Timeline of jesus life for kids

(Also see the Ministry of Jesus Timeline, and the "Passion Week" Timeline.)

Events listed on the above timeline:

The Birth of Jesus

In the USA, December 25th (Christmas) is the date we commonly celebrate as the day Jesus was born, yet we really do not know the exact date of His birth.

Many scholars believe that Jesus was actually born in the fall of the year rather than in the winter.

Using the Fall of AD27 as the date of His baptism (see the Daniel 8 & 9 Timeline), and the passage that tells us that Jesus was "about 30" when He was baptized gives us the Fall of 4BC for the date of His birth.

Jesus, God's only begotten Son, left Heaven and was born to redeem us - "When the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son...to redeem them that were under the law." Galatians 4:4, 5

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in a "stinky old barn".

Why did He come as a baby, and why was He born in a "barn"? Why wasn't He born in a castle, or at leas