The Miracle of Christmas Matthew 1-2
Odds of Various Events Winning lottery PowerBall1:120,000,000 Mega Millions1:135,000,000 House hit by meteor 1:182 Trillion
Odds of Various Events Struck by lightning Lifetime1:6,250 Any year1:750,000 Planet sustaining complex life 1:10 15
Odds of Various Events Upper probability bounds 1: One man fulfilling 8 prophesies1:10 17 One man fulfilling all 48 prophesies1:10 157
Jesus Breaks the Odds His life/ministry exceeds the upper probability bounds Birth fulfilled at least 12 prophecies Only a deity can accomplish this
Jesus Breaks the Odds Matthew 1-2 records many fulfilled prophecies Declares Jesus is the miracle of Christmas
Prophecies Fulfilled King in Line of David – 1:1 2 Samuel 7:12-13 Isaiah 9:7 Jeremiah 23:5; 30:9
Prophecies Fulfilled Seed of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob – 1:1-2 Genesis 17:7-8, 19; 18:17- 18; 21:12; 26:2-4; 28:13-14 Numbers 24:17, 19
Prophecies Fulfilled Belongs to the Tribe of Judah – 1:1-3 Genesis 49:8-10 Micah 5:2
Prophecies Fulfilled Rod of Jesse’s Stem – 1:5-6 Isaiah 11:1-2 Born of a Virgin – 1:18-25 Isaiah 7:14
Prophecies Fulfilled Born in Bethlehem – 2:1-6 Micah 5:2-5 Kings Bring Gifts, Worship Him – 2:1-11 Psalm 72:10-11
Prophecies Fulfilled Come Out of Egypt – 2:13-15 Hosea 1:1 Massacre of Children Surrounding Birth – 2:16-18 Jeremiah 31:15
Christmas is Miraculous Only God could accomplish all this The miracle of Christmas is not the gifts or feelings The miracle of Christmas is the birth of the Savior