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      • When Jesus was born, Luke tells us that Mary laid him in something called a manger (Luke 2:7). The word used for manger is the Latin word munducare, which means “to eat.” When our Savior left the comfort of Heaven and his earthly mother’s womb, his first resting place on earth doubled as a feeding trough for livestock.
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  2. When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.

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    If Luke had been a typical author, he might have added nuance to Jesus’s birth story to make the setting come alive for the reader. Or he may have embellished the plot to increase tension so that the reader would want to turn the page. But because we know God inspires all Scripture, we can be sure that the Holy Spirit had a purpose for every detail...

    The Gospel of Luke tells us that just before our Savior’s birth, Emperor Caesar Augustus issued a decree to every land controlled by the Roman Empire. This decree mandated that all citizens return to their hometowns to register for a census. This meant that Mary and Joseph were required to leave Galilee and travel about 75 miles through Judea to th...

    The Biblical symbols we use in our Christmas celebrations are centuries old. The beloved nativity scene, a tradition first initiated by Francis of Assisiin 1223, is still revered by Christians as one of the most important symbols of the season. In our attempt to commemorate Jesus’s birth, we typically use every means possible to recreate the scenes...

    Maybe there’s a reason God chose to omit the details of His birth and the specific location of His birthplace from Scripture. Perhaps knowing our human tendency to sensationalize the sacred and memorialize the mundane, He wanted humanity to focus on the bigger picture. Here are a few things Jesus’s manger reveals about that bigger picture: The mang...

  3. 19 Bible Verses about Mangers. Most Relevant Verses. Isaiah 1:3. Verse Concepts. “An ox knows its owner, And a donkey its master’s manger, But Israel does not know, My people do not understand.” Job 39:9. Verse Concepts. “Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger? Proverbs 14:4. Verse Concepts.

  4. Nov 30, 2017 · Manger comes from the Latin word for chew or eat. It refers to a trough where horses and donkeys and cattle ate. For example, Luke uses it in Luke 13:15: The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it?” And in the most famous Christmas ...

    • Luke 14:28 ESV / 61 helpful votes. For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
    • 1 Corinthians 14:40 ESV / 56 helpful votes. But all things should be done decently and in order.
    • Luke 16:11 ESV / 33 helpful votes. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?
    • Proverbs 21:20 ESV / 31 helpful votes. Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
  5. Dec 31, 2022 · It is a common saying at Christmastime that Jesus Christ was “born in a manger.” Of course, it wasn’t possible for Him to actually be born in the manger, but that’s where Mary laid Him after His birth (Luke 2:7).

  6. MANGER. man'-jer (phatne): Properly the place in a stall or stable where the food of cattle is placed (in the Old Testament "crib" (Job 39:9; Proverbs 14:4; Isaiah 1:3)); thus also, apparently, in the narrative of the nativity in Luke 2:7,12,16.

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