Bible Questions # 959-972
By Joyce Webb
Matthew Chp. 1
959. Matthew 1:17 There were ____________ generations from King David to Jesus.
960. Joseph and Mary were engaged. (In that day, engagement was an agreement the parents of Joseph and Mary had made together. It was a legal promise to marry. You could not just change your mind and walk away. The agreement had to be broken legally—a little like a divorce.)
Was Mary already pregnant? ______________ Was she pregnant by Joseph? ________
How had she gotten pregnant? _______________________________________________
961. Who told Joseph not to “break the relationship” with Mary? ________________
Matt. 1:20, 21 Joseph was told to name the baby _________________ because he would do what? __________________________________________________________
962. That Jesus would be born of a virgin was promised/prophesied in the Old Testament. Look at Isaiah 7:14 What does it say? ________________________
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The book of Isaiah was written 800 years before Jesus was born.
963. Matt. 1:25 Joseph and Mary married. Did Joseph have sexual relations with Mary yet? _______________ Not until ___________________was born. The reason the Bible tells this fact, is for people to understand that for sure Jesus was not Joseph’ son. Jesus was God’s son.
964. Jesus was born in what city? ____________________ in what country/area?
__________________ Matt.2:1
965. Who was the king over that area? _________________ Matt. 2:1
966. Wise men came from what area? ________________ Matt. 2:1
967. The wise men went to the king and asked him what? ____________________
___________________________________________________ Matt. 2:2
968. Herod is king over the area where the Jews live. Do you think he was happy to hear that a “King of the Jews” was just born? __________ What do you think he would like to do to this new “king”? __________________________________________________
969. Why did the wise men come to see new baby? ______________________________
_______________________________________ Matt. 2:2
970. King Herod called his wise men and told them to find out about this new “king”.
They went to the Old Testament to read the books of prophecy. What did they find?
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Matt. 2:5,6
971. King Herod called the wise men from the east to come back and see him.
What did he tell them to do? ___________________________________________
______________________________ The king said that he wanted to do what?
___________________________________________________ Matt. 2:8 Do you think this was the true reason? ________________________
972. The wise men left King Herod. They followed the star and found the baby Jesus.
Jesus was probably about 1 or 2 years old by now. They were living in a house by this time. Matt. 2:11 They worshipped the young child and gave him gifts of
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