Three blasts of a trumpet break the silence of the twilight morning. Jerusalem stirs. From this courtyard, and that narrow street, figures emerge. There is a faint lowing of cattle and bleating of sheep; animals are being driven through the streets...

Now we are going to a wedding feast. It is the most important wedding feast in the world. For nearly two thousand years it has been remembered. To be sure, our history books do not mention it, but the greatest of...

We have earlier followed the life of John until his death in prison, however, we will not return to the time when John was still baptizing in the Jordan. At this time Jesus, leaving the desert, follows the valley of the...

John was the one to first announce the mission of Jesus, and he prepared the way by baptizing those who turned again to God, but there his work ended and that of Jesus began. And it was so great a work...

Now in the quiet village of Nazareth, Jesus has been prepared. The time has come for Jesus to appear in Israel. He has heard that John is preaching and baptizing. The way is ready. John had probably never seen Jesus, yet...

Many of the greatest names of the Bible belonged to men who spent a long period of their life in quietness. The great prophet and lawgiver, Moses, spent forty years of his life, one third of it, in the quiet solitude...

There are certain days and periods of the year which every boy or girl particularly remembers. In just the same way a Jewish child counted the months and days to particular times and seasons. Every Sabbath day marked a complete rest...

In that little city of Bethlehem Joseph and Mary would find much to do. Joseph would be required to see to the enrollment of himself and his family. Then, when the eighth day had come, that important ceremony of circumcision had...

A census is a most interesting and very important matter in national affairs. On a certain night the head of each household must record the names of all who stay that night in the house, together with other details concerning them....

Galilee, like Judea, is hilly, and perched upon one of the steep hillsides was Nazareth. This mountain village was the home of a devout young maiden, of the name of Mary, who, at this time, was betrothed to a carpenter named...