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This is the sacred story of the beginning of the life of Jesus Christ, including Isaiah's prophecy and its fulfillment, the announcement to Mary, the journey to Bethlehem, the adoration of the shepherds, and Christ's birth in a manger.
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00:21Gloria in excelsis Deo
00:37Gloria in excelsis Deo
00:51701 years before the birth of Christ
00:54and the mighty armies of Assyria march out to conquest and to war.
01:01Led by King Sennacherib, son of Sargon, their host swept westward, westward through Syria, west to the Phoenician shores, crushing
01:13all who dared to oppose them.
01:16Sidon crumbled before their weight of arms. With Tyre besieged, King Eleus fled to the Isle of Cyprus.
01:23The cities of Ashdod, Ammon, Moab, and Edom surrendered, and the Assyrian hordes thundered on, on toward Jerusalem, the holy
01:33city of the Jews.
01:37There, the last broken but courageous forces of Israel had gathered.
01:43Preparations for a final and all but hopeless stand were made under the leadership of Hezekiah, King of Judah.
01:52Sergeant, Sergeant of the Guard.
01:56What do you see, Sentry?
01:58Someone comes.
02:00Oh, Your Majesty.
02:02Oh, that feather of dust.
02:14Probably a messenger, Your Majesty.
02:17Not one of ours.
02:19See those flashes of light?
02:24Yes, sire.
02:25Only Assyrian chariots carry knife blades on their wheels.
02:34Notify the captain of the guards.
02:57Home.
02:58That's their signal for a parley.
03:02Eliakim.
03:04At your command, Majesty.
03:06Take Shepner the scribe and find out what our pagan friend has on his mind.
03:24I'm Eliakim, keeper of the household of Hezekiah, King of Judea.
03:32Tell your Hezekiah that the great king, Sennacherib of Assyria, says thus.
03:37On what can you put your confidence now?
03:39On help from Egypt, that broken reed?
03:42On your God, Jehovah, who has been powerless against my king thus far?
03:46Certainly not on the few remaining men you have.
03:48We have sufficient to...
03:51If each of your men could grasp ten reins, I and your women and children too, you'd not have enough
03:56to hold the horses of our chariots.
03:59This is Sennacherib's offer.
04:01Kneel before him, surrender your pledges, and he'll give you two thousand horses, if you have enough men to ride
04:07them.
04:07Let us lower our voices, or speak in Syrian.
04:11It is not wise to discuss treaties in the hearing of those who man the walls.
04:15Indeed.
04:16They are the very ones who should hear the words of Sennacherib.
04:20Listen, you starving ones.
04:22Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
04:25Your one hope is to make peace with Sennacherib.
04:29Lay down your arms, and he'll give you food and wine, water from his cistern.
04:33Lead you to a land of grain and vineyards, a land of plenty.
04:37Are you still dreaming that your Jehovah can save you?
04:40Ask yourselves, have the gods of other nations saved them from the might of Assyria?
04:46Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad?
04:48Where are the gods of Sparvheim?
04:52Speak, men of Judah.
04:53What is your answer?
05:35All that afternoon, as Hezekiah prayed for help, the vast Assyrian hordes advanced on Jerusalem.
05:44When darkness had fallen, two daring men slipped out by the small gate.
05:49Despite my mind, what's the one it is.
05:54Where's the one it is?
05:56Where's the one it is?
06:05Or do you think of something else?
06:06It's not.
06:10How do you think of this one?
06:11Ok, never mind that.
06:14How do you think of this one?
06:14On the most commonplace would you hold this thing all night?
06:16A dull blade binds in the bone.
06:18Theел blade binds the bone.
06:19Man, what would you think of this one?
