Jesus+-+Early+Years

=Jesus - The Early Years=

== Summary: An angel named Gabriel came to Mary and told her that she was going to have a son. He told her that God would give him the throne and he would reign forever. Gabriel told Mary to name her son Jesus. Much later Mary and her fiance Joesph went to Bethlehem because they needed to register for taxes. While they were there Mary had her son in a manger because there were no open rooms at any of the inns. They named him Jesus. At the same time Shepards in a field saw an angle who told them that a savior had been born. So the Shepards went to Bethlehem to see the savior. They talked to Mary and Joesph and praised God. Then came the wise men who went and talked to King Harold. They asked him where the child born king of the Jews. King Harold was alarmed. He told the wise men to go find this child and come back to tell him where the child was so that he could give the child his blessing. King Harold secretly was planning to kill Jesus. The wise men had dreams that warned them not to go back to King Harold, so when they were done visiting Jesus they went straight home. Then God appeared in Joseph a dream and told him to take Marry and Jesus to Egypt. Marry, Joseph, and Jesus stayed in Egypt until King Harold died. When King Harold found out that the wise men had left Bethlehem he ordered that every male child that was two or younger be killed. When King Harold died Marry, Joseph, and Jesus moved to Nazareth. ==

Discussion Questions:
1.) Why do you think that King Harold wanted to kill Jesus? 2.) In the poem Journey of the Magi who do you think is talking in this poem? 3.) In the last stanza of Journey of the Magi what do you think the Magi is talking about? 4.) In the first couple lines of the poem To Jesus and his Birthday what do you think the word "this" refers to? 5.) How do you think are some of the differences in moods in the poem To Jesus and his Birthday and Some say that ever 'gainst the season comes'?

Supplementary Material:
The Journey of the Magi is a poem someones long journey. In the end of the poem the narrator is questioning birth and death. To Jesus and his Birthday is a poem about the day that Jesus was born and how everyone celebrated when he was born. Then the poem starts to talk about Jesus's Resurrection and how the angle rolled the stone away from his tomb.. Some say that ever 'gainst the season comes' is a exert form Shakespeare's Hamlet. This exert says that when the savior's birth is celebrated everyone celebrates and nothing bad happens. The Annunciation 1450. Gabriel telling marry she is going to have a son

Outside Material:


This is a picture of baby Jesus with marry in the manger with the many gifts he was brought

Study Guide/Quiz Questions:
1.) Why did Mary and Joseph flee to Egypt? 2.) Why did Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem? 3.) How does god communicate with the wise men? 4.) How does king Harold react when he learns about the birth of Jesus? 5.) What does King Harold do when he finds out that the wise men have left Bethlehem without telling his where Jesus is?