Day 5: Jeconiah’s (Jehoiachin 2 Kings 24:8, son of Jehoiakim) sin and curse
Day 5: Jeconiah’s (Jehoiachin 2 Kings 24:8, son of Jehoiakim) sin and curse Read Jeremiah 22:18-30 Jeremiah 22:30 - Thus says the LORD: Write this man down as childless, a man who shall not succeed in his days, for none of his offspring shall succee…
Day 6: Daniel in Babylon
Day 6: Daniel in Babylon Read Daniel 2 Numbers 24:17 - I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sh…
Day 7: A child to be born will be God
Day 7: A child to be born will be God Read Isaiah 9:1-7 Isaiah 9:6-7 - For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,…
Day 8: Messiah is coming as a servant
Day 8: Messiah is coming as a servant Read Isaiah 42:1-7 Isaiah 42:6-7 - I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, to open the…
Day 9: Messiah would be fully human and fully God
Day 9: Messiah would be fully human and fully God Read Isaiah 49:1-6 Isaiah 49:1 - Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The LORD called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name. One of the most…
Day 10: Messiah would provide salvation through His death
Day 10: Messiah would provide salvation through His death Read Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Isaiah 53:4-5 - Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgr…
Day 11: God even names the town where Messiah will be born
Day 11: God even names the town where Messiah will be born Read Micah 5:2 Micah 5:2 - But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming…
Day 12: God will send a forerunner so He will be expected
Day 12: God will send a forerunner so He will be expected Read Malachi 3-4 Malachi 3:1 - Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covena…
Day 13: Zechariah and Elizabeth
Day 13: Zechariah and Elizabeth Read Luke 1:1-24 It had been nearly four hundred years since God had given a prophecy to the people of Israel (last lesson). He had been silent so long the people wondered if He had forsaken them. But then He sent His…