Later, Pharaoh realized that by setting the Israelites free, he lost all his slave labor. Pharaoh changes his mind. Watch the following video of the Israelites exodus from Egypt.
Christian Community Lesson
Please read the following story & watch the videos on the next page.
(A) 80 miles is same distance from Webster to Syracuse.
(B) Mary was pregnant, ready to deliver a baby & had to ride to Syracuse on a donkey while Joseph walked.
(C) Donkeys were used for transportation & kept in a stable. Like keeping our car in a garage.
(D) Please read Luke 2:5-7. The cloths mentioned are often referred to as swaddling cloths. Swaddling cloths were strips of cloth that were used for rags or bandages. Jesus was laid in a manger. A manger is what food for the animals was placed in for them to eat.
SUMMARY: If today, Mary had to ride a donkey from Webster to Syracuse & deliver her baby in a garage. The baby was wrapped in rags & placed in an animal food dish. This was God's plan to have Jesus come from the humblest of beginnings.
