Scripture: Matthew and Luke

___'s birth story starts with a genealogy, which highlights Abraham, Isaac, Ruth, Solomon, and other important figures of the faith. Jewish people would recognize these people and events (Babylonian exile), this would emphasize ______.

Matthew; prophecy

Matthew's genealogy included 3 sections of ____ generations, which is the numerical value for the name ___, pointing to the fact that Jesus is the "Son of David", the .

14; David; messiah

In ___, the angel speaks to Joseph, but in ___, the angel speaks to Mary.

Matthew; Luke

Joseph and Mary are betrothed, but Mary is (meaning a scandal) so Joseph wants to divorce her _______(not wanting to ruin her).

pregnant; quietly

In Matthew, the angel visits Joseph to tell him that Mary is pregnant by the power of the_______ ______ , and to not be afraid, and that he will be named Jesus, meaning ____ _____ (he is the son of God).

Holy Spirit; God Saves

When the angel in ________ prophecies the birth of Jesus, he says "so that the _____ will be fulfilled", the prophecy of the virgin birth from Isaiah

Matthew; prophecy

______, one of Jesus's names, means God with us.

Emmanuel

In ___, the 3 magi/kings/wise men visit baby Jesus, but in __, 3 shepherds visit Jesus

Matthew; Luke

In Matthew, the 3 wise men (priestly nature with supra human knowledge, maybe astrologists) see a new ___, meaning a king has been born. They go visit king Herod to pay respects to the child, but the child is not Herod's

star

When Herod the Great hears of a new king being born, he is nervous and finds ________ to hear about the prophecy and where this child may be. The prophecy says that the child will be born in ________.

scholars; Bethlehem

Herod the Great asks the wise men to return to him once they find the child so that he can pay his respects, but he actually wants to ___ the child.

kill

The book ________ of does not mention an inn in the birth story.

Matthew

The wise men bow before Jesus and give him three gifts: Gold (representing ____ or______), frankensince (representing ), and myrrh (representing ___ and his eventual ___)

royalty or king/leader; priest; prophet; death

The magi do not return to Herod as warned in a ___.

dream

After Jesus's birth, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus are warned by an angel to flee to ___, fulfilling prophecy and escaping Herod's search for them and order to kill all the infant boys (prophecy of the ___ women for their children)

Egypt; weeping

Jesus's time in Egypt connects Jesus to _____ and liberation.

Moses

Once an angel lets them know that Herod the Great is dead, they return, but they go to _________ instead of Bethlehem in fear of _____ ____, which further fulfills prophecy.

Nazareth; Herod Antipas

_____ is anyone who loves and is a friend of God. The book of ___ was written for them.

Theophilus; Luke

The story of Zechariah and Elizabeth is in the book of ____.

Luke

Zechariah and Elizabeth are righteous, but Elizabeth is ___ and cannot have children. Zechariah is a __.

barren; priest

The angel _____ tells Zechariah about how Elizabeth will have a son who will prepare the way of the Lord in the spirit and power of_______ . That he will prepare people to _______ the Lord, and his name will be ______.

Gabriel; Elijah; recieve; John

Zechariah doubts what the angel tells him because they are old, so he cannot ____until his son is born. Elizabeth trusts in God's ______. When Elizabeth is 6 months pregnant, Gabriel visits ___.

speak; timing; Mary

The Hail Mary is from the book of ___, and the Our Father is from the book of ___.

Luke; Matthew

Gabriel tells Mary about Jesus and about Elizabeth's pregnancy, and Mary says ____ in faith to God, as a model of faith.

yes

Mary goes to visit her cousin Elizabeth in ___. When Mary enters, John __ in the womb. Mary praises God, the ___ are lifted up, and the __ are brought low.

Judea; leaps; lowly; rich

When Elizabeth has her child, people want to name him ____ as a family name. Zechariah writes ___ and he can speak again. He __ God of redeeming Israel.

