I never cease to be amazed at how many surprises remain in familiar
passages of Scripture, if we stare long enough. I hope I have come to
the point of entirely distrusting any presumption that I have exhausted
any portion of God’s Word. This has particularly been the recurring
lesson from the Gospel of Luke, as I have been teaching it to the
college-group in our congregation. Though familiar territory, the
announcements and births of both John the Baptist and the Lord Jesus
(Luke 1-2) are filled with many sanctifying surprises.
For example, when we reflect on Jesus’ birth in Luke 2:1-21
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we garner much comfort in how God sovereignly rules over all human
government to accomplish His purposes in Christ. Perhaps this a tad
relevant to our present day?
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we garner much comfort in how God sovereignly rules over all human
government to accomplish His purposes in Christ. Perhaps this a tad
relevant to our present day?
Why Was Jesus Born in Bethlehem?
Of course, Micah prophesied the birth of our Lord Jesus over 6 centuries before it was fulfilled (Micah 5:2). The Son of David, whose throne God would establish forever (2 Sam 7:13; cf. Luke 1:32-33), was to be born in David’s hometown (cf. 1 Sam 16:1-4).
If He actually is the Messiah of David’s line, then Jesus had to be
born in Bethlehem and fulfill God’s very old promises. But that’s not
the only reason Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Continue at Steve Meister
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