The Meaning of Christmas

2. / The wise men traveled a long distance, across the ____, to visit the baby.
5. / The wise men were likely ____, people who study the stars.
8. / There was an ancient ____ which said a special king would be born in Bethlehem.
10. / Mary became pregnant when she was ____ to Joseph.
11. / The angels sang a beautiful song, saying that now ____ has come to earth and people can know God.
13. / The wise men probably rode on ____ on their journey.
14. / When Joseph found out that Mary was ____, he was very upset.

1. / When Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem, there was no place for them to stay, except for a ____, where animals are kept.
3. / King Herod pretended he wanted to ____ the baby, like the wise men, but he really wanted to kill the baby.
4. / Mary rode on a ____ on the way to Bethlehem.
6. / An angel told some ____ who were watching their sheep on the hills that a special baby had been born.
7. / Angels are actually ____; they deliver messages from God to people.
9. / Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem because the Roman government took a ____, counting all the people who lived in the country.
12. / Mary put baby Jesus in a ____, a box to hold animal food, because they didn’t have a bed for him.
15. / The wise men gave the baby Jesus three special ____, each with their own meaning.