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The World
Scripture: ; ; ; ; Idea: The world did.
The whole world would be blessed because the whole world needed blessing; it needed Chag HaMolad.
Scripture: ; ; ; ; Idea: The world did.
The whole world would be blessed because the whole world needed blessing; it needed Chag HaMolad.
Introduction
The story of Chag Molad Ha-Mashicah “the Celebration of the Birth of the Messiah” doesn’t begin with two folks who can’t find a place to have their baby.
It actually begins with two scandal, intrigue and mystery.It doesn’t begin in Matthew or Luke.
It begins in Genesis.In Genesis, we are told that God spoke to Eve and to Abraham 2,000 years before Yeshua and made him an unbelievable promise that he chose to believe.
Many find the Chag HaMolad story unbelievable.
It’s a myth to give Yeshua street cred.It is a pagan holiday celebration.
I get that.
The Story: Unbelievable
Couple things.
If somebody rises from the dead . . .
I really do care how he came into this world.
Turns out, what makes the story of Chag MaMolad believable, because the back story is so remarkable.
remarkable.
The Story: Remarkable
Remarkable not just because the story begins with a couple who wasn’t sure how they got pregnant.
But because it begins in Genesis with an unbelievable, inconceivable . . .
But with a couple that was sure they would never have a baby.
Doesn’t begin in Matthew or Luke with an announcement by angels.
But because it begins in Genesis with an unbelievable, incoherent . . .
The Story: an unbelievable, inconceivable, impossible promise . . .
A promise made 2,090 years before Chag HaMolad.
Genesis: Don’t think BIBLE.
Ancient doc.
preserved for 3,000+ years . . .
Jewish scriptures.
It began like this:
God went to great lengths to ensure his involvement would be preserved throughout history.God spoke to Eve first about a promise to come.
Then to Abraham hd made an unbelievable promise that he chose to believe.
1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your
father’s household to the land I will show you.
[Country: dirt.
Territory Region.
= Security.
Protection.
Known!
We aren’t told why God chose Abram like we’re not told why Joseph.
He had to start somewhere w/someone.
Told to leave his security: family, territory.]
2 I will make you into a great nation,
[He’s 75.
No kids.
Great nation?
“I’d be happy with great grandfather.”]
2 and I will bless you; I will make your name great,
[Famous!
“But I just left everyone who knows me.
It’s more likely I’ll be forgotten.”]
2 and you will be a blessing.
[In a world of violence and corruption.
He would be a blessing.]
3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse;
[I will not be deterred.
Then comes the unbelievable, incoherent, impossible-‐to-‐ fulfill part.]
[Made no sense culturally.
Just short of a virgin having a baby.]
3 and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
[Every people group, nation will be better off because of you.
Peoples didn’t bless peoples.
Nations didn’t bless nations.
They . . .
play at “Peoples didn’t bless . .
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Blessed?
Conquered, enslaved, plundered.]
[Abraham believed the unbelievable.
Eventually, he and Sarah had a son, but nobody was all that blessed.]
Graphic: Family Tree (Abraham/Isaac/Jacob/12 Sons/Nation)
[Crazy happened.
Abraham lied.
Isaac’s younger son stole the older brother’s first-‐born status.]
[Jacob’s sons sold their brother as a slave.
The entire family migrates to Egypt where they become a nation of slaves.]
Not feeling blessed.
In no position to bless anybody.
Then God sent . . .
Moses
When Moses was done, nobody in Egypt was feeling blessed.
Soon the Canaanites weren’t feeling blessed.
[Lots of killing.
Not much blessing.
OT Violence isn’t an argument against the existence or goodness of God.
It reflected of a culture w/out God; put no value on human life.
The violence did not strike the actors as violent.
Normal.
It strikes us as violent, because we are on the other side of Christmas.
More on that later.]
Around 1,000 years after God’s promise to Abraham, his family/nation becomes a kingdom.
The Kingdom of Israel
David: Created peace.
Israel was feared and respected.Solomon: Israel was wealthy and influential.
Israel was in a position to bless.
David: Warrior King.
Solomon: Builder King.
Nation: Wealthy/Influential.But instead of blessing the nations, Solomon married their daughters and worshipped their gods.God kept his promise to Solomon and divided the nation and destroyed the temple.
The Kingdom of Israel was divided.
God promised Solomon that if he worshipped other gods, he would destroy the temple: “I’ll tear it down.
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