06:19needs rest before a battle think of the loot we'll miss if we're not in the
06:22front line by daybreak
06:31and then he said think of the loot we'll miss if we're not ready by daybreak
06:37had you any chance to count their numbers would have been like counting
06:42the blades of grass their campfire stretched to the farthest hills your
06:49majesty you've done well Eliakim see to the sentries have the others get all the
06:58rest they can I dare say we'll all be busy very early your majesty the prophet Isaiah
07:10your majesty I've spent much of the day in the temple praying
07:15I was about to go again perhaps for the last time will you come with me there
07:21is no need your majesty the Lord Jehovah has given me his answer to your prayers
07:25yeah he shall not come into this city nor shoot an arrow there neither shall he
07:33come before it with shields for I will defend this city to save it for mine own
07:39sake and for my servant David's sake for mine own sake and for my servant David's sake
07:53even as Isaiah had prophesied the rising of the Sun brought no attack only a distant cloud of dust
08:02marking the route of a retreating army and when Hezekiah led a scouting party to investigate
08:21during the night the angel of the Lord had struck the camp of the enemy slaying a hundred and eighty
08:27-five thousand
08:36and a few warriors of Assyria who survived fled to their native land all the people of Judea joined with
08:45their king in giving thanks to the Lord
08:51and in the days that followed the Lord revealed many things to Isaiah matters of
08:58such importance that he had them written down for the guidance of his people the
09:03Lord has told me your majesty there will be no more warfare in your lifetime but in
09:10the years to come there will be great trouble for our land Jerusalem will be
09:18destroyed our people will be made slaves but this will not be for all time for he
09:27promises to send the Messiah a savior for all men
09:36the Lord himself will give you a sign behold a virgin shall bear a son and shall call his name
09:45Emmanuel he
09:47shall come from the root of Jesse and the spirit of Jehovah shall be upon him and in
09:52that day he will stand as an ensign of the people unto him will all nations seek
10:02and his resting place shall be glorious the years passed by and the
10:13centuries and all that Isaiah prophesied was fulfilled Jerusalem felt the
10:20iron heel of many conquerors
10:31but through freedom and slavery bondage and rebellion the words of Isaiah were not
10:37forgotten he shall come from the root of Jesse and the spirit of Jehovah shall be
10:44upon him centuries later in the land of Judea during the reign of Herod the
10:50great the devout continued to pray for the fulfillment of the promise in the
10:55village of Nazareth among those who prayed was a young maiden named Mary
11:28your betrothed works late he is making a chest for our home
11:56and an angel appeared unto Mary and said hail thou that art highly favored the Lord is with thee blessed
12:06art thou among women fear not Mary for thou hast found favor with God behold thou shalt bring forth a
12:16son and shall call his name Jesus
12:19and an angel appeared unto Mary and said hail thou that art highly favored the Lord is with thee blessed
12:19art thou among women
12:19he shall be great he shall be great and shall be called the son of the highest and the Lord
12:25God shall give him the throne of his father David and he shall reign forever and of his kingdom there
12:32shall be no end
12:35how shall this be the Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the most high will overshadow
12:41you therefore the child to be born will be called holy the son of God
12:47son of God
12:56behold the handmaid of the Lord
13:03be it unto me
13:04according to thy word
13:18very soon thereafter Mary left to visit her cousin Elizabeth
13:29meanwhile in Nazareth Joseph was troubled by her departure
13:48good afternoon Joseph good afternoon oh here let me
13:59there's there's something I've been wanting to ask you
14:03Indeed.
14:04Ever since Mary left this morning.
14:07Does she want to break our betrothal?
14:09She said nothing like that to me.
14:12And I'm certain she would have mentioned it
14:14if the thought had entered her mind.
14:15Ah, yes, I suppose so.
14:17Didn't I hear her say she loved you
14:19when we bade her goodbye?
14:21Yeah, she did, but...
14:23But what, Joseph?
14:25Why did she leave so hastily
14:27with no word as to how long she'd be gone?
14:29And with our wedding date agreed upon?
14:32If only your kinswoman had sent for her,
14:35if she had been ill,
14:36if there had been some reason for her going.
14:41There is a reason, Joseph.
14:45The angel of the Lord appeared to her in a vision.
14:49And told her to go?
14:52But why?
14:53Why Mary?
14:54We cannot question his wisdom.
14:57The things he wants us to know
14:59he will disclose at his time.
15:02But I'm sure Mary loves you.
15:04Why, I'm as sure as I am that,
15:06well, that she'll come back to us.
15:17And Mary came into the hill country of Judah.
15:25Having come to the city of Judah,
15:28Mary entered the home of her kinswoman Elizabeth,
15:31the wife of Zacharias.
15:41And she entered the house and greeted Elizabeth.
15:44And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit
15:47and exclaimed,
15:48blessed are you among women.
15:51And Mary said,
15:54My soul magnifies the Lord
15:56and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior.
16:02For he has regarded the lowest state of his handmaiden.
16:07For behold,
16:09henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
16:15For he who is mighty
16:17has done great things for me
16:19and holy is his name.
16:23And his mercy is on those who fear him
16:26from generation to generation.
