Across
- 1. "Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men[a] from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his _______ when it rose and have come to worship him.” (Matthew)
- 4. It was a spice and was used in embalming. It symbolizes bitterness, suffering, and affliction. The baby Jesus would grow to suffer greatly as a man and would pay the ultimate price when He gave His life on the cross.
- 5. "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the _______ of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning." (James)
- 6. “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost ___ of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the ____ that is lost, until he finds it?" (Luke)
- 7. "give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the ___________ you use it will be measured back to you.” (Luke)
- 11. "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ ______ our Lord." (Romans)
- 15. "And the _____ became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." (John)
- 16. A white resin or gum. It is obtained from a tree by making incisions in the bark and allowing the gum to flow out. It is highly fragrant when burned and was therefore used in worship, where it was burned as a pleasant offering to God (Exodus 30:34). _________ is a symbol of holiness and righteousness. This gift to Jesus was symbolic of His willingness to become a sacrifice, wholly giving Himself up, analogous to a burnt offering.
- 17. "Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted __________, and he shall bear their iniquities." (Isaiah)
- 18. "Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate and at the _______, and fortified them." (II Chron.)
- 19. "In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more ______________ to give than to receive.’” (Acts)
- 21. The number of miles Mary and Joseph had to travel to Bethlehem for the census.
Down
- 2. "And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they [the wise men] departed to their own country by __________ way." (Matthew)
- 3. "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, ______ of Peace." (Isaiah)
- 8. ""But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting. " (Micah)
- 9. "But he was pierced for our transgressions;he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us ______ and with his wounds we are healed." (Isaiah)
- 10. The gift of gold to Jesus was symbolic of His ______________—God in flesh.
- 12. “Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as ______; though they are red like crimson,they shall become like wool." (Isaiah)
- 13. "Thanks be to God for his inexpressible ____!" (II Cor)
- 14. oldest man in the Bible
- 20. "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was _____, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich." (2 Cor.)