Seven hundred years before the birth of Christ the prophet Micah declared that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.
But Joseph and Mary lived in Nazareth. It probably never entered their minds to go to Bethlehem. Travel was hard and treacherous in those days. An eighty mile trip would have been terribly hard on an expectant mother.
Luke 2:1,4 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. [4] And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and lineage of David:
The Almighty God sees that His Son is born in the right place at the right time, even if He has to use a pagan king to make it happen.
Born in a manger—a feeding trough—made it easier for old shepherds to find Him. It made it easier for some old sinners to identify with Him and approach Him for salvation. No room in the Inn speaks to the rest of His life. Many still have no room for Jesus in their lives, in their hearts. Do you?
