Jesus’ family Tree
This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: Matthew 1:1 The first page of the New Testament reads like an ancient Hebrew phone book. Matthew begins his gospel with a genealogy that most people just skip, but...
Christmas rush
Have you started rushing around the shops to get those last minute items yet? Have you forgot to buy for anybody? When it comes to people, Matthew’s introduction to Jesus’ birth does them in a big way. We get 16 verses of names. Although genealogies don’t mean very much to many of us in the […]
Elizabeth
[Mary] entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!’ (Luke 1:40-42) It seems probable that Mary, following Gabriel’s announcement that […]
Zechariah and the angel
An angel of the Lord appeared to him… the angel said to him: ‘Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.’ (Luke 1:11-13, TNIV) Advent is about God entering this world in person. In a way that […]
