“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” (Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice) “To begin at the beginning: it is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black...” (Dylan Thomas, Under Milk Wood) “’Hole!’ said Mr Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis, ‘Ole!’” (H.G.Wells, The History of Mr Polly) “One day, when Pooh had nothing else to do, he thought he would do something, so he went round to Piglet’s house to see what Piglet was doing.” (A.A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner)

A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon (Matthew 1.1-4)

Prophecies of Christ’s birth #1: the Man So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." (Genesis ) “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” (Romans 16.20)

Prophecies of Christ’s birth #1: the Man...when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law... (Galatians 4.4) A)Really God B)Really Man...being made in human likeness... he humbled himself and became obedient to death - even death on a cross! (Philippians 2.7-8)

Prophecies of Christ’s birth #1: the Man...when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law... (Galatians 4.4) A)Really God B)Really Man...to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. (Galatians 4.5) - humanbirth, life, death “mother, (father), brothers & sisters “family life & responsibilities

Prophecies of Christ’s birth #1: the Man...when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law... (Galatians 4.4) A)Really God B)Really Man C)Really Effective...being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death - even death on a cross! (Philippians 2.8)...sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned... (Romans 5.12)...just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. (Romans )

Prophecies of Christ’s birth #1: the Man...when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law... (Galatians 4.4) A)Really God B)Really Man C)Really Effective Man God the man Christ Jesus