16:31He has shown strength with his arm.
16:34He has scattered the proud
16:35in the imagination of their hearts.
16:38He has put down the mighty from their thrones
16:41and exalted those of low degree.
16:45He has filled the hungry with good things.
16:49And the rich he has sent empty away.
16:53He has helped his servant Israel
16:55in remembrance of his mercy.
16:58As he spoke to our fathers,
17:01to Abraham,
17:03and to his posterity forever.
17:17And Mary abode with her kinfolk
17:19for about three months
17:20and then return to her own home.
17:28It was then that she told Joseph
17:30of the message given her from God.
17:33And Joseph, hearing these things,
17:36was deeply concerned.
17:40Until one night,
17:41when as he lay asleep,
17:43an angel of the Lord came to him
17:45and said,
17:46Joseph,
17:47Joseph, son of David,
17:49do not fear to take Mary, your wife.
17:52For that which is conceived in her
17:55is of the Holy Spirit.
17:57She will bear a son
17:58and you shall call his name Jesus.
18:02For it is he who will save his people
18:04from their sins.
18:22And so, Mary and Joseph
18:24became husband and wife.
18:40Hear ye, hear ye.
18:42To all subjects dwelling in the lands
18:44of Syria, Israel, Samaria, and Judea,
18:47by command of his excellency
18:49Gaius Caesar Octavianus,
18:51August ruler of the Roman Empire,
18:52all the world shall be counted,
18:55listed, and taxed.
18:56What, more taxes?
18:58Is there any in the technical...
18:59Silence, you dog.
19:01In obedience to this command,
19:04all men and women shall within 30 days
19:06return to the cities of their forebearers,
19:08there to be enrolled.
19:11Failure to obey will be punished by death.
19:21To the cities of our forebearers.
19:26It won't be an easy journey for you.
19:28I've always wanted to see Bethlehem.
19:36Not long thereafter,
19:38Joseph and Mary started the long journey
19:40on the road to Bethlehem,
19:42the city of their forebearers.
20:02The city of the forebearers.
20:18The journey was long and weary,
20:21but at last they saw the lights of Bethlehem
20:23in the distance.
20:41Am I a servant?
20:42No.
20:43Am I a slave?
20:44No.
20:45I'm your wife,
20:46and entitled to a little consideration.
20:47No, my dear.
20:48I know, and my feet are too,
20:50but with all this business...
20:51Business or no business,
20:52I'm going to bed.
20:59You're the keeper of this inn?
21:01Yes, my lord.
21:02Yes.
21:03Unfortunately...
21:03I need lodging for myself and my family.
21:05I'd be honored to supply it,
21:06but my rooms are filled to overflowing.
21:08One room will do.
21:10At any other time, Your Excellency,
21:12but with the enrollment going on,
21:14half the people of the world on the road,
21:16I...
21:17I've already rented the servants' quarters,
21:19even my son's room.
21:21There's nothing left.
21:23Nothing at all.
21:28except I...
21:32Three coppers for a mug of green wine.
21:36A silver coin for sleeping space on a mud floor.
21:41Another for a piece of this moldy mutton.
21:44Mutton?
21:45That's lamb.
21:47It tastes like old caramel.
21:49Well, if it isn't fit for your fine taste.
21:53With these fractions,
21:54I'll eat and I feel if it kills me.
22:00I have to go out for a moment.
22:02Now, when I'm gone,
22:04give a message to my wife.
22:06Yes, ma'am.
22:07Tell her to spend the night with her sister.
22:09I've just rented our room.
22:16Just a moment.
22:18If you're looking for a lodging,
22:19it's not here.
22:20The inn's full.
22:21Are you sure?
22:22I should be.
22:23It's my inn.
22:24But I must have shelter for my wife.
22:27Well, then ask through the town.
22:28Knock on every door.
22:29I have, for hours.
22:31My wife is going to have a child.
22:33It's almost her time.
22:36Oh.
22:37I wish I could help.
22:40Look.
22:42There's a stable
22:43down back of the inn.
22:45It's not much lodging,
22:46but it's better than nothing.
22:48Thank you, my friend.
22:50Wait a minute.
22:53Here.
22:54Take this.
22:55No point in guiding anyone else
22:57to this door tonight.
23:18You can't stay here, Mary.
23:20I'll have to find some other place.
23:22This will be quite all right.
23:24Please help me down, Joseph.
23:33After all,
23:35before David was a king,
23:37he was a shepherd.
