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<div class="head">Christmas: Celebrating the First Advent of Christ</div>
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<p>For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. <a onClick="return mV('Isa',9,6);">Isaiah 9:6</a></p>
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<p>In honor of the birth of Christ we have created this special page that deals with that event as well as those surrounding it. This page serves as a starting point for those seeking to study this great moment in history.</p>
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<p>The content is divided up into different types:
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<li><a href="#Bible_Accounts">Bible Accounts (Text)</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Hymns">Hymns</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Text_Commentaries">Text Commentaries</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Images">Images</a></li>
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<div class="return"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a><br>
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<a href="./study/index.html">Return to Study Tools</a></div>
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<div class="subhead"><a id="Bible_Accounts"></a>Bible Accounts (Text)</div>
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<p><b>Prophecies Concerning the Birth of Christ</p></b>
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<li><a onClick="return mV('Isa',7,'14');">Isaiah 7:14</a></li>
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<li><a onClick="return mV('Isa',9,'6');">Isaiah 9:6</a></li>
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<li><a onClick="return mV('Mic',5,'2');">Micah 5:2</a></li>
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<p><b>The Birth of Jesus Foretold</b></p>
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<li><a onClick="return mV('Luk',1,'26-45');">Luke 1:26-45</a></li>
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<li><a onClick="return mV('Mat',1,'18-25');">Matthew 1:18-25</a></li>
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</ul>
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<p><b>The Magnificat (Mary's Song of Praise)</b></p>
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<li><a onClick="return mV('Luk',1,'46-56');">Luke 1:46-56</a></li>
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<p><b>John the Baptist's Birth</b></p>
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<li><a onClick="return mV('Luk',1,'57-66');">Luke 1:57-66</a></li>
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<p><b>The Prophecy of Zechariah</b></p>
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<li><a onClick="return mV('Luk',1,'67-80');">Luke 1:67-80</a></li>
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<p><b>The Birth of Jesus Christ</b></p>
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<li><a onClick="return mV('Luk',2,'1-7');">Luke 2:1-7</a></li>
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<p><b>Angels Appear to Shepherds</b></p>
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<li><a onClick="return mV('Luk',2,'8-21');">Luke 2:8-21</a></li>
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<p><b>The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple</b></p>
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<li><a onClick="return mV('Luk',2,'22-38');">Luke 2:22-38</a></li>
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<p><b>The Visit of the Wisemen</b></p>
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<li><a onClick="return mV('Mat',2,'1-12');">Matthew 2:1-12</a></li>
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</ul>
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<div class="return"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a><br>
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<a href="./study/index.html">Return to Study Tools</a></div>
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<div class="subhead"><a id="Hymns">Hymns</a></div>
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<p style="color:red;">TO PLAY, A MIDI PLAYER SUCH AS WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER MUST BE INSTALLED.</p>
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<li><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/htm_a_n_angelswe.html">Angels We Have Heard on High</a></li>
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<li><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/htm_a_w_awaymang.html">Away in a Manger</a></li>
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<li><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/htm_g_o_godrest.html">God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen</a></li>
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<li><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/htm_h_h_hheralda.html">Hark! the Herald Angels Sing</a></li>
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<li><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/htm_j_o_joyworld.html">Joy to the World</a></li>
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<li><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/htm_o_c_ocomeayf.html">O Come, All Ye Faithful</a></li>
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<li><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/htm_o_c_ocomocom.html">O Come, O Come, Emmanuel</a></li>
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<li><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/htm_o_h_oholynit.html">O Holy Night</a></li>
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<li><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/htm_o_l_olittle.html">O Little Town of Bethlehem</a></li>
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<li><a href="./hymns/hymns_html/htm_s_i_silntnit.html">Silent Night</a></li>
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</ul>
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</div></div>
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<div class="return"><a href="#top">Return to Top</a><br>
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<a href="./study/index.html">Return to Study Tools</a></div>
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<div class="subhead"><a id="Text_Commentaries">Text Commentaries, Sermons, and Writings</a></div>
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<div class="main-left linkUs"><div class="pad2030">
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<p><b>Commentaries</b></p>
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<p><b>Jamieson, Fausett & Brown</b></p>
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<li><a href="./Comm/jfb/Luk/Luk002.html">Commentary on the Birth of Christ</a></li>
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</ul>
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<p><b>David Guzik</b></p>
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<li><a href="./Comm/david_guzik/sg/Mat_1.html">Study Guide for the Genealogy and Birth of Jesus Christ</a></li>
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<li><a href="./Comm/david_guzik/sg/Luk_2.html">Study Guide for Jesus' Birth and Boyhood</a></li>
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</ul>
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<p><b>Matthew Henry</b></p>
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<li><a href="./Comm/mhc/Luk/Luk002.html">Commentary on the Birth and Infancy of Jesus</a></li>
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</ul>
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<p><b>Sermons by C.H. Spurgeon</b></p>
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<li><a href="./Comm/charles_spurgeon/sermons/0057.html">The Incarnation and Birth of Christ</a></li>
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<li><a href="./Comm/charles_spurgeon/sermons/0168.html">The First Christmas Carol</a></li>
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<li><a href="./Comm/charles_spurgeon/sermons/0109.html">Going Home—A Christmas Sermon</a></li>
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<li><a href="./Comm/charles_spurgeon/sermons/0291.html">A Christmas Question</a></li>
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<li><a href="./Comm/charles_spurgeon/sermons/1026.html">Joy Born at Bethlehem</a></li>
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</ul>
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<div class="subhead"><a id="Images"></a>Images</div>
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<p>Click on the image below to view a larger image. The title will appear when you place your cursor over the image.</p>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_5.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_5b.jpg" border="0" title="Angel Visits Mary" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_6.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_6b.jpg" border="0" title="Mary Visits Elizabeth" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_7.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_7b.jpg" border="0" title="An Angel tells Zechariah of John the Baptist's Birth" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_9.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_9b.jpg" border="0" title="Zechariah Prophesies of John the Baptist" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_11.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_11b.jpg" border="0" title="An Angel Appears to Joseph" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_12.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_12b.jpg" border="0" title="The Census Taken by Caesar Augustus" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_13.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_13b.jpg" border="0" title="Jesus is Born" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_14.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_14b.jpg" border="0" title="Angels Announce Jesus' Birth to Shepherds" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_15.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_15b.jpg" border="0" title="Shepherds Visit Jesus" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_16.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_16b.jpg" border="0" title="The Magi See the Star" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_17.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_17b.jpg" border="0" title="The Adoration of the Magi" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_18.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_18b.jpg" border="0" title="Jesus is Presented at the Temple" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_20.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_20b.jpg" border="0" title="The Flight to Egypt" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_21.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_21b.jpg" border="0" title="Herod Kills All Baby Boys" /></a><br></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="./study/christmas/hs3_22.html"><img src="./study/christmas/hs3_22b.jpg" border="0" title="The Return from Egypt"/></a><br></td>
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<h2>DISCLAIMER</h2>
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<p>Images are provided as a visual aid for various events portrayed by biblical accounts. By no means are certain images meant to accurately portray the appearance of God or to limit Him in any way. They merely stand as visual representations in order to describe a biblical event in the same manner that an illustrated children's Bible seeks to obtain that very goal. <b><i>The images should not be worshipped or used in the practice of worship in any way.</i></b></p>
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