all happen in a day or even probably a year! Did the star appear teh eve of his birth, or was it there for a number of months or even perhaps years, prior to his birth. The Wise Men who came bearing gifts travelled a long way, and could not have made it in a days journey. But they were led by prophecy, and teh star, and perhaps even by many sotries about the child hvaing been born! Lots we are not aware of, but He did tell us not to even be concerned with His birth, which incidentally was probably around September according to dates in teh Bible (and judging that he was born about 6 months after John the Baptist, his cousin) but instead to remember His death, for it was His death that bought salvation and deliverance from sin and damnation. <br /><br /><br />Joseph died an old man (Exodus 1:6) and his bones were carried up and buried outside of Egypt when the Israelites were led out by Moses.<br /><br />Jesus was approximately 30 when he was Baptized of JOhn, to fulfill all righteousness, and as an example to us. (We are commanded many times itn eh scriptures to be baptized, and in Acts it tells us that baptism is for the remittance of sins).<br /><br />It is generally agreed that Jesus was about 33 when He was crucified. The Roamns used crucifixion to humiliate and tirture those they put to death. It was a slow painful and torturous death. They even lined the streets with Christians and lit them at night for night lights at one time.
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