The birth of Jesus Christ is the epitome of hope for humanity, fulfilling the promises made by the prophets of his arrival as the ruler of Israel. According to Matthew 1:21, Mary was to give birth to a son, who was to be named Jesus, and he would save his people from their sins. This event is situated in between Luke 2:39-40 and is believed to have taken place two years before the wise men arrived to visit the baby Jesus.

At eight days old, Jesus was circumcised, and 40 days later, his mother Mary underwent purification. Simeon blessed Jesus and rejoiced in his arrival as the Savior. At the age of two, Jesus and his parents went to Jerusalem every year for the Passover feast.

Contrary to popular belief, Jesus was not the king of the Jews, as translated in the King James Bible. He was, however, promised to be the lion of the tribe of Judah. The three wise men depicted in the nativity scene were possibly from the country of Parthia in the East, and they were not blindly following a star but had knowledge of the promises of God through the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, and others. There may have been more than just three wise men, and they carried gifts worth thousands of dollars on their journey, which caused alarm in Herod and all of Jerusalem.

The birth of Jesus had to take place at a specific time, so that his death would occur in the middle of Daniel's 70th week. He died at the Spring Feast of Passover at the age of 33 and a half, with his conception calculated to have taken place in late December or early January. The 280-day gestation period puts his birth in late September or early October, around the Feast of Tabernacles.

The Wise Men found Jesus and when they asked Herod about him, Herod wanted to know when the event took place. After they heard from the king, they departed and followed the star until it led them to the young child. To fulfill prophecy, Joseph took Jesus and his mother to Egypt after the wise men's visit, and stayed there until Herod's death. Herod's attempt to kill all children in Bethlehem, from two years old and under, is recorded in Matthew 12:16. The Bible prophesies the lamentation and bitter weeping of the women in Ramah, Bethlehem, Judea, and Ramah.

Jesus chose his disciples from Galilee, many of whom were from the tribe of Benjamin and the same age as Jesus. They could have been victims of Herod's massacre, but their parents took them and fled to Galilee, freeing them from Herod's authority. This fulfillment of the prophecy in Jeremiah is seen in Jesus' disciples. The woman in Genesis 37:9 is identified as Israel, and the sun, moon, and stars in Revelation 12:1 symbolize national Israel. The story of Jesus' birth and life continues in the Book of Revelation.