Christmas & The Coming King
"For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder..."
ISAIAH
Isaiah 9:6
Christ is the promised King-fully God and fully man-who reigns with divine authority.
"But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities..."
ISAIAH
Isaiah 53:5
Christ bears the penalty of sin in our place-substitutionary atonement.
"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick..."
JEREMIAH
Jeremiah 17:9
Sin is rooted in our nature, not just our actions.
"But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream."
AMOS
Amos 5:24
True faith produces justice and righteousness.
"The God who answers by fire, he is God."
ELIJAH
1 Kings 18:24
The true God alone has power over idols.
"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
ISAIAH
Isaiah 7:14
God Himself enters history-salvation is initiated by God, not man.
"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned-everyone-to his own way..."
ISAIAH
Isaiah 53:6
Sin is universal, and our guilt is fully placed on Christ.
"I will put my law within them, and i will write it on their hearts..."
JEREMIAH
Jeremiah 31:33
True obedience flows from a transformed heart.
"The LORD is slow to anger and great in power...the LORD will by no means clear the guilty."
NAHUM
Nahum 1:3
God is patient but perfectly just-judgement is certain.
"Cry aloud...perhaps he is relieving himself..."
ELIJIAH
1 Kings 18:27
False gods are powerless and foolish.
"But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah...from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel..."
MICAH
Micah 5:2
God sovereignly ordains even the smallest details of Christ's coming.
"Behold, his soul is puffed up...but the righteous shall live by his faith."
HABAKKUK
Habakkuk 2:4
Justification is by faith alone-not works.
"For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings."
HOSEA
Hosea 6:6
God desires genuine devotion, not empty religion.
"The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save..."
ZEPHANIAH
Zephaniah 3:17
God delights in saving His people.
"Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD..."
ZECHARIAH
Zechariah 4:6
God accomplishes His work by His Spirit, not human strength.
"Behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man...and to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom..."
DANIEL
Daniel 7 13-14
Christ's kingdom is eternal and universal-He reigns over all nations.
"But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you...Salvation belongs to the LORD!"
JONAH
Jonah 2:9
Salvation is entirely God's work from beginning to end.
"Now, therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways."
HAGGAI
Haggai 1:5
God calls His people to examine their priorities and return to Him.
"For I the LORD do not change; therefore you...are not consumed."
MALACHI
Malachi 3:6
God's unchanging nature guarantees His faithfulness.
"Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion...and the kingdom shall be the LORD's."
OBADIAH
Obadiah 1:21
God's kingdom will ultimately reign over all.
"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh..."
JOEL
Joel 2:28
God pours out His Spirit on His people-fulfilled in Christ and applied to believers.
"And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you..."
EZEKIEL
Ezekiel 36:26
New life comes through God's sovereign work of regeneration.
"Return to me, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts."
MALACHI
Malachi 3:7
Repentance restores fellowship with God.
"The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end."
LAMENTATIONS (JEREMIAH)
Lamentations 3:22-23
Even in judgment, God's mercy never fails.
"Though the fig tree should not blossom...yet I will rejoice in the LORD..."
HABAKKUK
Habakkuk 3:17-18
True faith rejoices in God, not circumstances.