Telling God's Story: The Biblical Narrative from Beginning to End by Vang Preben & Carter Terry G

Author:Vang, Preben & Carter, Terry G. [Vang, Preben]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Biblical Studies, General
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2013-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

THE WORLD INTO WHICH JESUS WAS BORN AT JESUS’ BIRTH, THE EMPEROR IN ROME WAS CAESAR AUGUSTUS (OCTAVIAN). HE RULED FROM 30 BC TO AD 14. HE IS MENTIONED IN LUKE 2:1.

Augustus was followed by Tiberius who ruled the empire from AD 14 to 37. He is mentioned in Matt 22:17–21; Mark 12:14–17; Luke 3:1; 20:21; 23:1–2; and John 19:12–15.

As Matthew and Luke tell the story, each with unique details, we learn that angels announced the birth of the Messiah first to the common people of the land—shepherds. Excited by God’s announcement, these went to the manger to worship this newborn Savior. Outside Israel, magi recognized that all of the cosmos had been alerted to the event in Judah. Matthew alone tells this story of a group of magi from the east being led to Judah by a star that announced the birth of a king. Arriving in Judah, they visited Herod the king to ask for directions on how to find the newborn king. Upon finding the baby Jesus, they bowed before the manger and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Like the shepherds, these foreign magi recognized the significance of this newborn child. Put differently, the announcement of the Savior’s birth was recognized by Gentiles and common Jewish people alike; it was missed by the powerful and the religious leaders of Judaism.

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