Why was Jesus born at that exact point in time in history?
Jesus was born then because it was part and parcel of God's plan for the ages. At the exact right moment in time, the fullness of time came: the God, the Son, was made of a woman, made under the law, fulfilling the promise of a Redeemer.
Les explains that the timing was all part and parcel of God's plan for the ages. At the exact right moment in time, born of a woman, came the fullness of time; the God, the Son, was made of a woman, made under the law. Les then goes back to Genesis 3:15, where after Adam and Eve fell, the Lord dealt with the serpent, Satan, and immediately came back with hope for the race—the promise of a Redeemer. God said He would put enmity between Satan and the woman, and between his seed and her seed, implying the seed of the woman.
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
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Was Christ being born under the law part of God's plan for the ages?
Christ's birth under the law was part and parcel of God's plan for the ages.