The Firstborn

And she brought forth her firstborn son . . . . Luke 2:7a Wonderful Christmas-story! How utterly simple; yet how beautifully proper! For, simplicity, extreme simplicity, and sobriety characterize the Biblical account of the greatest of all wonders, from which all other wonders derive their true significance, the incarnation of the Son of God! There was a decree of Caesar Augustus, that the whole world should be taxed; Joseph and Mary travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem, the city of David;...