the birth of jesus. according to the gospel of luke, joseph and the pregnant mary travel to bethlehem from their home in nazareth. they have to travel to bethlehem because according to luke, there was a census that required people to go their ancestral homes. joseph was apparently from bethlehem, so he had to return there. the importance of jesus being born in bethlehem is to connect him to king david. bethlehem was the city of david. joseph was of the line of david, and so it links him to that great history of the jewish patriarchs in jewish history. moreover, there s a prophecy in micah that talks about the future ruler coming from bethlehem, so jesus has to be
iconic cathedral in april as it was undergoing construction. services will go on at a nearby church. the choir practice ain practicif the mass. todd: th.todd: it s sometimeso lose the true meaning of this holiday. behold, i bring you tidings of great joy. onto you is important to you in the city of david a savior, which is christ the lord. that s what christmas is all about, charlie brown. carley: joining us live with a reminder about what christmas is all about, pastor robert jeffress. good morning. good morning and merry chriss mass. carley: merry christmas. i was reading your notes, i was feeling so inspired. tell us what, what do you think the true meaning of the l holiday really is? well, the real meaning of the holiday, sometimes it gets lost
platform for the teams to reengage and, hopefully, make some progress. and, look, i would say kudos to president trump for another bold and courageous decision. pete: absolutely. so we will continue to monitor that. you ve got a deal of the century potentially between israel and the palestinians of similar scope. but before what we really wanted to talk about with you this morning is a, something of historic significance happening in jerusalem today. in the city of david, there s a pilgrimage road 2,000 years old. i had a chance to see it in my document for fox nation, battle in the holy city. here is a preview of it, and then i want you to explain more about it. never seen anything like it. i think this is the most exciting excavation in the world, i really do. you re on the road. this is the actual road as it was found. can you believe it? pete: how long is this tunnel? we just entered it. the road is 2100 feet. it egos from the pool where they
predominantly palestinian population was occupied by israel in the six day war of one nine hundred sixty seven and annexed in one nine hundred eighty a territorial claim the international community has refused to recognize. the neighborhood so one is home to mostly palestinian families and to the city of david archeological site right below the old city walls. it s running part by jewish settlers who have made their homes on the edge of the park and lay claim to this part of the city. controversial to say the least. to them is the eternal and undivided capital city. this is where david settled. not conquered the city and made it the center of the whole kingdom of today and israel. that s why they consider this their spiritual home that s why israeli
according to the gospel of luke, joseph and the pregnant mary traveled to bethlehem from their home in nazareth. they have to travel to bethlehem because, according to luke, there was a census that required people to go to their ancestral homes. joseph was apparently from bethlehem so he had to return there. the importance of jesus being born in bethlehem is to connect him to king david. bethlehem was the city of david. joseph was of the line of david so it links them to that great history of the jewish patriarchs in jewish history. moreover, there s a prophecy in micah that talks about the future ruler coming from bethlehem so jesus has to be born in bethlehem to fulfill the prophecy from the old testament and to be the true davidic