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by: Debbie Galyen

08/12/2025

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“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus ...” (v1). The birth of Jesus happened during the time of a powerful emperor whose decrees made impact all over the Roman Empire. However, Jesus was born to a simple Galilean family, and common shepherds were his first visitors. Two aging believers, Simeon and Anna, affirmed that the child was God’s salvation, a “light to the Gentiles” and the “glory of Israel” (v32).

“And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths ...” (v12). God’s great salvation did not come in the form of political might, but instead as a vulnerable baby in a manger. God’s way of making the world right confounds human wisdom and power. 

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“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus ...” (v1). The birth of Jesus happened during the time of a powerful emperor whose decrees made impact all over the Roman Empire. However, Jesus was born to a simple Galilean family, and common shepherds were his first visitors. Two aging believers, Simeon and Anna, affirmed that the child was God’s salvation, a “light to the Gentiles” and the “glory of Israel” (v32).

“And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths ...” (v12). God’s great salvation did not come in the form of political might, but instead as a vulnerable baby in a manger. God’s way of making the world right confounds human wisdom and power. 

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