The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Matthew 2:4-5,
"When he [King Herod] had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 'In Bethlehem in Judea,' they replied, 'for this is what the prophet has written...'"
A great number of prophecies were fulfilled when the Son of God appeared two millenia ago. A great number of prophecies, likewise, await their fulfillment as we look to the future event of his second coming to establish his kingdom, his family, here on earth.
Here in Matthew 2:4-5, we are introduced to Micah's prophecy of the location where the Son of God was to come from, "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."
"When he [King Herod] had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 'In Bethlehem in Judea,' they replied, 'for this is what the prophet has written...'"
A great number of prophecies were fulfilled when the Son of God appeared two millenia ago. A great number of prophecies, likewise, await their fulfillment as we look to the future event of his second coming to establish his kingdom, his family, here on earth.
Here in Matthew 2:4-5, we are introduced to Micah's prophecy of the location where the Son of God was to come from, "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."
The Son of God was born to Joseph and Mary as Jesus the Christ, exactly as foretold in Micah's prophecy - as well as in many other prophecies God had given about him in earlier times.
Other prophecies in this second chapter of Matthew's gospel include Hosea 11:1, in reference to the flight to Egypt to escape King Herod that Joseph made with Mary and Jesus. Also, Jeremiah 31:15, regarding the slaughter of male boys by Herod in his insane effort to eliminate the baby Jesus as a threat to his throne. Another reference is made to "the prophets" that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
These are all prophecies that were announced hundreds of years before Mary gave birth to Jesus. Where some find faith hard to come by, it is astonishing to me the failure of so many to heed the clues God has left us embedded within the writings of his prophets.
In the desperate effort of many who prefer to cling to their sin rather than embrace Jesus Christ in faith, prophetic references and the fulfillment of them have been under assault for years. So called scholars, professors, teachers and preachers have plied their academic skills to discredit these prophecies. Yet, nevertheless, here they stand as the Word of God, and will continue to stand long after these "experts" have all fallen.
How wonderful to have God's authenticating prophecies! How wonderful to be on the winning team!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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