The Holy Family goes to Bethlehem, a city that has a great amount of significance.
St. Joseph receives the message of the angel and accepts Mary into his home.
The good news of the Messiah is delivered to Elizabeth and her unborn son, John the Baptist.
The Virgin Mary receives the longed-for Messiah into her womb.
The birth of John the Baptist begins the immediate preparations for the coming of the Messiah.
Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem to rebuild the city, foreshadowing the restoration that will be completed in Christ.
The prophet Jeremiah urges the people of Israel to repent, preparing the way of the Messiah.
The prophet Isaiah proclaims that a "a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse."
We see in the prophet Elijah many events that point to Jesus and his coming.
David is anointed king, preparing the way for Jesus and his everlasting kingdom.
The people of Israel want a King and God sends them one, foreshadowing a greater kingdom to come.
Joshua leading the people of Israel into the Promised Land foreshadows what Jesus will do.
God reveals the 10 Commandments, laying the groundwork for what would be revealed in Jesus Christ.
God foreshadows a time when the Lamb will be slain for the salvation of the world.
God reveals himself to Moses in a mysterious flaming bush that is untouched.
God continues to bless his people, saving them through Joseph in Egypt, again foreshadowing future events.
The covenant God made with humanity continues through a promise made to Jacob.
