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The broken relationship seen in a concurred land.
· Verse 1: What represented the contempt from God will reveal the glory of God.
o Galilee of the nations (Gentiles)
§ This name was because it was under authority of Gentile nations
o Zebulun & Naphtali: Northern region that was concurred by Assyria.
o Prophecy that this very place that represent broken relationship will reveal God’s glory.
o “Future – Past tense” – “in latter times He HAS made
o This all represented the broken relationship between God and His people.
§ This land was given to them, but they refused to serve God alone.
§ Our salvation is tied up in this broken relationship.
o “In latter times …” looks forward to God’s solution for their brokenness relationship.
§ Jesus moves His “home based” to Capernaum in this very region.
A Spiritual Problem
· More prophetic language pointing to Jesus as the answer to what Israel is experiencing.
· Darkness vs.
Light
o To the Jewish people this darkness would represent Gentile occupation
o Reminder that darkness indicates sin.
o This is an important distinction for us.
§ We are tempted (as the Jewish people) to see God honor a plot of dirt.
God desires a relationship with us.
· He already owns the plot of dirt.
· The plot of dirt isn’t what keeps rebelling against God.
§ We don’t have a real estate problem, we have a sin problem.
The Peace will be on a Godly Scale
o Joy at the harvest…
o Divide the spoil…
o The 3-fold joy
§ The yoke of his burden
§ The staff of for his shoulder
§ The rod of his oppressor
§ Points to the oppression that Jewish people felt during the exile.
§ Same oppression that is felt by sin.
o You have broken as in the days of Median
§ The answer to the sin in the world (Jesus) will obviously be from God.
Gods miracle Gideon vs Median.
The Peace will be Eternal
· Verse 5
o The items of battle are not going to be “put away”
o They are going to be BURNED as fuel in the fire.
§ They are no longer needed.
§ Because God peace will be eternal.
The Peace will be a Gift from God
· Verse 6 “for to us a child is born, to us a son is given”
o A Child is born
§ I can understand why Jewish people might have thought the messiah would concur the land.
§ The messiah was not what some might expect.
§ The messiah would come as a child.
o A son is given
John 3:16 give a clear example of what this means.
§ Given in love
§ Given to pay a price.
The Prince of Peace
The peace will be a restoration of God’s order.
The peace will be for all who call on the name of the Lord.
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