1. Bellwork: John 1:6-8 There was a man sent from God,
-Write prayer requests in journal
-Read over John 1:6-8
John 1:6-8
There was a man sent from God,
whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness,
to bear witness about the light,
that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light,
but came to bear witness about the light.

2. Miraculous Births: John & Jesus
Lesson 1.4

3. Objectives:
* I will know the biblical account of birth of John and Jesus.
*I will compare and contrast the 2 miraculous birth of John and Jesus to Samson and Samuel.
*I will understand the background behind “Blessed are you among women” (Lk 1:42)
*I will evaluate the traditional Nativity compared to the biblical account.

4. Draw the events of the birth of John and Jesus in a cartoon strip.
Read Luke 1:5-2:20
Draw the events of the birth of John and Jesus in a cartoon strip.

5. Today’s Place in the Story
So far, there has been a promise made to man through Eve.
Her line was supposed to crush the head of the serpent.
Israel failed to do this; but we saw that Jesus is the true promised seed.
His uniqueness was seen even before he was born!

6. The Bible Project Video

7. Samson & John the Baptist
Samson and John were miraculously born to barren women.
Both births were followed by angelic announcements that the children must be Nazirites.
Both men acted as independent “judges,” and both paved the way for the coming of a deliverance.
Samson’s battles paved the way for Samuel’s final battle with the Philistines; John prepared man for Jesus’ ministry

8. Samson

9. John the Baptist

10. The Call of Samuel

11. Samuel & Jesus Samuel was an early type of Jesus in a variety of ways.
Both men were not blood-related to their fathers.
Both dedicated to ministry at early age (1 Sam 1:28)
Luke 2:40 quotes 1 Sam. 2:26- he was “growing in stature and in favor with God and men.”
Both became the High Priest (Heb. 7:17)
Both leave behind no sons to continue their line.
Both experienced some kind of “raising” from the dead.
The birth stories of Jesus and Samuel center mainly around both children’s mothers.

12. Hannah & Mary
Samuel’s mother, Hannah, wrote a psalm in celebration of conceiving her son; Mary wrote a song.
Many of the themes in the “Magnificat” (Mary’s song) are taken from Hannah’s psalm (Lk. 1:46-55; 1Sam 2:1-10).
Both women referred to themselves as “servants” and both were “favored.”
Lk 1:38;1 Sam. 1:18 and Lk 1:28; 1 Sam. 1:18
Mary is the new Hannah.