The Christmas Story
The Christmas Story, Genesis to John
Christmas: Genesis to JohnScriptures CHARACTER COUNT Day 1: God’s answer to man’s sin Gen 3:15 1,270Day 2: God chooses a man to begin a nationGen 12, 15 1,255Day 3: God chooses a tribeGen 49:9-10 1,317Day…
Day 1: God’s answer to man’s sin
Day 1: God’s answer to man’s sin Read Genesis 3 Genesis 3:15 - I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed (offspring) and her seed (offspring); he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. The story of Christmas…
Day 2: God chooses a man to begin a nation
Day 2: God chooses a man to begin a nation Read Genesis 12 and 15 Genesis 22:17-18 - I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess…
Day 3: God chooses a tribe
Day 3: God chooses a tribe Read Genesis 49 Genesis 49:9-10 - Judah is a lion’s cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness; who dares rouse him? The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor…
Day 4: God chooses a family
Day 4: God chooses a family Read 2 Samuel 7 2 Samuel 7:16 - And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever. Even though David was far from being a perfect man, God called him a “man aft…
Day 5: Jeconiah’s (Jehoiachin 2 Kings 24:8, son of Jehoiakim) sin and curse
Day 5: Jeconiah’s (Jehoiachin 2 Kings 24:8, son of Jehoiakim) sin and curse Read Jeremiah 22:18-30 Jeremiah 22:30 - Thus says the LORD: Write this man down as childless, a man who shall not succeed in his days, for none of his offspring shall succee…
Day 6: Daniel in Babylon
Day 6: Daniel in Babylon Read Daniel 2 Numbers 24:17 - I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sh…
Day 7: A child to be born will be God
Day 7: A child to be born will be God Read Isaiah 9:1-7 Isaiah 9:6-7 - For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,…
Day 8: Messiah is coming as a servant
Day 8: Messiah is coming as a servant Read Isaiah 42:1-7 Isaiah 42:6-7 - I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, to open the…
Day 9: Messiah would be fully human and fully God
Day 9: Messiah would be fully human and fully God Read Isaiah 49:1-6 Isaiah 49:1 - Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The LORD called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name. One of the most…
Day 10: Messiah would provide salvation through His death
Day 10: Messiah would provide salvation through His death Read Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Isaiah 53:4-5 - Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgr…
Day 11: God even names the town where Messiah will be born
Day 11: God even names the town where Messiah will be born Read Micah 5:2 Micah 5:2 - But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming…
Day 12: God will send a forerunner so He will be expected
Day 12: God will send a forerunner so He will be expected Read Malachi 3-4 Malachi 3:1 - Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covena…
Day 13: Zechariah and Elizabeth
Day 13: Zechariah and Elizabeth Read Luke 1:1-24 It had been nearly four hundred years since God had given a prophecy to the people of Israel (last lesson). He had been silent so long the people wondered if He had forsaken them. But then He sent His…
Day 14: Gabriel visits Mary
Day 14: Gabriel visits Mary Read Luke 1:26-38 Luke 1:38 - And Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.’ And the angel departed from her. Mary was probably about seventeen or eighteen years old when sh…
Day 15: Mary visits Elizabeth
Day 15: Mary visits Elizabeth Read Luke 1:39-45 Luke 1:46-47 - And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Mary went to visit Elizabeth and Zechariah. Elizabeth and Mary were related, so Mary most likely knew…
Day 16: John the Baptist
Day 16: John the Baptist Read John 1:19-34 John 1:22-23 - So they said to him, ‘Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?’ He said, ‘I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straigh…
Day 17: Born of a virgin
Day 17: Born of a virgin Read Isaiah 7:14 Isaiah 7:14 - Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Why was it important that the Messiah, Jesus, was to be born…
Day 18: Wise Men seek the star
Day 18: Wise Men seek the star Read Matthew 2:1-12 Matthew 2:2 - Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him. How did the Wise Men know what to look for in the stars, and how did they…
Day 19: Simeon and Anna
Day 19: Simeon and AnnaRead Luke 2:22-38 Luke 2:26 - It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.There were two people named in this story of Christmas who had been paying attention…
Day 20: Joseph’s choices
Day 20: Joseph’s choices Read Matthew 1:18-24 Matthew 1:19-20 - And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to…
Day 21: Joseph obeys
Day 21: Joseph obeys Read Matthew 1:18-24 Matthew 1:24 - When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife… From reading this story in the Bible, it is clear that the year of engagement was not yet up. But…
Day 22: Bethlehem – Caesar’s decree
Day 22: Bethlehem – Caesar’s decree Read Luke 2:1-7 Isaiah 46:9-10 - Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not…
Day 23: Mary traveling pregnant
Day 23: Mary traveling pregnant Read Luke 2:1-7 For both Mary and Joseph, traveling to Bethlehem would have been a hard trip to make. Almost everyone walked in these days, only those who were rich could afford to ride a donkey, and even fewer would…
Day 24: Jesus is born
Day 24: Jesus is born Read John 1:1-14 John 1:14 - And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. The Creator of the universe entered history as a man. God…
Day 25: Shepherds hear the angels & find Jesus
Day 25: Shepherds hear the angels & find Jesus Read Luke 2:8-14 Luke 2:14 - Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased. Shepherds were considered one of the least-important groups of people in the land.…
Day 26: Shepherds tell everyone what they have seen
Day 26: Shepherds tell everyone what they have seen Read Luke 2:15-21 Luke 2:17 - And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. When the shepherds had seen Jesus, just as the angel had told them, the…
Day 27: Wise Men come to Herod
Day 27: Wise Men come to Herod Read Matthew 2:1-12 Matthew 2:2 - “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?” Soon after the Wise Men saw the star in the heavens for which they had been searching for such a long time (see lesson 18), they began…
Day 28: Wise Men find Jesus
Day 28: Wise Men find Jesus Read Matthew 2:1-12 Matthew 2:10 - When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. As we closed the last lesson, the Wise Men were leaving Jerusalem, following instructions from Herod. But as they left…
Day 29: Joseph takes Jesus to Egypt
Day 29: Joseph takes Jesus to Egypt Read Matthew 2:13-15 Hosea 11:1 - When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. Many prophesies have several meanings. Our verse above is both a reminder to the Jews of that day when they…
Day 30: Herod kills the young children of Bethlehem
Day 30: Herod kills the young children of Bethlehem Read Matthew 2:16-18 Herod, realizing the Wise Men were not returning to him as he had commanded, sent his personal soldiers to Bethlehem to kill all the children two years old and under in the ent…
Day 31: Jesus is coming again
Day 31: Jesus is coming again Read John 14:1-6 Around the world most Christians celebrate Jesus’ first coming to earth as a time of hope and joy and peace. Our world today does not contain much hope, joy or peace. Hope is gone, joy is fleeting, and…