The Christmas Story
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…
Day 14: Gabriel visits Mary
Day 14: Gabriel visits Mary Read Luke 1:26-38 Luke 1:38 - And Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.’ And the angel departed from her. Mary was probably about seventeen or eighteen years old when sh…
Day 15: Mary visits Elizabeth
Day 15: Mary visits Elizabeth Read Luke 1:39-45 Luke 1:46-47 - And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Mary went to visit Elizabeth and Zechariah. Elizabeth and Mary were related, so Mary most likely knew…
Day 16: John the Baptist
Day 16: John the Baptist Read John 1:19-34 John 1:22-23 - So they said to him, ‘Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?’ He said, ‘I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straigh…
Day 17: Born of a virgin
Day 17: Born of a virgin Read Isaiah 7:14 Isaiah 7:14 - Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Why was it important that the Messiah, Jesus, was to be born…