25. How many natures does Messiah have and what are they?
Jesus has two natures, a divine nature and a human nature.
26. How many persons does Messiah have?
He is just one person.
27. What did Joseph decide to do about the fact that Mary was pregnant and he was not the father?
He decided to divorce her quietly so that she would not be publicly disgraced.
28. Why did he not divorce her in the end?
An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him to marry Mary as the child was from the Holy Spirit.
29. What are we told in the very last verse of Matthew Chapter 1?
That Joseph did not sleep with Mary until after her baby was born.
30. Where was Messiah born?
In Bethlehem in Judea.
31. Who was ruling over the Jews at the time when Messiah was born?
The Romans.
32. What was the name of the Roman Emperor at that time?
He was called Caesar Augustus.
33. What decree did he issue that meant that Messiah was born in Bethlehem?
He issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.
34. What important rule did he make about where people should register?
He decreed that everyone should go to their own town to register.
35. What did Joseph have to do to register?
He had to leave Nazareth in Galilee and move to Bethlehem in Judea.
36. What famous king was from that place and was one of Joseph's ancestors?
King David.
37. What did Mary do for her baby when he was born?
She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger.
38. Why was he put in a manger and not in a bed?
Because there was no guest room available for them in Bethlehem.
