When you read about Jesus in the Bible, you need to understand that Jesus doesn’t just appear one day out of nowhere. He has a backstory that begins long before his birth in Bethlehem. There are hints of him in the book of Genesis as far back as the garden of Eden* and in a promise made about him to Abraham.† The hints about Jesus become more clear in the writings of the prophet Isaiah,‡ leading right up to his birth in the New Testament. There is an entire story that precedes his birth, giving all that he says and does additional meaning.
