Mary was ready to
have her baby. But
Joseph could not find
a room anywhere. All
the inns were
full.
Joseph finally found a stable. There, Baby Jesus
was born. His mother laid Him in a manger, a place
where the animals' food was
usually put.
Nearby, shepherds guarded their sleeping flocks.
God's angel appeared and told them
the wonderful news.
"There is born to you this day in the city of David a
Savior Who is Christ the Lord. You
will find the Baby lying in a
manger."
Suddenly, many more bright angels appeared,
praising God and saying, "Glory to God in
the Highest and on earth peace,
good will toward
men."
The shepherds hurried to the stable.
After seeing the Baby they told
everyone they met what the angels
had said about Jesus
Both knew Jesus was God's Son,
the promised Savior. Joseph
sacrificed two birds.
This was the
offering God's law
said poor people
should bring
when they
presented
a newborn
child to
the Lord.
Sometime later, a
special star led
Wise Men from an
Eastern country to
Jerusalem.
"Where is He Who is born
King of the Jews?" they
asked. "We want to worship
Him."
King Herod heard
about the Wise Men.
Troubled, he asked
them to tell him when
they found Jesus. "I
want to worship Him,
too," Herod said. But
he was lying. Herod
wanted to kill Jesus.
The star led the Wise Men to the exact house
where Mary and Joseph lived with the young
Child. Kneeling in worship, the
travelers gave Jesus rich
gifts of gold and perfume.
God warned the Wise Men to
return home secretly.
Herod was furious.
Determined to destroy
Jesus, the wicked ruler killed
all boy babies in Bethlehem.
But Herod could not
harm God's Son!
Warned in a dream,
Joseph took Mary and
Jesus to safety in
Egypt.
When Herod died
Joseph brought Mary and Jesus
back from Egypt. They lived in the
little town of Nazareth, near the sea of Galilee.