143 "She Gave Birth to Her Firstborn Son" Luke 2:1-7 (Doug Paul, December 7, 2025)
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series: "The Birth of Christ in Luke"
date: December 7, 2025
episode: 143
title: "She Gave Birth to Her Firstborn Son"
text: Luke 2:1-7
1. Introduction: History & Its Meaning (Luke 1:1-4)
1.1. Luke as Historian
1.2. Luke as Theologian
2. Elizabeth’s Blessings (1:39-45)
2.1. Elizabeth Blesses Mary (42A)
2.2. Elizabeth Blesses Jesus (42B)
2.3. Elizabeth Blesses Mary Again (45)
3. Mary’s Song (1:46-56)
3.1. Mary Praises God Her Savior (46-47)
3.2. Mary Sings about Why She Praises God (48-49)
3.3. Mary Sings about Why We Should Praise God (50-55)
4. Conclusion: Jesus’s Birth (2:1-7)
4.1. Caesar Augustus (1-3)
4.2. God Our Savior (4-7; Micah 5:1-5a)
Scripture References: Luke 1:1-4; Luke 1:39-45; Luke 1:46-56; Luke 2:1-7; Micah 5:1-5a;
Time sequence markers in Luke 1-2 (ESV):
- 1:5 “In the days of Herod, king of Judea”
- 1:24 “After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden”
- 1:26 "In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent ..."
- 1:39 “In those days Mary arose”
- 1:56 “And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home”
- 2:1-2 “In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.”
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