We will find what we seek
The Angels: Came to announce the good news – and Gaze upon Salvation made incarnate
1 Peter 1:10 – the gospel containing wonderful Mysteries that even the angels long to get a glimpse of.
- Angels – desire to look into the God of Salvation – the mystery of ages past – the lamb slain
- Are wise but do not experience salvation and love as we do.
- Came to announce the good news – and Gaze upon Salvation made incarnate
Angels we Have Heard on High…
The Shepherds: Came to gaze upon the lamb who would become a Shepherd
- Bethlehem (“house of bread”)
- David sang in these hills, and the small town had this claim to fame
Psalm 23 – the care and concern God has for His flock!
Quiet night in the fields…all of a sudden
- The Sign – babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, laying in a manger
Go find Jesus
- Caves where sacrificial lambs were birthed – then swaddled to keep them from becoming blemished
- Ritually Clean
- The Good Shepherd would first be a lamb
The Lord is My Shepherd
The Magi Wise men – see that He is the hope of the ages
Dan 2:48 after he saved the wise men’s hides: the king… made him ruler and prefect over all the wise men…
Dan 9:25 – Gabriel visits Daniel with good news – accurate dates to Messiah’s ministry
Micah 5:2 – These wise men would have had his prophecies
Numbers 24:7 — Balaam was an ancestor of the magi in His day
Est 1:13-14 wise men who understood the times…seven princes of Persia
Gen 1:14 Stars were given by God for signs – these men knew their time
Isa 60:5-6 They will come from [the east] bringing gold and frankincense…
- (nations in the eastern trade circle)
- Their first response was to bring gifts – even pagans knew to do that (Sheba)
Christmas Offering
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