SUGAR & SPICE

Here I have added some interesting and broadly discussed general facts about Jesus:

- The name Jesus is mentioned 849 times in the Bible, and the title Christ - 558 times.

- Jesus accepted worship many times, which proves His Deity (Matthew 2:2, 11; 14:33; 28:9, 17; Mark 5:6; Luke 24:52; John 9:38)

- Jesus had several half-brothers and half-sisters (Matthew 12:46-47; 13:55-56)

- Jesus was from the Tribe of Judah (Revelation 5:5)

- Jesus was not a baby, when the Magi came to visit Him. When the shepherds came to worship Jesus IN THE MANGER, they came to see the baby (brephos – a newly born baby), while when the Magi came to worship Him, they came TO THE HOUSE to worship the pais – an older child. Jesus was most probably between 1 and 2 years of age at that time (Matthew 2:11, 16 & Luke 2:16)

Foods Jesus Ate

     Jesus ate bread (Matthew 26:26), which has been a common food throughout history. He ate clean meats such as lamb (Luke 22:15) and fish (Matthew 14:19). He may have eaten eggs because of His statement that eggs is a good gift (Luke 11:12, 13). The Old Testament says that Jesus would eat butter and honey (Isaiah 7:15). Luke 24:42 and 43 says that Jesus ate broiled fish and honeycomb after His resurrection.

Jesus Was a Carpenter

      Jesus was known to be a carpenter (Mark 6:3). This indicates that He not only grew up in the house of a carpenter (Matthew 13:55), but He worked in the trade at least long enough that people knew Him to be a carpenter too. There is a question of exactly what the word translated as carpenter really means. The Greek word is tekton, which is a generic word for anyone who makes things. This was applied to craftsmen of various objects. Early writings, tradition and culture indicate that Jesus probably worked with wood in some form. Therefore carpenter is a fine translation of this word.

- Jesus was born in a poor family, which speaks even more about His humility to the fullest. The Bible says in Luke 2:22-24 that when Jesus was born, Joseph and Mary had to sacrifice, according to the Law, a pair of turtledoves  or  two  young pigeons, which was the poor people’s sacrifice, the Lamb being the regular one (Leviticus 12:8)

- Jesus was not born in December (Christmas time), as the Bible says at that time, shepherds were feeding their flocks in the open, which would not be possible, as shepherds in Israel kept their flocks outside only from Spring time to October or November at the most, and especially AT NIGHT (Luke 2:8)

- Jesus was crucified on Wednesday, and not on Friday (Good Friday), as may claim, because Jesus said several times (one being in Matthew 12:40), that He will spend three days and three nights in the heart of the Earth, which would make it impossible for Him to go to the Cross on Friday afternoon and rise up again on Sunday morning. Being certain that He got resurrected exactly on Sunday (The first day of the week), tracing back three days and three nights, we get to His crucifixion somewhere on Wednesday and His placing in the grave on Wednesday just before sunset, and His resurrection at the end of Saturday at sunset.