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King Jesus Research Paper

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Once upon a time, in a far off land lived a man named Jesus. Jesus was the Son of God. His mother was named Mary, and his earthly father was Joseph. Joseph was of the line of King David, whose line of heritage was traced back all the way to Adam and Eve. Jesus lived a life of ridicule, judgement, spirituality, love, joy, faith, and holiness. He had the power to heal the sick and paralyzed, give sight to the blind, speech to the mute, and life to the dead. This may very well sound like a fairy tale, but all of this was as true and real as you and me. Jesus was the living proof of God, and was literally God on earth. Jesus was perfect in every way, and was without sin; yet the Pharisees did not like what Jesus was preaching and accused him of …show more content…

Mary delivered the child, wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger. Mary, joseph, and baby Jesus were visited by shepherds from nearby fields, called on by angels. Once they reached the stable, the shepherds and their flock knelt down before the manger, in respect for this newborn king. When they did this, the child’s parents were amazed that these shepherds were so reverent to and amazed by their own child! The Holy Family’s travel back to Nazareth was a long and dangerous one. It was so dangerous because of King Herod. Herod heard that Jesus was to be the new king, and Herod did not like this at all! His solution to this was to find baby Jesus and destroy him. Luckily, Joseph was visited in a dream by an angel, who said,” Rise and take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you” (Mt. 2:13). The Blessed family stayed in Egypt until the death of Herod. By doing so, Jesus fulfilled yet another prophecy, “When Israel was a child I loved him, out of Egypt I called my son” (Hos. 11:1). Before that, Herod realized he had been tricked, he became enraged. He ordered the boys of Bethlehem, and its vicinity, that were at the two and younger to be massacred. It was then that what the prophet Jeremiah had said had been fulfilled: “A voice was heard in Raman, sobbing and loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and since she would not be consoled, since they were gone no more.” The

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