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You’ve been climbing since dawn. The sun is already bright on the white stone of the city, and the air smells of dust, animals, and fresh bread. Pilgrims crowd the road ahead of you—families with baskets of grain, men singing psalms, children half-running to keep up. Someone is playing a pipe. Someone…

Luke 2:8–14 “And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. status of shepherds vs. chosen by God to see Him first The shepherds may have been caring for lambs which were destined for sacrifice during the time of Passover. And an angel of the Lord…

Simeon 25 At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him 26 and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 27 That day the Spirit led…