Part 67 (Birth of Jesus) A decree was sent out that the world should be taxed. All went to his own city to register and be taxed. Since Joseph was from the city of David which is called Bethlehem, he and his espoused wife Mary went and obeyed the decree even though Mary was great with child. Here is the schedule of the travel of Joseph and Mary from Nazareth to Bethlehem: Saturday, 33 BC 05-18, 3728 Sivan 5, Jewish sabbath, Acts 1:12 Sunday, 33 BC 05-19, 3728 Sivan 6, departure from Nazareth to Bethlehem, Luke 2:1-5 Wednesday, 33 BC 05-22, 3728 Sivan 9, arrival in Bethlehem Thursday, 33 BC 05-23, 3728 Sivan 10, birth of Jesus, Luke 2:6-20; Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 7:14 Joseph and Mary left Nazareth for Bethlehem the following day after the Jewish sabbath of 3728 Sivan 5 since they couldn’t travel far on a sabbath day. It took them four days to reach Bethlehem because Mary was heavily pregnant and could travel about 27 km per day (2.5 km per hour) only. Since they were poor, the people in Bethlehem did not accommodate them in their homes even though Joseph was from the house and lineage of David. They did not take pity of the state of Mary. Joseph and Mary found a cave for farm animals at the outskirts of town. Since it was spring, the shepherds took their animals to the field to feed on the abundant tender grass. It was in this cave where they spent the night. The spirit of Ama said that Jesus was born at 1:50am of 05-23. The cave lighted up and smelled fragrantly. The shepherds were afraid when an angel of the Lord came and announced the birth of the Messiah. The shepherds were the first visitors of Jesus. They bent their knees and kissed the feet of the newborn child in recognition of Him as their true king. The three kings were informed of His birth and arrived two weeks later. These are in Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:1-20; and Pasiong Mahal, pages 19-22.
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