OLIVE TREE ALLIANCE

As you gather with family and loved ones, take time to read the chronological account of the Nativity!

With the city of Bethlehem crawling with people, guestrooms filled to capacity and Mary’s delivery close at hand, the Tower of the Flock on the outskirts of Bethlehem may have been the only hope for shelter and seclusion.

Christians know the story well and likely heard the first recorded prophecy in Sunday school. Yet, it would be safe to say—at least in my experience—that we didn’t connect the primeval prophecy found in the book of Genesis to our celebration of Christmas.