Voice Of Bragg | Bragg’s Writers Guild

Many of you have heard the true story of Christmas or watched it on television, but have you ever picked up the Bible and read about it? Most of the stuff you see or hear isn’t accurate.

     It all started with a couple named Mary and Joe. Mary was married to Joe, who was a carpenter. Back in that day, however, when a couple got married the wife would go to her husband’s house to do the cleaning and cooking, she then would return to her own house. They would do this everyday, for at least a couple of years.  One night an angel appeared before Mary and told her that she was pregnant and that the baby would be the Son of God, the chosen Messiah.  When Mary started showing signs of pregnancy, Joe started to panic. He decided to hide her away so no one would think that he had made her pregnant. He also began to wonder who the father of the baby could be. Then the angel came to him one night and told him that the baby was the child of God .   A decree came down from Caesar Augustus that everyone was to be counted and taxed from their hometown. When Joe and Mary arrived in Bethlehem they searched desperately for a place to rest, but because of the decree all inns were full.  Eventually they came upon a soft hearted innkeeper who, although no room was left in his inn, gave them a warm stable in the back to sleep in. At this time Mary was great with child and the baby was due at any minute.  The minute Mary and Joe got settled the baby, Jesus, was ready to be born.

    After the birth, Mary wrapped him in swaddling cloth. At this time the shepherds traveled to the stable, after getting a message themselves from an angel of the Lord.

     Now most get confused around this part and seem to think that the Wise Men came right after the Shepherds, but this is not so. About three years after the birth of Jesus, some wise men saw an odd star shining in  the sky. Upon seeing this star the wise men started riding toward it on camels. They did not journey out all together, as it is said by many, but they met one another in the pathway. In the Bible it doesn’t say how many wise men there were, but because of the number of gifts we presume that there were three wise men.  At this time King Herod was ruler, and he was a very cruel and evil king. He had heard about the prophecy of the Baby Jesus who was to become “the King of the Jews”.  The wise men stopped at the palace to see if King Herod knew who it was, but King Herod said he did not and told the wise men that when they found out who it was they must tell him, so that he could worship him also. This of course was a lie and he intended to kill the Baby Jesus, and an angel told the wise men so in a dream.  Upon this discovery, they decided to take a detour away from King Herod’s Palace.

 When the wise men did not return, King Herod was furious. He demanded that the boy Jesus be found and killed. God warned Mary and Joseph in a dream and told them to go to Jerusalem . Here they resided until God told them it was safe to leave, but this is a different story for a different time.  If you would like to read up on this story yourself you can find it in the Bible in Matt. 1:17-2:23 or Luke 1:26-2:20 .  Have a Merry Christmas and God Bless!

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