• Why Jesus Was Born In A Stable

  Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012 (message contributor)

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WHY JESUS WAS BORN IN A STABLE

According to the ancient historical writer Jerome, he feels Jesus was born in a stable because "...it would have been fitting for Christ to come into the Holy of Holies in the Temple, but he came into this world in a stinking stable, for us...

"Christ found no room in the Holy of Holies that shone with gold, precious stones, pure silk and silver. He is not born in the midst of gold and riches, but in the midst of dung, in a stable where our sins were filthier than the dung. He is born on a dunghill in order to lift up those who come from it: 'From the dunghill he lifts up the poor' (Ps 113:7)"

--Jerome, On the Nativity of the Lord, ACCSNT 3:39. From http://www.thesacredpage.com/2008/12/why-was-jesus-born-in-stable.html