Luke 2:1-20
Key Verse 2:12 “This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
1. What was the purpose of the census? (1) How does it affect Joseph and Mary? (3-5) How did God use Caesar Augustus to fulfill the prophecy? (Matthew 2:5-6)
2. What does “no room for them in the inn” suggest about the people of that time? (7) Why would Jesus be born in such miserable circumstances?
3. Why would God announce the birth of Jesus to shepherds, not to kings or high priest? (8-9)
4. What does it mean that “A Savior has been born to you”? (Matthew 1:21; John 1:29) What does it mean that he is “Christ the Lord”? Why is this good news of great joy for all people? (10-11)
5. What was the sign that the angel gave to validate the message? (12) How does the birth of Jesus glorify God? (14) How does Jesus bring peace to mankind?