18. Reflecting on the Incarnation

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In

05. The Promise of a Son to the Gentiles

05. The Promise of a Son to the Gentiles

 I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance,  (Ps 2:7–8 ASV) The promise of a Son to

04. The Promise of the Seed to David

04. The Promise of the Seed to David

 When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my

03. The Promise of the Seed to Judah

03. The Promise of the Seed to Judah

The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come: And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be. (Gen 49:10 ASV) Time flies… and sometimes crawls. Time passes unevenly in

02. The Promise of the Seed to Abraham

02. The Promise of the Seed to Abraham

And the angel of Jehovah called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven, and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, that in

Day 01: The Promise of the Seed to Eve

Day 01: The Promise of the Seed to Eve

And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.’ (Gen 3:15 NKJV) You start at the very beginning. The children have

B. A servant to the circumcision

B. A servant to the circumcision

Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy… . (Rom 15:8–9 NKJV)

C. The Transition

A History of Transitions The Romans were suspicious of transitions. They feared and honoured the gods of barriers. Doorways were transitions fraught with danger. That’s why some brides still get carried over the threshold on their wedding day. The Romans

17. The Birth celebrated by the Wise Men

17. The Birth celebrated by the Wise Men

When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with

16. The Birth feared by Herod

16. The Birth feared by Herod

 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have