Each new season we start with hope: hope of something better, different, of progress. The beginning of Advent season is filled with such anticipation, but what was it like that first Christmas season? The Jewish people had been under subjection of conquerors for a long time. They had held hope for their prophecies of the…
Isaiah
(3) A Promise of Freedom
Scripture: Isaiah 61 The Year of the LORD’s Favor 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2…
What’s In A Name
One of the first ways God brought forth His Salvation in the earth was to tell Joseph what his part was in the unfolding prophecy. The name of Jesus was to be very important in signifying the calling and the nature of the Messiah. “Jesus†is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Joshua which…
