According to the book of Matthew, “Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod,” indicating that he was born between 6 and 4 BCE (Matthew 2: 1). The Bible speaks of the virgin birth because Joseph and Mary never conceived it. He was a human being in whom God took his form. Very little is known about his childhood and the Bible only reveals a picture of Jesus and his teachings when he was around 30 years old. What happened to Jesus during those years is a mystery to us all, but whatever happened transformed him into the divine being he is today. Jesus was raised Jewish and strongly believed in Jewish practices and customs. In Luke 2:41-52, Luke reveals that Jesus once disappeared from his parents' home and was later found teaching in his city's temple. To me, this story shows that from the beginning, Jesus was a man of faith with a great ability to explain and preach the word of God. I honestly believe that Jesus was placed on this earth to teach us unconditional and infinite devotion to God. He lived exactly like humans. He experienced the same trials and tribulations, the same pains and pleasures as man and, most importantly, he died to save us from our sins and show what true faith really is. His strength and power lies in his ability to not give in to the impulses of the world and to exercise self-control as God intended by never reacting with sin. After a 20-year hiatus from the stories and teachings of the Bible, Jesus reappears for his baptism. After living human life and witnessing man's temptation to evil, Jesus converted to Christianity when John the Baptist baptized him in the Jordan River. The purpose of baptism was to repent...... middle of paper ...... Moses said and indulged in idolatry. The Midian women lured the Levites, Moses' people, to do these things. As a result, God commanded Moses to kill all those who engaged in idolatry as well as all children, women, and soldiers (Deuteronomy 23:3-6). Moses never truly accomplished his goal of freeing his people from persecution and establishing a safe land. and secure his homeland, but he appointed people to rule after him and left them the Book of Deuteronomy. In these sermons, Moses recalls the trials and tribulations of 40 years in the wilderness to show the struggles his people have faced thus far. He also requires that they follow his teachings and, more importantly, the Ten Commandments. He leaves them telling them to observe one and only one God, his God. Soon after, Moses died at the age of 120 and laid the foundation for the creation of Israel..