Texts: Matthew 1:18–25 / Matthew 2:1–23 / Luke 1:26–38 / Luke 2:1–40
- Joseph – Matthew 1:18–20. Joseph was faithful and had integrity. (Matthew 1:19) A carpenter (Matthew 13:55–56). Nothing else is said or mentioned about Joseph after Jesus (as a boy) was found in the temple (Luke 2:41). At the cross, Joseph was not mentioned (John 19:25–27).
- An Angel (Matthew 1:20) & Other Angels – Gabriel (Luke 1:26, Luke 2:9–14, Matthew 2:19 & 22). Gabriel meets Daniel, Zacharias, and Mary. He is assumed to be an archangel, but scripture does not confirm this explicitly.
Scriptures on Gabriel: Daniel 8:16 / Luke 1:19 / Luke 1:26–38 / Luke 22:43
Other angelic appearances:
- Guarding the Garden of Eden – Genesis 3:20–24
- Jacob’s Ladder – Genesis 28:10–12
- Shutting the Lion’s Mouth – Daniel 6:16–22
- Announcing the Incarnation – Luke 1:26–38
- Warning Joseph – Matthew 2:13–15
- Comforting Jesus in the Garden – Luke 22:41–45
- At Jesus’ Tomb – John 20:11–17
- Freeing Peter from Prison – Acts 12:6–10
- Michael vs. Satan – Revelation 12:7–9
- Mary – A virgin (Luke 1:27, Matthew 1:23). Chosen by God (Luke 1:28–30).
- Elisabeth – Luke 1:39–56
- Innkeeper – Luke 2:7. "There was no room!"
- Wise Men – Matthew 2:1–14
- Herod – Matthew 2:1, 3–7, 13, 16–20
- Shepherds – Luke 2:13–20
- Simeon – Luke 2:25–35
- Anna – Luke 2:36–38