Why was Jesus Placed in a Manger when he was born?

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The infant Jesus was laid in a manger after he was born, because no one cared enough to make room for him to be delivered in the inn. This fulfilled the prophecy in Isaiah 1:3:

“The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel does not know, my people do not consider.”

Hopefully you will always consider the meaning of Christmas and when it is time for you to be delivered, the Lord Jesus will make room for you in heaven!

Merry Christmas,
Dr. J. Clontz

Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. [The Comprehensive New Testament] 

Luke 02:07 The Foreshadowing of the Virgin Birth – Room to Lodge in

In the foreshadowing of the virgin birth, Mary is foreshadowed by Rebekah. In today’s parallel – Mary and Rebekah stayed in a shelter where animals also stayed. Both accounts mention the amount of room at the shelter. Genesis 24:54-58 indicates that Rebekah did not stay in the same place as the visitors and her mother and brother possibly due to a lack of room.

Luke 02:07… laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Genesis 24:25 She added, "We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in."

J. Clontz – Editor of the Comprehensive New Testament

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Previously:

The accounts of Mary and Rebekah both start with an angel sent by God – Luke 1:26/Genesis 24:7,40

Mary and Rebekah were virgins who were betrothed to a man – Luke 1:27/Genesis 24:16,51

Mary and Rebekah were selected by God - Luke 1:30/Genesis 24:14,44

Mary and Rebekah consented to being selected by God Luke 1:38/Genesis 24:57-58

Mary and Rebekah went with haste and told their relatives what had happened Luke 1:36,39/Genesis 24:28

Mary and Rebekah were blessed by their relatives - Luke 1:42/Genesis 24:60

God provided information about the future of Mary and Rebekah’s unborn children and the nature of their pregnancies Matthew 1:20/Genesis 25:23

Mary and Rebekah’s lives were potentially threatened by their pregnancies – Matthew 1:18-19/Genesis 25:22