23:38He must have spent many a night
23:40with his flocks.
23:46That night,
23:47in the hills nearby,
23:49there were shepherds
23:50guarding their flocks.
24:03Here now, youngster.
24:05Hold still.
24:05Eleven travelers
24:07in that last party.
24:08Why, that makes more than,
24:09more than five scores
24:10since the sunset.
24:11You're supposed to be
24:13watching the flocks,
24:14not counting the people.
24:15Month in and month out,
24:16I can see sheep.
24:18Once in a lifetime
24:19can I see the roads
24:20crowded from dawn to midnight.
24:21Even so,
24:22you are still watching sheep.
24:24What?
24:25Human sheep.
24:27The sheep of Israel.
24:29Beating obedience
24:30to the orders of Rome.
24:31Prouding peacefully
24:32to the governor's
24:33shearing pens.
24:34This isn't a shearing,
24:36just a tallying,
24:37an enrollment,
24:39a census taking.
24:40First a tally,
24:41then a clipping,
24:43then a census,
24:45then more taxes.
24:46More taxes?
24:48You really think so?
24:49I don't think,
24:50I know.
24:51With the Romans,
24:52it's always been more,
24:53and more,
24:54and more.
24:55It will be
24:56until our shepherd's crooks
24:58turn to spears.
25:00That kind of talk,
25:02I don't like it.
25:03That can start trouble.
25:04Well, after all,
25:05we're part of their empire.
25:07They extended their
25:08treaty of peace to Herod.
25:09Treaty?
25:10A privilege to live
25:11on the lands
25:12that once were ours,
25:13as long as we pay taxes,
25:15bow to them,
25:15bend their will,
25:16our time will come.
25:19It was promised
25:20by our prophets,
25:21written in our scriptures,
25:22that a Messiah
25:23will come to our people.
25:25Yes, but when?
25:27Who knows?
25:27We must wait,
25:29have patience.
25:30I've waited all my life,
25:33a day and a night.
25:35Our people have waited
25:36over 700 years.
25:38We have had leaners before,
25:41Jeroboam the younger,
25:43Judas Maccabee,
25:45Hezekiah.
25:47It will be well worth
25:49a hundred centuries
25:50of waiting
25:50for the greatest of all.
25:53In every generation,
25:54our young men
25:55have said,
25:56soon, soon,
25:57and dreamed their dreams.
26:00I did in my youth,
26:02and my father,
26:03and his father before him.
26:05So perhaps will your children,
26:08and your children's children.
26:12Perhaps.
26:14Perhaps.
26:15But as long as we know
26:17the Messiah will come someday,
26:19our task is to wait.
26:22Wait and be good sheep.
26:24Aye, good sheep.
26:26But at least sheep with a hope.
26:37And as they watched
26:39over their flocks,
26:40lo, the angel of the Lord
26:42came upon them.
26:47And they were afraid.
26:52And the angel said,
26:53Fear not,
26:54for behold,
26:55I bring you glad tidings
26:56of great joy,
26:58which shall be to all people.
27:00For unto you is born this day
27:02in the city of David
27:03a Savior,
27:05which is Christ the Lord.
27:07And this shall be a sign unto you.
27:10Ye shall find the babe
27:11wrapped in swaddling clothes,
27:13lying in a manger.
27:15And suddenly there was
27:17with the angel
27:18a multitude of the heavenly host,
27:20praising God and saying,
27:22Glory to God in the highest,
27:24and on earth peace,
27:26good will to men.
27:28Word,
27:29on earth peace,
27:38good will
27:40be equal.beni,
27:45and on earth
27:45peace, good you are
27:47strong. Lord Elizabeth,
27:50God, good
27:50will be
27:50there. Asateur Let
27:51Veteran
27:51be
27:52careful.
28:11May we see the child?
28:14Of course.
28:35The Savior, yes, yes, the Savior.
28:40Then you know.
28:41The angel of the Lord appeared to us.
28:44Tonight, in the hills.
28:45There were many with him, many.
28:47All singing the praises of God.
28:49It was a wonder beyond all wonders.
29:02And so to the world, God's greatest gift was given.
29:06The only begotten Son of God, the Prince of Peace, born of a virgin and cradled in a manger.
29:36Home of a virgin Oh, well, can you?
29:45Have to go with him there.
29:45Let's fly away there.
29:45The Lamb of a virgin 하나 that hasracted made with his birth.
29:51The End