Why were shepherds the only eyewitnesses to Jesus' birth?

First Baptist Conroe Podcast · Dec 8, 2025 · 22m

Good News, Great Joy - Pt 3 - Peace on Earth - We all know the warm picture of rustic shepherds around a manger. But why, of all the people in Judea, were these men chosen as the sole eyewitnesses of the newborn Messiah? The answer is consistent with who Jesus would grow up to be. And it gives us another reason to rejoice.