Mary’s Firstborn Son

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger. Luke 2:7 A decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. This taxation brought Joseph to the little town of Bethlehem. It was the custom among the Jews for taxes to be paid in the city from which one's family originated. And Joseph was from the house of David. So to Bethlehem he went to perform his civic duty. Mary accompanied him. Mary was the espoused wife of...