Prophecy and Love
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Introduction
Introduction
The Story
Prophecy
The Birth of the King
Prophecy
Why Prophecy?
It makes His birth special.
Shows Characteristics of God
All Knowing
All Powerful
In Control
All Loving
Inspire Faith
Redemption
Not So Humble Birth
Angels sang at His birth.
His birth was foretold from ancient days.
Magi travelled long distances just to see Him.
A star appeared to announce His birth.
Kings were jealous and threatened at His birth.
Men and women rejoiced at His birth and knew in their hearts that they could now die in peace because their lives had been fulfilled.
His birth did not involve a man, but a miraculous conception by a woman and the Holy Spirit.
His birth broke the silence of Divine revelation to man.
His birth saw the union of God and man.
Could there be any more pomp in somebody’s birth?
Oh Jesus, help us to be overjoyed at Your birth like this.
Oh Jesus, help us to be overjoyed at Your birth like this.
Flight to Egypt
Flight to Egypt
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
“A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping and loud lamentation,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”
But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.” And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
The Situation
Magi just departed
Joseph asleep.
Joyful rest.
Angel appears in dream
The Warning
Rising, take the child and his mother
Flee to Egypt
170 Miles
Roman occupied Egypt (remember Cleopatra)
Large Jewish community there
Remain there til told
Because Herod wants to destroy Him
The Response
Faith
Obedience
Rising, takes the child and mother
Flees to Egypt
Remains there til instructed otherwise
Fulfilled Prophecy
Purpose was to fulfill prophecy.
What does prophecy do?
700 BC
Married bad woman but still loved her
The Reason
The Reason
The Reason
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
“A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping and loud lamentation,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”
The Situation
Herod thinks he’s tricked when magi don’t return.
Becomes livid
The Response
Kills all male children in region 2 and under
Do you see that he believed?
It’s how you believe that matters.
Fulfilled Prophecy
Jeremiah
600 BC
Weeping prophet
Rachel
Wife of Jacob/Israel
Mother of tribe of Benjamin and Joseph
Symbolized all Jewish women
Why prophecy?
Out of Egypt
Out of Egypt
But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.” And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.
Herod Dies
Herod Dies
The Situation
Herod dies
In his Antiquities Josephus reports that Herod “died of this, ulcerated entrails, putrified and maggot-filled organs, constant convulsions, foul breath, and neither physicians nor warm baths led to recovery.”
The one who wanted to take life lost life.
Angel appears in dream
The Command
Rising, take child and mother
Go back to Israel
Because those who wanted to kill Him are dead.
No specific direction.
Sometimes God does that
The Response
Faith
Obedience
Conflict
The Situation
Archelaus in king in Judea
Son of Herod
Lot’s of riots and revolts
like Berkeley
Joseph afraid
The Warning
Warned in a dream
Not safe?
The Response
Goes to region of Galilee
Goes specifically to Nazareth
es specifically to Nazareth
Fulfilled Prophecy
Purpose
Don’t know exactly which prophets (plural)
Nazarene
Still rough town
60 miles north of Jerusalem
East of Sea of Galilee
Why prophecy?
Conclusion
Conclusion
Are we blown away by His birth?
What does prophecy show us?