Last week we studied prophecy from the prophet Isaiah who lived from 739-686 BC. This week we read Isaiah 11. What will come forth the stump of Jesse and what will happen to him? Why is this important for the whole world?
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Advent 2013
(A) At advent, joy and light came into the darkened world (Is 9:2-7)
(B) At advent, there was no room and no prestige for His coming (Lk 2:1-8)
(C) At advent, angels sang comfort, peace and joy for all men (Lk 2:9-21)
To understand and prepare for Christmas, we do not start with the narrative in the New Testament, but need to understand the world that this child was born into, and this child was sent to be saviour of. We need to start in Genesis.