There Was No Room In The Inn

The real reason why there was no room at the inn.

There was no room in the inn.

For many this verse says that there was no room for joseph and mary in the inn a tradition that stretches way back. I ve heard they ve been stopping instead at the next inn over which is unfortunate given the bed bug situation or so i hear. So it was that while they were there the days were completed for her to be delivered. This sermon is dealing with making sure we have room for jesus in our lives.

At the heart of this debate is the greek word kataluma which you can see defined in our lexicon. Instead the no room at the inn myth has gained considerable traction in recent years and as a result i ve watched wealthy travellers lumber right past our doors without even inquiring after vacancy. This is a christmas sermon dealing with the birth of christ. There was no room for jesus to be born at the inn.

There was no room for him at the inn. It is a well known part of the nativity story and a stimulus for christmas imagery. In the context of inn most assume this is referring to an individual room no room in the inn yet even inns of that time did not often have individual rooms. The owner of the local motel 6 slams the door in joseph s face saying that there is no vacancy then joseph finally finds a.

When you think of the phrase no room at the inn your mind is automatically taken to mary and joseph being pointed in the direction of a stable as their arduous quest to find a safe place to give birth comes to a conclusion. And she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn kataluma. New king james version and she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn. What luke is telling us is that there was not enough room or enough space for them in the guest room.

And she gave birth to her firstborn son. Luke 1 luke 3 luke 2 7 king james version kjv 7 and she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger. King james version kjv. Because there was no room for them in the inn.