540 A SHORT VIEW OF SCRIPTURE HISTORY. 30. Q. Whither did his disciples go afterward ? A. They went and told Jesus what had befallen their master, and pro- bably they became the disciples of Jesus ; Verse 12. CHAP. XXII. Of the Birth and Childhood of Jesus Christ. I. QUESTION. WHO was Jesus, Christ ? A. The Son of God, who came into this world to be the Saviour of men ; 1 John iv. 14. John iii. 17. 2. Q. What does the name Jesus Christ signify ? A. Jesus, which is his proper name, signifies a Saviour; and Christ is the same in greek, that Messiah is in hebrew, which signifies his being anointed, or appointed to that office; Mat. i. 21. John i, 41. Ps. ii. 2. 3. Q. Where did he dwell before he came into this world ? A. He dwelt with God his Father in a veryglorious state before this world was made; John xvii. 5. and i. 1, 2, 14, 4. Q. In whatmanner did hecorne into this world ? A. He laid aside his glory, he took a body of flesh and blood, which God had prepared for him, and was born of Mary, who was a virgin, according to the prophecy of Isaiah ; Phil. ii. 7. Heb. ii. 14. and x. 5. Mat. i. 20, 23. Isa. vii. 14. 5. Q. Who was this Mary the mother of Jesus Christ ? A. She was a poor young woman of the family of David, who was espoused to, or had consented to marry Joseph, a carpenter, who was also of the houseof David, that royal family, being then fallen into decay ; Mat, i. 18, 20. Luke i. 32. Mat. xiii. 55. 6. Q. Did Joseph marry her afterwards ? A. Joseph was admonished by an angel of God to marry her without fear, be- cause the child that was formed in her was by the Spirit of God ; Mat, i. 20. 7. Q. What notice had Mary that ,she should have such a, son ? A. The angel Gabriel was sent to her at Nazareth, where she dwelt, to assure her that the power of the Most High God should overshadow her, and that she should bring forth a child, who should be called the «Son of God," Luke i. 26-35. 8. Q. How was Mary further encouraged in this, hope ? A. While she was withchild with her son Jesus;, she went to visit her cousin Elizabeth, who was then with child with John the baptist ; Elizabeth saluted her as the mother of the Messiah, and they were both inspired to praise the Lord with divine raptures; Luke i. 89---55... ,. 9. Q. Where was Jerus-Çllrist born? A. In Bethlehem,
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