The Coming of Christos

Read: Proverbs 6:6–11 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! Proverbs 6:6 The start of another year is perhaps the most popular time in our culture to make life changes. We call them New Year’s resolutions. These changes are seemingly all for the

Read: Philippians 3:7–16 But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead. Philippians 3:12b Okay, don’t read the partial verse quoted above and think I am asking you to apply this to Christmas. However, judging by how quickly everyone moves

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17 I hope you have been blessed by this in-depth look at the stories surrounding the birth of Jesus. Perhaps you’ve been able to further

Read: Matthew 2:23, Luke 2:39–40 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. Luke 2:39 Joseph and Mary do everything they are supposed to do as spelled out in the Mosaic

Read: Matthew 2:13–15, 19–22 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. Matthew 2:19 We saw yesterday that Joseph was given another dream (there are a total of four, all of which are recorded in Matthew). The first was

Read: Matthew 2:1–8, 16–18 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious. Matthew 2:16a We touched on the final chapter of the Christmas story in yesterday’s narrative, so today let’s look at Herod further. Let’s start with some of the contrasts

Before time begins, there is God. He exists as a Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. After He created man, the Godhead chose the Hebrew people to later bring forth Himself in human form. Prophecies foretold the coming of Christos over a period of centuries. The

Read: Matthew 2:2, 9 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. Matthew 2:10 Let’s look again at the visit of the Magi, specifically at the appearance of a star. We said yesterday that these men from the East may have been influenced by a legacy of

Read: Matthew 2:1–12 “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” Matthew 2:2 It is unclear how much time passes before the visit of the Magi. We will not focus

Read: Luke 2:36–38 She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. Luke 2:37b Three verses. That is all that is given to Anna, the second aged person after Simeon who is given the utmost privilege of seeing the baby Jesus at the