http://www.lds.org/ensign/2013/12/come-let-us-adore-him?lang=eng
It has been awhile since I have posted but I have read and learned so many things I want to share. I just seem to never get around to it! So thus this article is from last month. Even though Christmas is over I loved this so much I have to share it.
"The
innkeeper has come down in history as somewhat notorious. Yet given the
crowding throughout the region during Passover, we can hardly blame him
for having no room to offer the couple from Nazareth. While the majority
of Passover pilgrims camped out in thousands of tents pitched on the
plains around Jerusalem, thousands of others sought refuge in the local
inns, known as caravansaries or khans. The Bethlehem inn was no doubt
overflowing, and the innkeeper’s offering of the stable was likely an
act of genuine kindness.
Even had
the couple found room in the inn, it would have offered only primitive
accommodations. A typical khan of the period was a stone structure
consisting of a series of small rooms, each with only three walls and
open to public view on one side. The stable, however, was likely a
walled courtyard or even a limestone cave, where animals belonging to
the guests were kept.5
Whether in courtyard, cave, or other refuge, Christ’s birth among the
animals did have one conspicuous advantage over the crowded interior of
an inn: here at least were peace and privacy. In this sense, the
offering of the stable was a blessing, allowing the most sacred birth in
human history to take place in reverent solitude."
What a wonderful thought that the innkeeper was probably being kind. The stable may have not been an ideal place to give birth but at least you weren't in public view! I am so thankful for the day Christ was born!
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