born to die - the christmas story
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to the christmas story
He would be from the line of David
central prophecies
• Isaiah 9:6-7Forunto us a child is born, to us asonisgiven;andthegovernmentshallbeuponhisshoulder,and
hisnameshallbecalledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,
EverlastingFather,PrinceofPeace.Oftheincreaseofhisgovernmentandofpeacetherewillbenoend,onthethrone
ofDavidandoverhiskingdom,toestablishitandtouphold
itwithjusticeand withrighteousnessfrom thistime forth
andforevermore.ThezealoftheLORDwilldothis.
− Many scholars will disagree about this prophecy as there
are two words that could potentially be used:
He would be born of a virgin
• Controversy - does the word virgin in this passageactuallymean"virgin"or" young maiden"?
• Alma - to be strong, full of vigor, or arrived at the age
of purity
• Bethulah - a maiden living in seclusion in her parents'
house and still a long way from matrimony1
• Isaiah7:14ThereforetheLORDhimselfwillgiveyouasign.Behold,thevirginshallconceiveandbearason,andshall
callhisnameImmanuel.
• Foruntousa childisborn,tousasonis given;andthegovernmentshallbeuponhis
shoulder, andhis name shall becalledWonderful Counselor,MightyGod, Everlasting
Father,PrinceofPeace.Oftheincreaseofhisgovernmentandofpeacetherewillbenoend,
• Foruntousa childisborn,tousasonisgiven;andthegovernmentshallbeuponhis
shoulder, andhis name shall be calledWonderful Counselor,MightyGod, Everlasting
Father,PrinceofPeace.Oftheincreaseofhisgovernmentandofpeacetherewillbenoend,
onthethroneofDavidandoverhiskingdom,toestablishitandtoupholditwithjustice
andwithrighteousnessfromthistimeforthandforevermore.ThezealoftheLORDwill
dothis.Foruntousachildisborn,tousasonisgiven;andthegovernmentshallbeupon
hisshoulder,andhisnameshallbecalledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,Everlasting
Father,PrinceofPeace.Oftheincreaseofhisgovernmentandofpeacetherewillbenoend,
onthethroneofDavidandoverhiskingdom,toestablishitandtoupholditwithjustice
andwithrighteousnessfromthistimeforthandforevermore.ThezealoftheLORDwill
dothis.Foruntousachildisborn,tousasonisgiven;andthegovernmentshallbeupon
hisshoulder,andhisnameshallbecalledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,Everlasting
Father,PrinceofPeace.Oftheincreaseofhisgovernmentandofpeacetherewillbenoend,
onthethroneofDavidandoverhiskingdom,toestablishitandtoupholditwithjustice
“I’mahistorian.Iamnotabeliever,butImustconfess
asahistorianthatthispennilesspreacherfromNazareth
isirrevocablytheverycenterofhistory.JesusChristis
easilythemostdominantgureinallofhistory.”
h.g. wells
"Christisthecentralfactoftheworld’shistory.Tohim
everythinglooksforwardorbackward.Allthelinesof
historyconvergeuponhim.AllthegreatpurposesofGod
culminate inhim.The greatestandmostmomentous
factwhichthehistoryoftheworldrecordsinthefactof
hisbirth,whichofcoursewecometocelebratetoday
asChristmas.”
charles spurgeon
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His birth would cause a massacre2
a less highlighted prophecy
The women mentioned in the Genealogy
the genealogy of christ
• Womenweren'ttypicallyinJewishgenealogies,especially
thewomenmentionedinthisone:
− Tamar - Genesis 38:6-30
• Seduced Judah, her father-in-law, got pregnant and gave
birth to Perez
Matthew1:Thereareafewthingsthatareinterestingtonote
abouttheGenealogyofChrist thatmake itso dicult for
somepeopletobelievethatHeiswhoHesaysHeis.
− Rahab - Joshua 2:1-24
• A harlot before she married Salmon, gave birth to Boaz
− Ruth - The whole book of Ruth
• Pagan until she converted after the death of her rst
husband, married Boaz and gave birth to Obed
− Bathsheba - 2 Samuel 11:1-27
• Had an adulterous affair with King David and became
pregnant.Theylosttheirrstchild.
− Mary - Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-56
• Being pregnant outside of wedlock was an extreme sin in
the eyes of the Jewish elite at this time. This would be one
of the most shameful ways for the Messiah to be born in
their eyes.
The culmination of Luke's Genealogy • Thephrase"sonofAdam,thesonofGod"wouldhave
given theGentile audience of Luke a great deal of
encouragementbecauseitemphasizesthatallpeopleareequal.
He would be born in Bethlehem
− The Census of Luke 1 is often argued as having neverhappened because the historian Josephus put Quirinius as
governor in 6 AD, but recent discoveries found documents
placing Quirinius as governor in 7 BC as well.
• The"CensusDebate":
• Micah5:2Butyou,OBethlehemEphrathah,whoaretoolittletobeamongtheclansofJudah,fromyoushallcomeforthfor
meonewhoistoberulerinIsrael,whosecomingforthisfrom
ofold,fromancientdays.
• Jeremiah31:15Thussays the LORD:"A voiceis heardin
Ramah, lamentationand bitter weeping. Rachel isweepingforherchildren;sherefusestobecomfortedforherchildren,
becausetheyarenomore."
Foruntousa childisborn,tousasonisgiven;andthegovernmentshallbeuponhis
shoulder, andhis name shall be calledWonderful Counselor,MightyGod, Everlasting
Father,PrinceofPeace.Oftheincreaseofhisgovernmentandofpeacetherewillbenoend,
onthethroneofDavidandoverhiskingdom,toestablishitandtoupholditwithjustice
Foruntousa childisborn,tousasonisgiven;andthegovernmentshallbeuponhis
shoulder, andhis name shall be calledWonderful Counselor,MightyGod, Everlasting
Father,PrinceofPeace.Oftheincreaseofhisgovernmentandofpeacetherewillbenoend,
onthethroneofDavidandoverhiskingdom,toestablishitandtoupholditwithjustice