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CHRISTMAS BIBLE-ART, Episode #16 of 33: IT'S A BOY! Part 3

Posted on 12/28/2025 7:06:16 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6



CHRISTMAS BIBLE-ART EPISODE #16 of 33






IT’S A BOY!



L U K E
CHAPTER 2

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.




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MICHAEL FRANKE
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"Natividad"




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DONATELLO
"Adorazione del Bambino"




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LUCA and ANDREA DELLA ROBBIA
"Madonna col Bambino"




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LUCA DELLA ROBBIA
"Nativity"




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ANDREA DELLA ROBBIA
"Nativity"




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"The Nativity"




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"The Nativity"




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"The Nativity"




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MICHAEL CONNOR
"Nativity"




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"Natividade"




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"La Nativié"




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"La Nativité"




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"Birth of Jesus"




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MARTIN TRAVERS
"The Nativity"




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LUCIEN-LÉOPOLD LOBIN
"Birth of Jesus"




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"Birth of Jesus"




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HARRY CLARKE
"The Nativity"




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PATRICK POLLEN
"The Nativity"




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JOSEPH VILLIET
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"Birth of Jesus"




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"Birth of Jesus"




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SCHNEIDER and SCHMOLZ
"Birth of Christ"




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"Birth of Christ"




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"Birth of Jesus"




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"Nativity of Christ"




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"The Nativity"




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EARLEY of DUBLIN
"The Nativity"




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"Birth of Jesus"




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"Birth of Jesus"




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"Birth of Jesus"




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ANTOINE BESSAC
"Birth of Jesus"




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"Birth of Jesus"




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"Birth of Christ"




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"Nativity"




To be continued…




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TOPICS: Apologetics; General Discusssion; History; Theology
KEYWORDS: art; bible; christmas
Episode #16 of 33

LINKS TO PREVIOUS EPISODES:
  #1—JESUS’ VERY INTERESTING GENEALOGY
  #2—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR ZECHARIAH
  #3—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR MARY, Part 1
  #4—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR MARY, Part 2
  #5—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR MARY, Part 3
  #6—MARY VISITS HER COUSIN ELIZABETH, Part 1
  #7—MARY VISITS HER COUSIN ELIZABETH, Part 2
  #8—MARY'S "MAGNIFICAT" PRAISES GOD
  #9—THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
#10—GABRIEL'S AMAZING NEWS FOR JOSEPH
#11—JOSEPH AND MARY WED
#12—JOSEPH AND MARY TRAVEL TO BETHLEHEM
#13—NO ROOM AT THE INN
#14—IT'S A BOY! Part 1
#15—IT'S A BOY! Part 2

1 posted on 12/28/2025 7:06:16 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6
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2 posted on 12/28/2025 7:07:17 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (“…all who were appointed for eternal life believed.” Acts 13:48)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

and The Word Became Flesh.
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Amen


3 posted on 12/28/2025 7:09:44 AM PST by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

All beautiful but my goodness, stained glass windows galore.. just divine.

May the spirit of Christmas stay with us all through the year.


4 posted on 12/28/2025 7:33:32 AM PST by etabeta
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To: Big Red Badger

and Dwelt Among Us.
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Amen


5 posted on 12/28/2025 7:40:45 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (“…all who were appointed for eternal life believed.” Acts 13:48)
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To: etabeta
stained glass windows galore

Saved 'em up just for you, Alba!

6 posted on 12/28/2025 7:42:27 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (“…all who were appointed for eternal life believed.” Acts 13:48)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Really appreciate your ministry here Dan, beautiful work, every one. Thank you!


7 posted on 12/28/2025 1:21:34 PM PST by InkStone (ONLY returning to Faith in God, thru Jesus Yeshua, will save America)
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To: InkStone

Thanks, Leon. It was lots o’ fun finding them.


8 posted on 12/28/2025 1:58:01 PM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (“…all who were appointed for eternal life believed.” Acts 13:48)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

I was able to put out our nativity this year, for the first time in many. We lost both cats this past year. One made her journey to the Rainbow Bridge, and the other snuck out the front door when I was getting the mail one day. The nativity wasn’t safe with them around, so I couldn’t set it out. I’m glad I could set it out, but I do miss them.


9 posted on 12/28/2025 5:10:37 PM PST by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
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To: telescope115
Sorry for your loss, even though I cannot stand cats myself. But God created them, so I must be the one who is swimming upstream.

Maybe you can find some small cat figurines and add them to the nativity scene,

10 posted on 12/28/2025 5:28:12 PM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (“…all who were appointed for eternal life believed.” Acts 13:48)
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To: Hebrews 11:6; telescope115

I have 13 cats. . . only 2 for 14 years (Big Bro and Lil Sis. . .their mother made the scene with them and disappeared). . .and then this past year a calico cat made the scene . . .two litters within less than a year. Big Bro and Lil Sis are indoor/outdoor but the others are outdoor only but have a home in the unheated garage . . . and a barn if they so choose. They are fed quite well and look very healthy . . .I find them fun to watch. . . by the way all are fixed. . .unfortunately, you can’t claim that as tax deduction.


11 posted on 12/29/2025 2:28:24 AM PST by Maudeen (https://patburt.com/ (a true story to share); https://thereishopeinJesus.com/)
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To: Maudeen
I have 13 cats

Even so, I still love you..............

12 posted on 12/29/2025 6:37:00 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (“…all who were appointed for eternal life believed.” Acts 13:48)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Wow. There’s something about sculpture and stained glass that surpasses painting. They just hit harder. I don’t even care about how Jesus is clothed, since stained glass is obviously simplified and symbolic.

Thank you again, Dan.


13 posted on 12/29/2025 6:42:22 AM PST by Forgiven_Sinner (Seek you first the kingdom of God, and all things will be given to you.)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Oops. I forgot to mention the tapestries. That might be the most difficult media of all in which to work.

Another thought I had, seeing the depictions of the cows in the manger scenes: Jesus is still around “cows” for one of the seraphim (Rev. 4) and all four of the cherubim (Ezekiel 1) have a head of a bull.


14 posted on 12/29/2025 6:45:54 AM PST by Forgiven_Sinner (Seek you first the kingdom of God, and all things will be given to you.)
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To: Forgiven_Sinner
Jesus is still around “cows”

Clearly, the evidence compels us to believe that Jesus, who invented and then created cows, likes them.

15 posted on 12/29/2025 7:14:29 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (“…all who were appointed for eternal life believed.” Acts 13:48)
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