Advent Reader - 8th December
Luke 1: 39-45 |
Mary Visits Elizabeth |
Advent Reader 2019
Luke 1: 39-45 |
Mary Visits Elizabeth |
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Light of the World, You stepped down into darkness
Pause for a minute as you read this verse. Soak it in. This is an astonishing proclamation to make almost 700 years before the actual birth of Christ. In just a few words we are given two pillars of the Christian faith:
Luke 1: 26-38 |
Birth of Jesus Foretold |
Matthew 1: 18-25 |
The Birth of Jesus Christ |
Luke 1: 5-25 |
Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. |
Isaiah 42: 1-9 |
The Lord's Chosen Servant
42 Behold my servant, whom I uphold, |
Isaiah 11: 1-16 |
The Righteous Reign of the Branch
11 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, |
Isaiah 9: 1-7 |
For to Us a Child Is Born
9 But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. |