There are no records of Joseph speaking in the
Christmas story.
The wise men were three kings from the orient.
The little drummer boy came to the manger after
the other shepherds.
The star did not appear above the manger.
Jesus' ancestors include a prostitute, an
adulterer, people who committed incest, and two non-Israelites.
The
angel Gabriel appeared to Mary first and then Gabriel appeared to Joseph.
Mary rode a donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
Joseph and Mary went to
Bethlehem because of a decree by Caesar Augustus.
The wise men followed the star as it moved from
their eastern land to Israel.
The wise men did not arrive on the night of Jesus'
birth.
God sent a choir of chubby angels to announce
Jesus' birth to the shepherds.
Shepherding was considered a very noble
occupation.
Both Joseph and Mary were told that the baby was
to be named "Jesus."
When Herod heard about Jesus he was the only one
concerned about this new king.
The wise men found Jesus lying in a manger in the
town of Bethlehem.
After the angels announcement the shepherds went
straight to Bethlehem to see Jesus.
Joseph married Mary immediately after the angel
appeared to him.
Some of the shepherds doubted and refused to
believe the message they heard from the angels.
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Here are the answers:
| T | There are no records of Joseph speaking in the Christmas story. I'm sure he said something, but there is absolutely no record of him speaking at all. |
| F | The wise men were three kings from the orient. The number of wise men is not mentioned. They were not kings. |
| F | The little drummer boy came to the manger after the other shepherds. What little drummer boy? There is no mention of a drummer boy in the Bible. |
| T | The star did not appear above the manger. It appeared above the house where Joseph's family was living (Matthew 2:9-11). |
| T | Jesus' ancestors include a prostitute, an adulterer,
people who
committed incest, and two non-Israelites. Rahab was a prostitute. David & Uriah's wife were adulterers. Tamar & Judah committed incest. Rahab was a Canaanite & Ruth was from Moab (Matthew 1:3,5,6). |
| F | The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary first and then Gabriel appeared
to Joseph. Trick question. The first part of the statement is true. Mary was first and the angel was Gabriel. But we don't know the name of the angel who appeared to Joseph (Matthew 1:20). It might have been Harold. You know, "Hark the Harold Angel Sings." Therefore, since we can't affirm that Gabriel appeared to both Mary AND Joseph, the statement is false. |
| F | Mary rode a donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. A donkey does not appear any where in the Biblical account. She probably walked. |
| T | Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because of a decree by Caesar
Augustus. Yep. (See Luke 2:1-5.) |
| F | The wise men followed the star as it moved from their eastern land
to Israel. Apparently not. The wise men saw the star in the east (Matthew 2:2). But it did not take them to Jerusalem. In Jerusalem they asked for directions. Once leaving Jerusalem the star appeared again and led them to the house in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:9). |
| T | The wise men did not arrive on the night of Jesus' birth. The wise men arrive sometime after Jesus is born (Matthew 2:1). Jesus is called a child, rather than a baby (Matthew 2:11). He may have been as old as two (Matthew 2:7,16). |
| F | God sent a choir of chubby angels to announce Jesus' birth to the
shepherds. Actually God sent an army of warrior angels. See Luke 2:13. "Company" and "host" are military terms. |
| F |  Shepherding
was considered a very noble occupation.In first century B.C., shepherding was close to what we would consider garbage collecting. Shepherds were unable to remain ritually pure according to Pharisaic laws and so were considered unclean by the Jews. Yet God chose them for His birth announcement! |
| T | Both Joseph and Mary were told that the baby was to be named
"Jesus." Yes. See Matthew 1:21 and Luke 1:31. In Judaism, babies were always named by their father. Here we see God the Father (not Joseph) giving Jesus his name. By the way, "Jesus" is the Greek form of the Hebrew name "Joshua," the successor of Moses. (Joshua means "Yahweh saves"). |
| F | When Herod heard about Jesus he was the only one concerned about
this new king. All Jerusalem was disturbed by this news of a new king (Matthew 2:3). |
| F | The wise men found Jesus lying in a manger in the town of
Bethlehem. Jesus was in a house by this time (Matthew 2:11). |
| T | After the angels announcement the shepherds went straight to
Bethlehem to see Jesus. Correct. They were excited! They did not hesitate. They did not stop at Starbucks, they did not pass "Go" and stop to collect their $200! (See Luke 2:15-16.) |
| T | Joseph married Mary immediately after the angel appeared to him. Yes. His obedience was quick, cheerful and complete. (See Matthew 1:24.) |
| F |  Some of the
shepherds doubted and refused to believe the message they heard from the angels.They went to see the baby right away, they spread the word, and they praised God for what they had been permitted to see and hear. No doubt there. (See Luke 2:15-20.) |
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