Zechariah; "John is his name"; praises

because of the __, Joseph and Mary travelled to Bethlehem. There's no room, so they have to stay with the animals. Jesus is born and laid in a ______.

census; manger

In Luke, three _ come to visit Jesus after angels come to them and tell them where to find him.

shepherds

Matthew was written by a ___ Christian, and Luke was written by a ______ Christian

Jewish; Gentile

____ links Jesus to Jewish traditions and prophecy, and ___ emphasizes that Jesus is for everyone, especially the vulnerable and marginalized

Matthew; Luke

Matthew was written by __; and Luke was written by ___.

an unknown specific author; Luke

The book of Matthew's symbol is an ___, and the book of Luke's symbol is an ___.

angel; ox

Once Jesus is ___ days old, he is circumcised and named.

8

After the purification process, Mary and Joseph go with Jesus to the temple to ____ him. The prophet ______ has been told by God that he will not die until he sees the Messiah. Also, the prophet __, who is a very old widow (vulnerable and marginalized), also recognized Jesus as the messiah.

consecrate; Simeon; Anna

When Jesus is 12 years old, they go to visit the ___ in Jerusalem. When travelling home in the busy caravan, they realize after 3 days of travel that Jesus is not with them. They find him talking and ___ in the temple, and people are listening to him. ~"Didn't you know that I would be in my __'s house?"

temple; teaching; father

The parable about the leaven/yeast is about how the _ _ ___ will start out small, like a little bit of yeast, but it grows. Some things that would've caught people's attention is that they used __ of flour (waaay too much) and that typically leaven represents __.

Kingdom of God; 3 measures; corruption

The parable about the Great Supper/Wedding Feast shows Luke's focus on the ______ . In Matthew, the host is a ____, and in Luke, it's a _____ . The Lord represents God, the servants represent ____ , and the original invites represent _.

vulnerable; King; Lord; prophets; scribes

In the parable about the Great Supper/Wedding Feast, the theme is our _____ if we hope to be a part of the kingdom. It would've shocked people that people would refuse to a _______, and that a king would dine with the ___.

response; king; lowly

The parable about the unmerciful servant is about how we must never stop ___. People would've been shocked that a master would have ______ with and forgive a servant, and the servant's shocking lack of ______.

forgiving; time; mercy

The parable about the ten virgins/brides is about our______ if we hope to be a part of the kingdom. People would've been shocked to hear about 10 wives for one ___.

response; groom

The parable about the prodigal son is about Jesus's _ of God. It portrays God as giving, but the lack of _ would've shocked people.

image; fairness

The parable of the Good Samaritan is sparked by a lawyer's question of what the greatest law is (to ____God and your neighbor). The theme is our _ with others in the larger world. It would've shocked people to hear of those they thought of as "_" not helping the man.

love; relationship; good

Jesus's ____ way, as described in the parallel on Love of Enemies and Retaliation, is to ___ to an injustice without _______ to try and bring everyone to a state of justice. To assert your _ but do not strike back.

3rd; respond; violence; humanity

In Luke, in the parallel on love of enemies and retaliation, he highlights God's __, while Matthew highlights God's __.

mercy; perfection

On the Sermon on the Mount/Plain, the people listening are _____, hungry, overtaxed, and dying ______. The theology of retribution is in their minds, so they feel as God has abandoned them or is ______ them.

poor; young; punishing

On the Sermon on the Mount/Plain, Jesus's message is one of ___ for a better future in the kingdom of ___, he will give it to you.

hope; God

The kingdom of God is fully realized in heaven, but it is also right ___. The kingdom of God is the ___ of people who follow God and is present when we live as a community in the way ______ wants us to.

now; community; God

We are called to 1) ___for those who persecute you 2) do ______ to those who hate you 3) those who curse you 4)______ without expecting anything in return, and 5) do to _____as you would have them do to you.

pray; good; bless; lend/give; others

We know that God loves ever our enemies because the ____ rises and the _____ falls on the good and the bad

sun; rain

If you love your enemies, you are like ___, and you become a child of _

God

If you hate your enemies, you are like tax collectors, pagans (____), and sinners (___)

Matthew; Luke

If someone treats you unjustly, you should respond ___, and in a way that asserts your ___ yet does not attack the __ of the other.

nonviolently; humanity; dignity

Loving your enemies and the teachings on retaliation are connected because they both call you to _ those who are against you.

love

In the Rejection at Nazareth, Luke adds a couple of passages, including the part about Jesus reading the prophecy from the ____, the quote about the ___healing himself, about the many ____not being comforted and the many _____not being cleansed, and about the crowd being angry and trying to ___ him.

scroll; physician; widows; lepers; throw