If you have ever explored genealogy, you spend time in census records. They are quite telling about where people lived, how they lived, and who their neighbors were at the time. The once boring records become quite interesting 50-200 years later.
For prophecy to be fulfilled, Jesus needed to be born in Bethlehem. I think it fascinating when God uses people in unexpected places to put His plan in motion.
"At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire." -Luke 2:1
Augustus made the declaration. Joseph and Mary made the trip.
The little town of Bethlehem experienced the miracle. The timing was unexpected. The order was from the government, not the church. It all came together as God intended. Something as boring as a census can reveal far more than the number of people who live in the town.
Today, I am grateful for the census.
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