This week there will be a "bit" sermon in the Sanctuary as the choir offers special music. I will offer a word or two about Bethlehem, the bit player lifted up this week, but it will not be a full sermon. The Chapel service, however, will hear the full sermon.
In Hebrew, Bethlehem literally means "house of bread." Not sure why?
Bethlehem is a 100 miles from Nazareth -- Google maps says you could walk it in 34 hours.
Bethlehem is 10 km south of Jerusalem,which means the Messiah, the one for whom the Israelites had been looking for generations, showed up south of the main religious site for the Israelites. Wouldn't it have made sense for Jesus to arrive near the Temple?
The hymn "O Little Town of Bethlehem" was written by Philip Brooks, a renowned American preacher, in 1868. It is based on the view he saw as he rode by horseback on Christmas Eve 1965 from Jerusalem to Bethlehem.
Does it matter to you that Jesus was born in Bethlehem?
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