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Advent Waiting with Hope
Thursday, December 11 Advent Waiting with Hope The LORD says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times.” Micah 5:2 Let’s consider some of the promises we read: A coming child. A light […]
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The King God Himself Sets
Wednesday, December 10 The King God Himself Sets The LORD says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times.” Micah 5:2 Psalm 2 is a royal psalm filled with tension: nations rage, rulers […]
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The Eternal Throne
Tuesday, December 9 The Eternal Throne The LORD says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times.” Micah 5:2 God’s covenant with David as written in 2 Samuel 7, is one of […]
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A Star and A Scepter
Monday, December 8 A Star and A Scepter The LORD says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times.” Micah 5:2 Numbers 24:17 says, “I see him, but not now; I behold him, […]
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The Scepter of Judah, Part II
Friday, December 5 The Scepter of Judah, Part II The LORD says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times.” Micah 5:2 The “scepter” symbolizes royal authority the right to rule, the strength […]
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The Scepter of Judah
Thursday, December 4 The Scepter of Judah The LORD says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times.” Micah 5:2 From the very first book of Scripture, God began narrowing the promise of […]
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Two Comings of Christ
Wednesday, December 3 Two Comings of Christ The LORD says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times.” Micah 5:2 Advent means coming and it invites us to remember two comings of Christ. […]
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The Promise in Isaiah
Tuesday, December 2 The Promise in Isaiah The LORD says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times.” Micah 5:2 In Isaiah 9 verse 6 we read “For to us a child is […]