The Story of Jesus - Babe of Bethlehem
A Children's Bible Story
Soon after the time when John the Baptist was born, Joseph the carpenter of Nazareth had a
dream. In his dream he saw an angel from the Lord standing beside him. The angel said to
him:
"Joseph, sprung from the line of king David, I have come to tell you, that Mary, the young
woman whom you are to marry, will have a son, sent by the Lord God. You shall call his
name Jesus, which means 'salvation,' because he shall save his people from their sins."
God's people had had several kings. Some of them had been selfish and cruel, but Jesus was
to be a new kind of king, one who would save, not destroy men.
Soon after Joseph and Mary were married in Nazareth, a command went forth from the
emperor Augustus Caesar through all the lands of the Roman empire, for all the people to go
to the cities and towns from which their families had come, and there to have their names
written down upon a list, for the emperor wished a list to be made of all the people under
his rule. As both Joseph and Mary had come from the family of David the king, they went
together from Nazareth to Bethlehem, there to have their names written upon the list. For
you remember that Bethlehem in Judea, six miles south of Jerusalem, was the place where
David was born, and where his father's family had lived for many years.
It was a long journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem; down the mountains to the river Jordan,
then following the Jordan almost to its end, and then climbing the mountains of Judah to the
town of Bethlehem. When Joseph and Mary came to Bethlehem they found the city full of
people who, like themselves, had come to have their names enrolled or written upon the
list. The inn or hotel was full, and there was no room for them; for no one but themselves
knew that this young woman was soon to be the mother of the Lord of all the earth. The
best that they could do was to go to a stable where the cattle were kept. There the little baby
was born, and was laid in a manger, where the cattle were fed.
On that night, some shepherds were tending their sheep in a field near Bethlehem. Suddenly,
a great light shone upon them, and they saw an angel of the Lord standing before them.
They were filled with fear, as they saw how glorious the angel was. But the angel said to
them:
"Be not afraid; for behold I bring you news of great joy, which shall be to all the people; for
there is born to you this day in Bethlehem, the city of David, a Saviour who is Christ the
Lord, the anointed king. You may see him there; and you may know him by this sign: He is a
new-born baby, lying in a manger, at the inn."
dream. In his dream he saw an angel from the Lord standing beside him. The angel said to
him:
"Joseph, sprung from the line of king David, I have come to tell you, that Mary, the young
woman whom you are to marry, will have a son, sent by the Lord God. You shall call his
name Jesus, which means 'salvation,' because he shall save his people from their sins."
God's people had had several kings. Some of them had been selfish and cruel, but Jesus was
to be a new kind of king, one who would save, not destroy men.
Soon after Joseph and Mary were married in Nazareth, a command went forth from the
emperor Augustus Caesar through all the lands of the Roman empire, for all the people to go
to the cities and towns from which their families had come, and there to have their names
written down upon a list, for the emperor wished a list to be made of all the people under
his rule. As both Joseph and Mary had come from the family of David the king, they went
together from Nazareth to Bethlehem, there to have their names written upon the list. For
you remember that Bethlehem in Judea, six miles south of Jerusalem, was the place where
David was born, and where his father's family had lived for many years.
It was a long journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem; down the mountains to the river Jordan,
then following the Jordan almost to its end, and then climbing the mountains of Judah to the
town of Bethlehem. When Joseph and Mary came to Bethlehem they found the city full of
people who, like themselves, had come to have their names enrolled or written upon the
list. The inn or hotel was full, and there was no room for them; for no one but themselves
knew that this young woman was soon to be the mother of the Lord of all the earth. The
best that they could do was to go to a stable where the cattle were kept. There the little baby
was born, and was laid in a manger, where the cattle were fed.
On that night, some shepherds were tending their sheep in a field near Bethlehem. Suddenly,
a great light shone upon them, and they saw an angel of the Lord standing before them.
They were filled with fear, as they saw how glorious the angel was. But the angel said to
them:
"Be not afraid; for behold I bring you news of great joy, which shall be to all the people; for
there is born to you this day in Bethlehem, the city of David, a Saviour who is Christ the
Lord, the anointed king. You may see him there; and you may know him by this sign: He is a
new-born baby, lying in a manger, at the inn."
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They were filled with fear
And then they saw that the air around and the sky above them were filled with angels,
praising God and singing:
"Glory to God in the highest. And on earth peace among men in whom God is well pleased."
While they looked with wonder, and listened, the angels went out of sight as suddenly as
they had come. Then the shepherds said one to another:
"Let us go at once to Bethlehem, and see this wonderful thing that has come to pass, and
which the Lord has made known to us."
praising God and singing:
"Glory to God in the highest. And on earth peace among men in whom God is well pleased."
While they looked with wonder, and listened, the angels went out of sight as suddenly as
they had come. Then the shepherds said one to another:
"Let us go at once to Bethlehem, and see this wonderful thing that has come to pass, and
which the Lord has made known to us."
The baby in the manger
Then as quickly as they could go to Bethlehem, they went, and found Joseph, the
carpenter of Nazareth, and his young wife Mary, and the little baby lying in the manger.
They told Mary and Joseph, and others also, how they had seen the angels, and what they
had heard about this baby. All who heard their story wondered at it; Mary, the mother of
the child, said nothing. She thought over all these things, and silently kept them in her
heart. After their visit, the shepherds went back to their flocks, praising God for the good
news that he had sent to them.
When the little one was eight days old, they gave him a name; and the name given was
"Jesus," a word which means "salvation," as the angel had told both Mary and Joseph that
he should be named. So the very name of this child told what he should do for men; for he
was to bring salvation to the world.
carpenter of Nazareth, and his young wife Mary, and the little baby lying in the manger.
They told Mary and Joseph, and others also, how they had seen the angels, and what they
had heard about this baby. All who heard their story wondered at it; Mary, the mother of
the child, said nothing. She thought over all these things, and silently kept them in her
heart. After their visit, the shepherds went back to their flocks, praising God for the good
news that he had sent to them.
When the little one was eight days old, they gave him a name; and the name given was
"Jesus," a word which means "salvation," as the angel had told both Mary and Joseph that
he should be named. So the very name of this child told what he should do for men; for he
was to bring salvation to the world.