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October 3rd
Today’s bible reading is in Matthew 2 and Luke 2.
Bethlehem was the birthplace of Jesus. This ancestral home of King David would become the first earthly home of the King of Kings...Jesus. Bethlehem was a small town, about 6 miles south of Jerusalem. In olden days, the town was called Ephratah. It meant “fruitfulness”. And the most beautiful fruit of Ephratah was the Christ child.
Now Bethlehem, in Hebrew, meant the “House of Bread”. Remember this? Jesus speaking to a great crowd in Capernaum?...“For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger..."
