DECEMBER 3, 2023 When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, who should come out to meet him but his daughter, dancing to the sound of timbrels! She was an only child. (Judges 11:34, niv) Only Child When we think of allusions to Jesus in the Old Testament, stories like Isaac’s sacrifice, David’s strength, and …
December 8 And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 (NASB) When my daughter was in preschool, she was absolutely overjoyed to be chosen for the role of Mary in …
“See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills.” (Exodus 31:2–3, NIV) Read the passage above carefully. Believe it or not, it’s here toward the …
“‘Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?’ And they took offense at him” (Mark 6:3, NIV). We’ve grown up hearing that Jesus was the son of a carpenter (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3) and that He Himself probably did some …
