Christ’s birth, though humble, was the arrival of the long-awaited Davidic King promised in Scripture. The angel Gabriel told Mary her son would be called the Son of the Most High and receive the throne of his father, David, to reign forever. His birth fulfilled...
The Gospels provide us the opportunity to encounter not only the humanity of Jesus but also the responses to His humanity from those who encountered and joined Him in his early public ministry. As we observe the words and actions of John the Baptist, Jesus’...
In Gabriel’s announcement to Mary, we see the themes of Old Testament promises surface once again. The child born to Mary would be both human and divine. The “Seed of the woman” would be conceived apart from the agency of man. He would be a King from...
The Old Testament promised a Messiah Who is Immanuel, “God with us.” The origin, names, and reign of the Messiah as promised in the Old Testament reveal His divine nature. An exposition of Micah 5:2; Isaiah 9:6-7; and Psalm 2.
