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 refers to this as 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. Whatever happened to Jesus during these years is a mystery to all of us, but whatever happened transformed him into the divine being he is today. Jesus was raised under Judaism and firmly believed in Jewish practices and customs. In Luke 2:41-52, Luke reveals that Jesus once disappeared from his parents and was later found teaching in his city's temple. To me, this story proves that from the beginning, Jesus was a man of faith with the great ability to explain and preach the word of God. I honestly believe that Jesus was put on this earth to teach us unconditional and infinite devotion to God. He lived exactly as humans lived. 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 lie in his ability to not give in to worldly urges and to show self-control as God intended, without ever reacting with sin. After a 20-year hiatus in the stories and teachings of the Bible, Jesus reappears for his baptism. After experiencing life as a human being and witnessing how man can be tempted by 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... said Moses and engaged in idolatry. The Midianite women lured the Levites, Moses' people, to commit these acts. As a result, God commanded Moses to kill all those who practiced idolatry, as well as every child, woman, and soldier (Deuteronomy 23:3-6). Moses never truly achieved his goal of freeing his people from persecution and establishing a safe land. and a secure homeland, but he appointed people to follow 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 asks that they follow his teachings and, more importantly, the Ten Commandments. He leaves them telling them to observe one and only God, his God. Shortly thereafter, Moses died at the age of 120 and laid the foundation for the creation of Israel.