First Christmas Flashcards
What was Zacharias not able to do until his son was born?
Speak
Name the person the Old Testament prophet said was coming.
The Messiah
Who appeared to Mary?
The angel Gabriel
What did Gabriel tell Marry?
She was going to have a baby, the Messiah.
Who did Mary visit?
Her cousin Elisabeth
What did Zacharias and Elisabeth name their baby?
John
Who told Joseph that he should marry Mary?
The angel of The Lord
What town did Mary and Joseph go to?
Bethlehem
Why did Mary and Joseph go to Bethlehem?
To pay taxes
Where did Mary and Joseph have to sleep?
In a stable
What happened that night in the stable?
Jesus was born
Who told the shepherds that Jesus was born?
Angels
Where did the shepherds tell that the Savior had been born?
In a stable in Bethlehem
Who did the shepherds tell that the Savior had been born?
Everyone they saw
Where did Mary and Joseph take Jesus when He was 40 days old?
The temple in Jerusalem
Name two people who saw Jesus in the Temple
Simeon & Anna
Where did the wise men first go to find the king of the Jews?
Jerusalem
Who told King Herod that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem?
Chief priests and scribes
What led the Wise Men to the house where Jesus was?
The star they had seen in the East.
Name the gifts the Wise Men presented to Jesus?
Gold, frankincense, and myrrh
Who told the Wise Men not to go back to Jerusalem?
God
Who did Herod send to Bethlehem when the Wise Men didn’t return?
Soldiers
What did the soldiers do?
Killed all the babies under two years old
Where did the angel tell Joseph to take Mary and the Baby?
Egypt
Who told Joseph when it was safe to return to Israel?
The angel of The Lord
Where did Joseph, Mary, and Jesus live when they returned from Egypt?
Nazareth
What made Jesus different from other boys around him?
He never sinned.
How old was Jesus when Mary and Joseph took him to the Temple in Jerusalem?
12
What feast did they celebrate in Jerusalem?
The feast of the Passover
Who did Jesus talk with while he was in the Temple?
The rabbis and priests
Why did Mary and Joseph go back to Jerusalem?
They couldn’t find Jesus.
Where did they find Jesus?
In the Temple
Who preached and told the people to repent of their sins?
John the baptist
John the Baptist was preparing the people for whose coming?
Jesus
What did Jesus ask John to do in the Jordan River?
Baptize him
What came and rested on Jesus as he came up out of the water?
A dove
Who spoke from heaven and said,”this is my beloved Son in whom I am we’ll pleased”?
God
Who is God’s powerful enemy?
Satan, the devil
For how many days had Jesus gone without food in the wilderness?
Forty
What did Satan first tempt Jesus to do?
Turn stones into bread
In second temptation, Satan told Jesus to do what?
Bow down and worship him
When Satan took Jesus to the highest point of the temple, what did he want Jesus to do?
Cast himself down
How did Jesus answer all of Satan’s temptations?
With scripture
