Advent Day #11 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 There are a few references to mangers, cribs, or stalls in the Old Testament. Interestingly, two directly allude to emptiness, and …
The Days Were Accomplished
Advent Day #10 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. Luke 2:6 In the big middle of the miraculous, time still moved in ordinary ways. In Luke 1:10, the people of God stood outside the temple praying as Zechariah made the sacrifice. It would …
O Come, Thou Dayspring
Advent Day #9 To give knowledge of salvation unto his peopleby the remission of their sins,Through the tender mercy of our God;whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,to guide our feet into the way of peace. Luke 1:77-79 When …
Jehovah-Jireh: God Will Provide Himself a Lamb
Advent Day #8 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;for he hath visited and redeemed his people,And hath raised up an horn of salvation for usin the house of his servant David;As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets,which have been since the world began: That we should be saved from our enemies,and …
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He Hath Scattered the Proud
Advent Day #7 He hath shewed strength with his arm;he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.He hath put down the mighty from their seats,and exalted them of low degree.He hath filled the hungry with good things;and the rich he hath sent empty away. Luke 1:51-53 Luke’s well-researched account of the …
The LORD—κύριος
Advent Day #6 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. Luke 1:38 The name of the Lord is used fifteen times in just the first chapter of Luke. It is the Greek translation of the transliterated word YHWH, …
The God of the Impossible
Advent Day #5 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible. Luke 1:36-37 Mary's conversation with the Angel Gabriel would have recalled the account of another barren woman …
The Name of Jesus
Advent Day #4 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 Jesus was a relatively common name in first-century Judea. Jesus was the Greek version of the Old Testament name, Jehoshua, or Joshua, as it was shortened …
The Virgin’s Son
Advent Day #3 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matthew 1:23 Isaiah, a prophet of God hundreds of years before the first Christmas, promised an ungodly king of Judah that a virgin would …
Jesus (As Was Supposed) the Son of Joseph
Photo by Photo By: Kaboompics.com on Pexels.com Advent Day 2 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 1:18 Our expectations for Christmas are high. We plan long in …
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His Song in the Night 