The Hope of Christmas
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The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
on them has light shone.
You have multiplied the nation;
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the harvest,
as they are glad when they divide the spoil.
For the yoke of his burden,
and the staff for his shoulder,
the rod of his oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of Midian.
For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult
and every garment rolled in blood
will be burned as fuel for the fire.
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
A Longing Hope
Romans 8:
And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
A. 400 Years of Silence
-14 Generations have come without hearing from God
So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
“Always Winter, but Never Christmas
B. Even in a land of Darkness, There is Hope in Christmas
2. Hope Delivered
A. God’s Promises can be Trusted
Prophecies- From the line of David, Born in Bethlehem, Will be called out of Egypt, Will have one who prepares the way for Him, power over sin and death
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for those who guide this people have been leading them astray,
and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.
I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”
B. Jesus Comes at just the Right Time
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
“God is never late and rarely early. He is always exactly on time; His time”
-Dillon Burroughs
-There are only around 470 years when the Messiah could have come to fulfill all of the phophies
-Safety of Travel, A relative time of peace, Caesar declares a census, Common Language,
3. Hope Realized
A. God delivered more than Expected
i. Immanuel “God With Us”
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel”
(which means, God with us).
B. The Light Pierces the Darkness
-The Messiah arrives and overcomes the darkness. He is Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
C. Joy is Available
For the yoke of his burden,
and the staff for his shoulder,
the rod of his oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of Midian.
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