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Chapter 6—“We Have Seen His Star” This chapter is based on Matthew 2 . “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen…

Chapter 5—The Dedication This chapter is based on Luke 2:21-38 . About forty days after the birth of Christ, Joseph and Mary took Him to Jerusalem, to present Him to the Lord, and to offer sacrifice. This was according to the Jewish law, and as man’s substitute Christ must conform to the law in every…

Chapter 4—Unto You a Saviour This chapter is based on Luke 2:1-20. The King of glory stooped low to take humanity. Rude and forbidding were His earthly surroundings. His glory was veiled, that the majesty of His outward form might not become an object of attraction. He shunned all outward display. Riches, worldly honor, and…

Chapter 3—“The Fullness of the Time” “When the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, … to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.” Galatians 4:4, 5. The Saviour’s coming was foretold in Eden. When Adam and Eve first heard the promise, they…

Chapter 2—The Chosen People For more than a thousand years the Jewish people had awaited the Saviour’s coming. Upon this event they had rested their brightest hopes. In song and prophecy, in temple rite and household prayer, they had enshrined His name. And yet at His coming they knew Him not. The Beloved of heaven…